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Halifax police investigating reported gas station robbery on Bayers Road

Halifax Regional Police are investigating a reported robbery on Bayers Road. Alexander Quon/Global News

Halifax Regional Police are investigating a reported robbery at a gas station on Bayers Road on Thursday morning.

Police say officers responded to the incident at the Petro gas station at 7015 Bayers Rd. in Halifax.

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According to police, staff reported a man had entered the store and demanded cigarettes and money.

The suspect left on foot, reportedly travelling along Bayers Road with an undisclosed amount of cigarettes and money, police say.

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No one was injured, and police say there were no weapons involved.

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Patrol officers, along with a canine unit, searched the area but were not able to locate a suspect.

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Officers describe the suspect as a man who stands approximately five feet eight inches tall. He was wearing a blue tuque, a grey scarf, a black winter jacket, blue jeans and black Adidas sneakers with white soles, police say.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call police at 902-490-5020 or contact Crime Stoppers.

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