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Teen has bike, cellphone stolen in Lower Sackville: RCMP

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Police are looking for two people who stole a 17-year-old boy’s bike and cellphone in Lower Sackville, N.S., on Thursday.

Nova Scotia RCMP say the robbery happened in a parking lot outside of a Sackville Drive business just before 11 p.m.

Police say the victim asked two males for a cigarette and when the exchange was made, one male asked to take the victim’s bicycle for a ride.

“The victim agreed and when asked for the return of his bicycle, was assaulted by the two males,” police stated in a news release Friday.

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The victim sustained minor injuries.

READ MORE: Halifax man face charges for robbing, assaulting victim on Gottingen Street

Police say the suspects took the teen’s phone and bicycle, then fled.

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The suspect who took the bicycle is described as about 16 years old with a slim build, wearing glasses and a grey T-shirt, jeans and a grey hat at the time.

The second suspect is described as being in his 20s, with short reddish hair and some facial hair, possibly a goatee.

He was wearing a red T-shirt and was carrying a red fitness bag.

READ MORE: Halifax Regional Police investigate robbery that leaves man seriously injured

Anyone with information on the suspects or the incident is asked to contact Halifax District RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

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