Girl, 15, charged with attempted murder in officer’s stabbing

H A L I FA X • A 15-year-old girl is facing a charge of attempted murder after a Halifax police officer was stabbed while responding to a report of a stolen truck.

The girl and a 15-year-old boy allegedly stole the truck in Truro, N.S., and went on a highway joyride that ended with the stabbing of Const. Andrew Gordon in Halifax early Tuesday.

“It’s very sobering and scary,” Const. Carol Mcisaac said Wednesday. “As a police officer, it’s always a thought that’s in your mind … but when something like this happens it really brings it to the forefront.”

The girl, who cannot be identified, is currently being treated at a Halifax’s children’s hospital, Mcisaac said.

Her “non-life-threatening injuries” were not a result of the arrest or any police action, she said.

She will face charges when she is medically released, including possession of a weapon, resisting arrest, theft, break and enter and mischief. A 15-year-old boy is also facing charges of theft, break and enter, possession of a stolen vehicle, weapons possession and joyriding.

While police are trained to assess the potential danger of any situation, Mcisaac said it’s “a bit more shocking” when the alleged perpetrator is a teenage girl.

Police said Gordon, an eight-year veteran of the force, approached two people seen fleeing from a stolen truck on Highway 102 shortly before 6 a.m. Tuesday. They said as Gordon attempted to speak to them, a suspect stabbed him and fled again before a police dog unit located them, along with four knives.

Gordon was taken to hospital where he underwent surgery and is reported to be in stable condition.

Gordon is well-known in Halifax for rescuing animals.

In May 2016, the city police force tweeted pictures of him coming to the aid of orphaned ducklings, a seal that strayed onto a downtown street, and a missing dog — all above the title “Cst. Andrew Gordon, Animal Whisperer.