The Tantallon office of the RCMP Halifax District Detachment serves the areas of Tantallon, Timberlea, Lakeside , Beechville, Prospect Road and area, Peggy’s Cove, Hammonds Plains, Head of St. Margaret’s Bay, and Sambro.
With a population of approximately 36,000 people, many of the residents of this area located to the southwest corner of Hammonds Plains, travel Hwy 103 to work in Halifax or Dartmouth .
The Tantallon office of the Halifax District Detachment enforces Criminal Code, Liquor Control Act, Motor Vehicle Act, Federal Statutes pertaining to drug enforcement and a variety of Provincial Statutes and Municipal By-Laws. Break and enters, collisions, and criminal code cases rank as most of the workload.
There are community offices in BLT and Prospect.
The area consists of the following Municipal Districts: