3rd time’s (not) the charm: Halifax police looking for suspect in 3 attempted robberies

Halifax Regional Police are looking for a suspect who apparently tried to rob three businesses in the span of about an hour on Thursday evening.

The first call came in at 10:22 p.m. from Showtime Video & Variety at 32 Albro Lake Rd in Dartmouth. Police say officers responded to a report of a robbery in progress, where a man had entered the store with a firearm and demanded the clerk give him cash from the till.

Police say the clerk screamed and the suspect fled the store, while another customer chased him. The suspect was described as a six-foot tall and skinny Caucasian male wearing a dark hoodie.

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Half an hour later, police were once again called to a robbery in progress. This time, a man had gone Bridgeview Grocery at 188 Bedford Hwy with a firearm, pointed it at the clerk and demanded money.

In this case, the clerk said, “No” and the man ran away.

The suspect in this attempted robbery was described as a Caucasian male wearing all black and a blue mask.

At 11:33 p.m., officers responded to a holdup alarm at One Stop Shop at 269 Windmill Rd back in Dartmouth. Officers determined that a man, once again wearing a mask, had tried to get into the store by pulling on the door.

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Unfortunately for the would-be robber, the clerk had locked the door.

The suspect, described as a six-foot tall and skinny Caucasian male, was wearing a dark hoodie and a blue mask.

Halifax Regional Police believe the same person is responsible for all three robbery attempts. They’re asking anyone with information to call them at 902-490-5016 or submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers.

No one was injured in any of the three incidents.