At about 12:45 a.m. police were called to Needs Convenience at 1239 Bedford Highway. Upon arrival, officers learned that a female staff member, while taking out the garbage, had put her book bag on the ground. A man approached the female, pushed her against a garbage bin, grabbed her bag and fled the scene.
The suspect is described as a male of an unknown ethnicity, about 6-foot-2 with a medium build. At the time of the incident he was wearing a dark-hooded sweatshirt and jeans.
Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call Halifax Regional Police at 490-5016. Information can also be reported anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca.