Nova Scotia man charged after alleged offences across 4 counties

A 29-year-old Lawrencetown man has been charged following an RCMP investigation into driving and property offences across four southwest Nova Scotia counties. Police arrested Jordan Donald Delorey near Bridgetown on November 9.

The investigation covered incidents in Yarmouth, Digby, Annapolis and Kings counties, according to the RCMP. Police said Delorey faces numerous charges, including five counts of failing to comply with a release order, dangerous operation of a conveyance, possession of property obtained by crime and flight from police.

Investigation across southwest Nova Scotia

Police said officers responded to a reported shoplifting at a Middleton store on October 20. They later identified Delorey as the person who left in a Ford F-150 reported stolen in September. On October 22, police identified him as a suspect in a theft and hit-and-run at a business in the Yarmouth area and as the driver involved in a fuel theft in Digby.

The RCMP also allege Delorey broke into a Nixtaux commercial warehouse on November 1 and rammed a police vehicle with the F-150 while fleeing. On November 5, police said he fled an attempted traffic stop near Bridgetown, took a Ford F-250 from a Berwick business and struck another vehicle before leaving the truck behind. A later attempt to stop the F-150 with a spike belt was unsuccessful.

On November 7, police said Delorey fled on foot when officers went to a Lawrencetown property to arrest him. Investigators seized the F-150 there. It had been painted multiple times in an apparent attempt to change its appearance.

Arrest and court appearance

On November 9, police searched a Paradise home but did not find Delorey. They later saw him in the back seat of a vehicle and arrested him without incident after stopping it near Bridgetown.

Delorey appeared in Annapolis Royal Provincial Court on November 10 and remains in custody pending future court appearances. The RCMP file number is 2026-1641274.