A 31-year-old man is in police custody in connection with an early morning robbery on Friday.
According to police, officers responded to a robbery in progress at the Irving gas station at 2499 Robie St. shortly before 7 a.m.
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A man reportedly entered the business and asked for cigarettes, which he was given by the store’s clerk. When the employee asked for payment the man produced a knife and fled on foot.
The employee was not physically injured during the incident.
While police were on the way to the gas station they observed a man matching the description of the suspect in the area of Davison and West streets.
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The man was arrested and taken into custody without incident.
Police have charged Craig Robert Hatt of Halifax with one count each of robbery, uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
He appeared in Halifax Provincial Court later on Sept. 29.
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