RCMP searching for group accused of stealing lobster, assaulting owner with crate in Digby County

WEYMOUTH NORTH, N.S. — Police are searching for four people accused of stealing lobster and assaulting a person with a crate on Aug. 2 at a wharf in Digby County.

RCMP said the group allegedly stole a lobster-filled crate from a boat docked at a wharf in Weymouth North. 

When confronted by the owner, they tossed the lobsters back into the water before throwing the empty crate back at the owner, hitting their arm.

The four then fled the scene in a boat.

Mounties have been investigating the incident ever since but haven’t been able to identify those involved. 

Police ask anyone with any information on this incident to contact the Digby RCMP at 902-245-2579 or tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.