Police charge man for robbery

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Police have charged a man in relation to a robbery that occurred yesterday in Dartmouth.

At approximately 10:25 a.m. police responded to a robbery at the Crescent Gold and Diamond store in Mic Mac Mall located at 21 Micmac Boulevard. A man entered the store, broke a display case and took a piece of jewelry. The man pushed a store employee who attempted to stop him and fled into the mall. Two bystanders and mall security officers detained the man until police arrived and arrested him.

Alexander Kenneth Pritchett, 27, is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court today to face charges of robbery and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

Pritchett is also facing additional charges of theft under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 in relation to a theft that occurred on August 10, 2020 in Dartmouth.