Halifax Regional Police have charged a Dartmouth man with a litany of charges in connection with an alleged break-in and robbery in Dartmouth on Sunday.
Police say that shortly after 8 p.m., officers were called to a report of a robbery that occurred at Lawton’s Pharmacy at 6 Primrose St. in Dartmouth, N.S.
A man reportedly broke into the pharmacy using an axe before brandishing it at an employee of the store.
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Halifax Regional Police say the employee ran out of the store while the man took a number of pharmaceutical products and fled the area.
HRP say that at approximately 5:15 a.m. on Monday, they located their suspect on Windmill Road in Dartmouth.
At the time of his arrest, the man was located inside a vehicle that had been reported stolen from a Halifax residence on Feb. 9.
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Shaun Trider, 33, of Dartmouth was scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on Monday to face the following charges:
- Break and enter
- Robbery
- Possession of a weapon
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
- Operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol and/or drugs
- Operating a vehicle while having a blood alcohol content equal to or more than .80
- Six counts of breach of recognizance
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