Damaged RCMP vehicles recovered after First Nation protests in N.S., police say

By Eli Ridder Police in Nova Scotia have launched investigations after RCMP vehicles were damaged and highways were blocked following a raid on a First Nations cannabis shop that a local leader says ruined years of building trust. RCMP officers, with the help of Potlotek First Nation leaders, on Friday morning recovered seven police vehicles that were left behind during protests the day before and ended a partial blockade that remained, according to a news release. Photos of the recovered vehicles shared by the RCMP show an unmarked police car missing its wheels, while glass windows were shattered and tires slashed on several of the SUVs. An RCMP spokesperson confirmed all but one of the seven vehicles left behind Thursday were damaged. Isaiah Bernard, a Potlotek band councillor, said in…

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