Halifax Regional Police are investigating an armed robbery that was reported Thursday morning in the 2800 block of Gottingen Street.
Police said they were called at approximately 4:24 a.m.
READ MORE: N.L. man, woman arrested after lengthy police chase following gunshots in St. John’s
“A lone male suspect, with his face covered, entered the business with a knife and obtained cigarettes as well as the cash register,” police said in a press release.
Get breaking National news
According to authorities, the clerk was not injured.
The suspect is described as a white male in his early 30s, heavyset, five feet five inches tall, and wearing a black hoodie, black face mask, black shorts, and sandals.
- Does Spain have All Bovin in custody, Quebec police want to know?
- New charge laid against teen accused of plotting school attacks in Nova Scotia, Manitoba
- Police misconduct information must be disclosed in criminal case, Supreme Court says
- ‘You should believe me’: B.C. murder suspect says ex-wife’s death was like a suicide
Patrol officers, along with K9 unit, searched for the suspect, police said.
The dog was able to track the suspect briefly to the area of Gottingen and Bilby streets, but at this time the suspect has not been found.
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.