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Police investigating robbery of Dartmouth credit union

Halifax Regional Police on the scene of an attempted armed robbery at the East Coast Credit Union on Ochterloney Street in Dartmouth. Natasha Pace/Global News

Halifax Regional Police are on the scene of a robbery at the East Coast Credit Union on Ochterloney Street in Dartmouth.

Police say a man went into the credit union just before 11 a.m. Tuesday, gave a note to a teller and told her he had a weapon. The suspect ran from the bank with an unknown amount of money.

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Officers say the witness didn’t report seeing a weapon.

Police tape surrounds the credit union and officers as well as the K-9 unit are on scene as part of the investigation.

Officers and the K-9 unit tried to locate the suspect but couldn’t.

The suspect is described as being in his mid-20s or early 30s, about 5’10” with a thin build with long hair pulled back into a ponytail and no facial hair.

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He was wearing a black ball cap, a white shirt under a grey shirt, a black jacket and jeans.

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