Police have one in custody after a stabbing

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Members of the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are investigating an assault with a weapon and robbery that occurred in the early morning hours in Dartmouth.

At approximately 1:16 a.m., police responded to a report of an injured man found on the sidewalk in the 100 block of Pinecrest Driive in Dartmouth. Investigators determined that the 31-year-old male victim had been stabbed during a robbery. Shortly after police were able to take an 18-year-old male suspect into custody.   

The victim was transported to hospital by EHS and is being treated for what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries.  

The investigation is still in the preliminary stages and more details will be released when available.

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