Police investigate robbery

Police are investigating a robbery that occurred earlier tonight in Dartmouth.

At 9 p.m., police responded to a robbery that had just occurred at Shawarman Pizza located at 342 Windmill Rd. A man entered the store, threatened the employee with a firearm and demanded cash. The suspect took a quantity of cash and fled on foot on Trinity Avenue. The employee was not injured. 

The suspect is described as a white man,  in his twenties, approximately 5’8″. At the time of the incident, the suspect was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, a camouflage face mask and black pants. 

Anyone with information about the incident or video from the area is asked to call 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 using the P3 Tips App.

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