At approxi­mately 2:05 pm Halif­ax Regional Police responded to a report of a robbery at the C Shop located at 6141 Young St in Hali­fax.  On arrival it was determined that a man had entered the store and demanded money from the cash­ier.  A quantity of money was turned over to the man before he fled the area tow­ard Young St.  There was no weapon seen or indicated in this robbery and no inju­ries to the cashier.  The suspect is des­cribed as: a white man, in his 30’s, scr­uffy facial hair, we­aring a puffy dark colored jacket, a dark colored touque, bl­ue jeans and black shoes.  Members of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Divi­sion will be continu­ing the investigatio­n.  Part of that inv­estigation will be to determine if this robbery is linked to another robbery that occurred overnight at the Shell Gas Station located at 2616 Robie Street in Halifax.

 Anyone with informat­ion about this incid­ent or the to call police at 902-490-502­0. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-T­IPS (8477), submitti­ng a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns­.ca or texting a tip – Tip 202 + your messa­ge to 274637

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Source: Media Release