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December 11, at approximately 5:00 Pp.m., a Patrol Officer working in East Division conducted a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle on Shubie Drive in Dartmouth Crossing. The vehicle was stopped because it was not equipped with a license plate. The vehicle had three men in it. During the course of the stop the officer noted that one of the passengers appeared to be under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. While checking the drivers information, the officer observed the same passenger exit the vehicle and remove his jacket, when he did so the officer recognized the clothing and physical descriptors associated to the suspect from the robbery at the Lawtons Pharmacy earlier in the day. The 29-year-old man from the Dartmouth area was arrested without incident at the scene, he is currently being held in custody and will appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court in the morning to face robbery and weapon related charges. During the course of the robbery the suspect stated he had a firearm but did not produce the weapon, a firearm was not recovered by police.