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On August 29 at 7:58 p.m., Halifax Regional Police received a call of three people fighting on the street in 30-40 block of Woodlawn Road, Dartmouth. When officers arrived all three persons were located. After investigating the incident officers learned that a man and a woman were walking on Woodland Avenue and were approached by a man. The suspect asked for a cigarette and when he was told by the man and woman that they didn’t have one, he demanded cash from them. They did not provide cash to the man and started to walk away. The suspect then slapped and punched the man in the back of the head.
The 18-year-old suspect was arrested without incident and will be appearing in Dartmouth Provincial Court to face two counts of Robbery. The victims were not injured during the incident.