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On August 13 at 1:19 a.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a robbery at the Hollis Hotel located at 1649 Hollis Street, Halifax. A lone man entered the hotel and produced a knife to the clerk stating, “I’m not going to hurt you just give me your money”.
The clerk refused to give the suspect money and he grabbed the clerks black back pack and fled the hotel. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.
The suspect is described to police as a white man, between the ages of 30 to 40 years old, 5’2” in height, and approximately 130 lbs. He was wearing a grey hoodie with the hood pulled up over his head, dark pants and a blue cloth material covering his face.
Multiple police units attended the scene and an officer observed the suspect walking near 1877 Hollis Street carrying the hotel clerk’s backpack.
At 1:24 a.m., the officer arrested the 48-year-old man who had no fixed address. The suspect was transported back to the Prisoner Care Facility and placed in a cell. He will be interviewed later today by investigators regarding this robbery and other recent robberies. The investigation is in its early stages and Investigators with the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are conducting the investigation.
Updates on the investigation will be provided when available.
Anyone with information about this incident or the identity of the suspects is asked to call police at 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or using the P3 Tips App.