Halifax police are investigating an early morning robbery after a man wielding an axe entered an Ultramar gas station and demanded money and cigarettes from the attendant.
Investigators say the robbery took place at about 3 a.m. today at the location on 219 Pleasant Street, in Dartmouth.
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Police say nobody was injured, but the suspect left on foot with an undisclosed amount of money and cigarettes.
Multiple police cars and police service dogs responded during a search of the residential suburb for the suspect.
Halifax police said early today they were looking for a white man in his thirties wearing a brown jacket, dark scarf and a toque.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 17, 2022.