Police have charged four men in relation to three robberies that occurred in Halifax and Fall River earlier this week.
On January 11 at approximately 7:20 p.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to a robbery in-progress in the 1500 block of Lower Water Street in Halifax. A man with a knife approached another man who was walking to his vehicle and demanded the keys. The suspect fled the area in the stolen vehicle. Officers briefly pursued the vehicle but concluded the pursuit due to public safety concerns.
On January 12 at approximately 2 a.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to an alarm at the Needs convenience store at 6130 Chebucto Road in Halifax. Two men entered the store and demanded money and cigarettes. The men fled the area on foot with a quantity of cash and cigarettes. No weapons were seen, and the employee was not physically injured.
On January 12 at approximately 3:30 a.m., members from the Lower Sackville Detachment of the Halifax District RCMP responded to a robbery at the Needs convenience store at 3160 Highway 2 in Fall River. Three men entered the store and demanded money and the keys to the employee’s vehicle. The men fled with a quantity of cash and cigarettes in the employee’s vehicle. The employee was not physically injured. Officers located the vehicle that was stolen on January 11 in Halifax in the store parking lot.
A short time later, Halifax Regional Police East Division Patrol members spotted the store employee’s stolen vehicle on Waverley Road in Dartmouth. Officers briefly pursued the vehicle but concluded the pursuit due to public safety concerns. Halifax Regional Police Central Division Patrol members then located the vehicle crossing the Macdonald Bridge. The driver refused to stop for police and continued to Wood Avenue in Halifax where the vehicle struck a residence and four men fled on foot. After a brief foot pursuit, officers arrested all four men.
Investigators in the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division have laid charges against the four men.
A 31-year-old-man and a 32-year-old-man are scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court at a later date to face one count each of theft of motor vehicle and two counts each of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
Evan William Parker, 22, is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court today to face charges of:
- Robbery (x2)
- Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public
- Theft of a motor vehicle
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Mischief (property damage)
- Breach of probation (x2)
Nicolas Lane Perry, 22, is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court today to face charges of:
- Robbery (x3)
- Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public (x2)
- Theft of a motor vehicle (x2)
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Mischief (property damage)
In addition, Perry is facing charges in relation to four other incidents that occurred throughout the region this month:
- January 1 robbery of a man and theft of a vehicle at the TD Bank ATM, Peakview Way in Bedford: one count each of robbery, theft of motor vehicle and a weapon dangerous to the public.
- January 2 attempted robbery at the Wilsons Gas Station on Farnham Gate Road in Halifax: one count of attempt robbery.
- January 3 robbery at the Esso Gas Station on Kearney Lake Road in Halifax: one count each of robbery and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
- January 8 robbery at the Needs convenience store on the Bedford Highway in Bedford: one count each of robbery and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public.
Source: Release