Police have charged two men in relation to a robbery that occurred in Halifax last week.

On August 25 at approximately 2:50 a.m. police received a report that a robbery had occurred at the Irving gas station located at 280 Lacewood Drive. A man entered the store, produced a knife and demanded money. He left the store with a quantity of cash and cigarettes. The suspect fled the area in a vehicle along with a second suspect.

Police located both men a short time later and they were arrested without incident.

Andrew Claude Campbell, 34, was charged with:

• Robbery
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
• Flight from police
• Dangerous operation of a conveyance

Christopher Douglas Picco, 29, was charged with:

• Robbery
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
• Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace
• Resist arrest
• Breach of probation (x4)

Picco was also charged in relation to the following robberies:

• August 2: Circle K store, 173 Herring Cove Road:
  • Robbery
  • Breach of probation (x2)
• August 23: Needs store, 33 Herring Cove Road:
  • Robbery
  • Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace
  • Uttering threats
  • Breach of probation (x2)

Both men appeared in Halifax Provincial Court last week.

Source: Release