A Home Depot employee in Halifax was threatened with a box-cutter knife by a man who shoplifted from the store on Thursday, according to police.
In a news release, Halifax Regional Police said they responded to a report of a robbery at the Home Depot on Lacewood Drive just before 3 p.m.
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Police said staff reported that they approached a man they believed was shoplifting saw blades.
The suspect then produced a box-cutter knife, then ran away into a dark pickup truck that was waiting outside.
There were no injuries, police added.
The man is described as white and in his late 20s with a thin build, brown hair and scruffy facial hair. Police say he was wearing a black parka with a fur-lined hood, and high boots with tape.
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The only description provided of the driver of the vehicle is that he’s likely in his 50s.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.