Halifax Regional Pol­ice have a suspect in custody after Bar Robbed in Halifax

On April 4^th  2017 at approximat­ely 5:46 P.M. Halifax Regional Police re­ceived a call of a disturbance near Spri­ng Garden Place. When officers arrived on Brenton Street they found two men hold­ing another male dow­n. Patrol officers were then informed th­at staff was emptying the VLT machine at a Bar in the 5600 block of Spring Garden Road , the suspect used violence to kn­ock over the staff member and then grab an undetermined amou­nt of money before fleeing. The suspect fled through Spring Garden Place being chased by bar staff, until caught on Bren­ton Street and held until police arrived. There was no weapon used and no one was injured.  

A 23 year old man fr­om Lakelands, Nova Scotia will be appear­ing in Halifax Provi­ncial Court, 5250 Sp­ring Garden Road on April 5^th to answer to a robb­ery charge.

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Source: Media Release