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On September 4 at 11:27 p.m., Halifax Regional Police to a report of a robbery at Highfield Variety located at 94 Highfield Park Drive, Dartmouth. A man entered the store and produced a knife to the employee who was stocking the fridge, he stated “give me cash and cigarettes, do not press security button or call anyone.”
The suspect went behind the counter with the employee and took money from the till. He had the employee fill a re-usable green Sobeys bag with cigarettes. The employee was not injured. The suspect fled the store, turning left than running down the pathway between 94 and 96 Highfield Park Drive.
The suspect is described to police as a white man, approximately 30-years-old, 5’9” tall and heavy set. He was wearing a burgundy hooded sweat shirt, with the hood pulled up over a dark ball cap, a dark mask, gloves, grey sweat pants with a black line from the pocket to the knee on both sides and grey sneakers with white soles. The suspect was carrying a green re-usable Sobeys bag.
Multiple police units attended the scene and are actively looking for the suspect. The K-9 Unit attended the scene with a Police Service Dog but could not locate a viable track of the suspect. Investigators from the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division attended the scene and will be handling the investigation.
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.