Halifax Regional Police are investigating two unrelated incidents that happened this week.
Last night, police received a report of a robbery that had just occurred on Sackville Street in Halifax.
Suspects approached a man and a woman who were walking in the area, threatened them and demanded cash.
“The suspects fled empty-handed on foot,” police said, adding that the victims were not physically injured.
The suspect who made the threats is described as a white man, between 25-35 years old. Police say is around five feet nine inches tall with multiple face tattoos. At the time of the incident he was wearing a black puffy jacket.
The other suspect is described as a man wearing a puffy black jacket, a hat and a face mask, police say.
On Tuesday, at around 2:20 p.m. police responded to a break-in that had just occurred on Inglis Street in Halifax.
“A man broke in to a home and was stealing electronics when confronted by the homeowners. The man stated he had a gun and fled the home on foot,” read the HRP release.
Police say no weapon was seen and no injuries were reported.
The suspect is described as a Black man around six feet one inch tall, heavy set with dark curly hair. Police say he was wearing a blue medical-style face mask, a dark blue hoodie ad baggy grey sweat pants at the time of the incident.
Police ask anyone with information or video from the area of either incidents to contact police.
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