Arrest in Lower Sackville pawn shop robbery

Posted Apr 16, 2014 01:07:06 PM.

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A violent robbery at a Lower Sackville pawn shop has led to an arrest.

A man assaulted a 64-year-old employee at the Cash Trader on Sackville Drive on the evening of March 21st and ran off with jewelry.

Police made an arrest Tuesday evening on Lemon Walk in Halifax. They’re charging 28-year-old Timothy Cobb with robbery, wearing a disguise, forcible confinement and weapons offences.

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