15-3117 - Attempted Robbery East Division

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On January 7, at 10:55 pm Halifax Regional Police responded to an attempted robbery at 94 Highfield Park Drive in Dartmouth (Highfield Video and Variety). A man entered the store, demanded cash from the clerk and displayed a knife. He did not receive anyting and fled the area on foot, on Joseph Young Avenue. The clerk was not injured. The area was searched for the suspect but he was not located.   

The suspect is described as a white man, wearing all dark clothes, a scarf pulled up over his nose and a hood pulled down over his eyes. He had dark hair and brown eyes.

This matter remains under investigation and will be followed up by the Integrated General Investigations Section. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 902-490-5020. 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 texting a tip - Tip 202 + your message to 274637.