Cape Breton man arrested for impaired driving, firearms offences

A Cape Breton Regional Police K-9 vehicle is pictured.

A 65-year-old man was arrested in Albert Bridge, N.S., on impaired driving and firearms charges.

Cape Breton Regional Police (CBRP) responded to a report of a vehicle driving erratically that hit a guard rail on the Louisbourg Highway around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Police say, when officers arrived, they found the vehicle stopped on the roadway. The driver was inside the car and not alert.

“Upon waking the driver and asking about what happened, officers noted signs of impairment and placed the man under arrest, at which time they also located and seized a firearm from inside the vehicle,” a release from CBRP reads.

The driver was transported to the CBRP lock-up facility. Police say officers conducted a breath sample and drug recognition evaluation. Following the assessment, police determined the man was impaired by a drug.

The man is facing charges of:

• impaired operation of a vehicle
• impaired operation with a blood drug concentration over the limit
• occupying a vehicle knowing there was a firearm
• careless use of a firearm

He is scheduled to appear in Sydney provincial court on Jan. 5, 2026.

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