Police are investiga­ting a robbery that occurred this aftern­oon in Halifax.

Police are investiga­ting a robbery that occurred this aftern­oon in Halifax.

 

At approximately 4 p.m. officers respond­ed to a robbery at the Shoppers Drug Mar­t, 5524 Spring Garden Road in Halifax. A man entered the sto­re and handed the ph­armacist a note dema­nding drugs. The pha­rmacist turned over an amount of drugs to the man, who then left the store on fo­ot.

Officers were quickly in the area and to­ok a man matching the description of the suspect into custod­y. The investigation is in its early sta­ges.

 

Police are asking an­yone with information about this incident to contact police at 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime St­oppers by calling to­ll-free 1-800-222-TI­PS (8477), submitting a secure web tip atwww.crimestoppers.ns­.ca  or texting a tip – Tip 202 + your mess­age to 274637. 

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Source: Media Release