Police are asking for the public’s help in solving a string of thefts that occurred within an hour of each other in Tantallon and Hammonds Plains.
Halifax District RCMP say the first theft happened on Sunday at around 1 p.m.
Police say a man entered a business in Hammonds Plains with a blue cooler bag and was seen placing items in the bag.
“When confronted by security, he returned some of the items but left with unpaid items,” police said in a news release Wednesday.
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Police say the suspect went to a nearby pharmacy a short time later and stole four decorative rings.
RCMP say he then entered a business in Tantallon with a second suspect and placed a pair of orange Timberland sneakers in a cooler bag before leaving.
“It was later determined that two pairs of dark coloured Nike sneakers (size 11 and 10.5) were also stolen,” the RCMP wrote.
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The suspects were seen leaving the Tantallon business in an older model Chrysler Intrepid, which was red or maroon in colour.
Police say one of the suspects was wearing a black, beige and white winter coat, blue jeans, black and white sneakers and a black hat. The second suspect was wearing a ball cap, a blue and black jacket and jeans.
Anyone with information on the thefts is asked to contact Halifax RCMP or Crime Stoppers.