Another Halifax-area man has had jewelry stolen by two pepper spray-wielding robbers. The 17-year-old was not injured in the attack, but had a gold necklace stolen, said Sgt. Jeff White of Halifax RCMP.
The victim met the two strangers in the parking lot of Kent Building Supplies in Lower Sackville around 6 p.m on Wednesday. The victim was trying to sell the necklace on Kijiji and agreed to meet the suspects for the sale.
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This is similar to a robbery in Dartmouth on Tuesday night. In that unsolved robbery, two suspects pepper sprayed a man who was trying sell a gold ring.
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The first suspect in Wednesday night’s robbery is described as black man, who is about 17 years old. According to an RCMP press release, the suspect has a tattoo on his left hand and was wearing a dark hoodie. The second suspect is a white teen, also around 17 years old. He is about five-foot-six and was wearing a multi-coloured hoodie.
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