Suspect charged in incident where victim robbed while cashing a cheque

By Meghan Groff

Posted Dec 4, 2017 07:19:07 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Halifax Regional Police have charged a man in relation to a weekend robbery.

The victim was asked by two men to cash a cheque for them Saturday night.

Police say after he agreed, the three went to an ATM where the man was assaulted and one of the suspects withdrew money from his account, he wasn't physically injured.

Officers arrested one suspect at 12:28 a.m. Monday on Wallace Street in Dartmouth.

Michael James Miles, 31, of Dartmouth has been charged with robbery, assault, breach of an undertaking and breach of probation.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police at 902-490-5016 or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers.

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