A 39-year-old man is facing multiple charges in connection with an armed robbery at a downtown Halifax convenience store on Monday morning.
Officers responded to a robbery in progress at Crystal’s Convenience store at 1268 Hollis Street around 9:40 a.m., according to a news release from Halifax Regional Police.
The officers learned two men with firearms entered the store and demanded money and product. They allegedly assaulted a staff member before fleeing the scene on foot with cash and cigarettes.
The staff member suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Police arrested one of the suspects in the area and they are still looking for the other man.
Joshua Mitchell Zinck is facing charges of:
-robbery with offensive weapon
-possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace
-assault
-pointing a firearm
-unauthorized possession of a firearm
-possession of a firearm with no licence or certificate
-carrying a concealed weapon
-unsafe storage of a firearm
-use of a firearm in commission of an offence
-uttering threats to cause bodily harm or death
-storing a firearm or restricted weapon contrary to regulations
-possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
-possession of a firearm prohibited or restricted weapon obtained by crime
-resisting arrest
-four counts of possession of a firearm contrary to order
-two counts of failure to comply with conditions or release
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call police at 902-490-5020, or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca.
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