Two teens arrested after Dartmouth convenience store robbery
Posted Oct 13, 2019 10:54:27 PM.
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Two teens are facing charges after a convenience store robbery in Dartmouth Sunday.
Halifax Regional Police were called to Jake’s Video on Portland Street just before 4:15 p.m.
They say a male with sensory irritant spray threatened an employee.
Police say the masked suspect then grabbed the cash register and ran off, leaving the staff member with minor injures.
A 15-year-old female was arrested at the scene. She's been charged with robbery and has been released from police custody with a promise to appear in youth court.
Just before 7 p.m., police arrested a 17-year-old male at a home on Prince Albert Road. He's been charged with robbery, possession of a dangerous weapon and breach of court orders.
Police plan to keep him in custody until his bail hearing and are still looking for the items stolen from the business.
