A man is facing charges after he allegedly threatened a liquor store employee with a knife in Yarmouth, N.S., Tuesday night.
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Nova Scotia RCMP say the incident happened at the Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. store on Starrs Road around 6:45 p.m.
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Police believe a man left the store with a case of beer he didn’t pay for. After being confronted, police say he pulled out a knife and lunged at an employee.
Police say the suspect ran away but was located and arrested a short time later.
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He’s scheduled to appear in Yarmouth court on Wednesday.
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