15-66963 Police releasing pictures of robbery suspect

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UPDATE May 28

Robbery charges

A man has been arrested and charged following a robbery earlier this month in Halifax.

On May 19, at 5:03 a.m., officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Needs Convenience store at 33 Herring Cove Road in Halifax. Two male suspects entered the store, one carrying a handgun and the other a crowbar, and demanded cash and cigarettes. The suspects grabbed the clerk and forced her to accompany them as they went around the store picking up items. The clerk was not physically injured. The suspects fled in a silver mid-size car with rust on the bottom of the doors that was last seen travelling up Withrod Drive. The vehicle used by the suspects to flee the area was stolen from Parkland Drive in Halifax on May 11 and was recovered, abandoned, on Armstrong Court on May 25

Yesterday at 2 p.m., officers assigned to the General Investigation Section along with the Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant in an apartment in the 0-100 block of Evans Avenue in Halifax and arrested 59-year-old Richard James Greene without incident. He was held in custody overnight and will appear in Halifax Provincial Court today to face the following charges:

 Using a firearm in the commission of an offence

  • Careless use of a firearm
  • Pointing a firearm
  • Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
  • Carrying a concealed weapon
  • Unauthorized possession of a firearm
  • Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
  • Possession of firearm contrary to prohibition order
  • Uttering threats
  • Motor vehicle theft
  • Robbery
  • Disguise with intent
  • Possession of property obtained by crime
  • Failure to comply with probation order x 2

Investigators are still looking for the second suspect in relation to this robbery. His ethnicity is unknown and he had his face covered during the robbery. He was wearing dark clothing at the time of the incident.  

If you have information about this incident or the identity of this man, please 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 texting a tip - Tip 202 + your message to 274637.

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Halifax Regional Police is requesting the public’s assistance to help identify a suspect in a robbery.

On May 19, at 5:03 a.m., officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Needs Convenience store at 33 Herring Cove Road in Halifax. Two male suspects entered the store, one carrying a handgun and the other a crowbar, and demanded cash and cigarettes. The clerk was grabbed by the suspects and forced around the store while the suspects were taking items. The clerk was not physically injured. The suspects fled in a silver mid-size car with rust on the bottom of the doors which was last seen travelling up Withrod Drive.

Police are releasing pictures of one of the suspects. He is described as a white man in his fifties with a dark moustache and wearing glasses. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a dark jacket, a dark toque and a reflective vest. The second suspect ethnicity is unknown and he had his face covered. He was wearing all dark clothing.

If you have information about this incident or the identity of this man, please 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 texting a tip - Tip 202 + your message to 274637.