A 44-year-old man is in custody following an armed robbery in Halifax on Thursday evening.
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Halifax Regional Police say a man entered the TD Bank on Spring Garden Road shortly before 5 p.m., approached a staff member and demanded money while holding a utility knife.
The suspect obtained an undisclosed amount of money and fled the bank.
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Police were able to track the man down an hour later and arrested him.
The man, whose name has not been released, is facing charges of robbery, threats, possession of a weapon for a dangerous weapon and possession of property obtained by crime.
He is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on Friday.
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