A 44-year-old man is in custody following an armed robbery in Halifax on Thursday evening.
READ: 31-year-old Halifax man arrested in connection with robbery
Halifax Regional Police say a man entered the TD Bank on Spring Garden Road shortly before 5 p.m., approached a staff member and demanded money while holding a utility knife.
Get breaking National news
The suspect obtained an undisclosed amount of money and fled the bank.
READ: Halifax police officer charged in May car crash: Police watchdog
Police were able to track the man down an hour later and arrested him.
- Osoyoos Band seeks return of sacred sites in discussions with B.C. government
- Record turnout expected for Penticton Peach Classic Triathlon, boosting local economy
- Mom and 1-month-old baby missing in northern B.C., not seen since July 9
- Hoekstra says Trump serious about tariff threat over wildfire smoke
The man, whose name has not been released, is facing charges of robbery, threats, possession of a weapon for a dangerous weapon and possession of property obtained by crime.
He is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on Friday.
READ MORE: 2 charged with Dartmouth robbery, Halifax police looking for more suspects
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.