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SaltWire Network 🏢 Postmedia (ex-SaltWire, 2024) Nov 5, 2026 · 1 min read Quick Score View full audit trail → C.R.E.E.D. audited

Pictou County man sentenced for stealing vehicle in Cape Breton

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What we measured
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Lean bands spanned 1
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Key figures
Brett Michael Smith, 32, of Scotsburn, Pictou County, pleaded guilty in Sydney provincial court to stealing a Mazda CX-5 from a woman in Leitches Creek on Nov.
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          A Pictou County man who fled from Cape Breton police in a stolen vehicle has been handed a conditional sentence. Brett Michael Smith, 32, of Scotsburn, Pictou County, pleaded guilty in Sydney provincial court to stealing a Mazda CX-5 from a woman in Leitches Creek on Nov. 27, 2025, as well as dangerous driving, failing […]

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