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Halifax police arrest man who allegedly entered drugstore with pellet gun

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Halifax Regional Police arrested a 34-year-old man after allegedly entering a drug store in downtown Halifax with a long gun in his pants and stealing items.

Police say just before 8 p.m. on Monday evening a caller reported a man placing a long gun in his pants and entering the Shoppers Drug Mart on Spring Garden Road.

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The man then left the store and boarded a Halifax Transit bus.

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Officers arrested the man on the bus, seized a long barrel pellet gun, and items from Shoppers.

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A 34-year old man is held for an appearance in court, and facing several charges including using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, and theft.

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