Dartmouth marijuana dispensary robbed at knifepoint

Halifax Regional Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Dartmouth medical marijuana dispensary.

According to police, they were called just after 7:30 p.m. to the Greenway Medical Dispensary at 327 Windmill Rd. on Thursday evening.

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Police say three men went into the business and threatened two employees with knives. The employees were not injured.

The suspects took some money and marijuana and then ran away before police arrived.

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Patrol officers and police dogs searched the area but couldn’t find the suspects.

The suspects are described as three black males. One man was described as standing 6-1, in his mid-30s, wearing sunglasses, a black puffy jacket and a grey hoodie.

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The other two suspects had their faces partially covered and were wearing black hoodies.

Anyone with information is asked to call Halifax Regional Police at (902) 490-5016 or submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers.