$30,000 microscope stolen from Dalhousie University

By CityNews Halifax Staff

Posted Mar 12, 2019 03:57:19 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Halifax Regional Police are investigating the theft of an expensive piece of equipment from Dalhousie University.

They say a $30,000 Zeiss AxioLab A1 FL-LED microscope and a laptop computer went missing from the Life Sciences Building on Feb. 28 between 7:45 p.m. and 10 p.m.

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

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