Police search for suspect in suspicious incident involving a child

HALIFAX- Police are looking for a man after he acted suspiciously towards a mother and her child in a Walmart parking lot Monday.

A woman, who was with a friend, says that a man approached her and offered to help her carry her 20 month-old daughter who was in her arms. The woman refused, but the man took the child from her arms anyway, and proceeded to walk away.

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The woman’s friend ran after the man, retrieving the child before he got into a parked car and drove away.

The incident occurred Monday around 1:00 p.m. in the Walmart parking lot, located at 220 Chain Lake Drive.

Police are looking for a suspect described as a 5’10”, white male in his forties with a medium build and a beard, driving a four door sedan.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or with any information regarding the suspect are asked to contact the police at 902-490-5016.