Break and enter charges

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A man facing charges after a break and enter this morning in Dartmouth.

At 8:52 a.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to a break and enter in-progress in the 300 block of Main Street. The complainant reported that a man had just broken into a business and was fleeing on foot outbound on Main Street. The suspect was described as white man wearing a black hoodie and jeans.

Officers responded to the area quickly and located the suspect, who was attempting to hide behind a vehicle in the parking lot of another business. He was subsequently arrested without incident and was found in possession of stolen goods from the business.

A twenty-one-year-old man of Mill Lake, NS is being held in police custody overnight and is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court tomorrow to face charges of break and enter, mischief, theft under $5,000, possession under $5,000 and possession of cocaine.