**** HRP Media Release
Police charge two men for robbery
Police have charged two men in relation to a robbery that occurred this earlier this week in Dartmouth.
On April 7 police responded to robbery that had occurred on Hastings Drive in Dartmouth.
Two men held another man against his will, assaulted him and took his property. The victim was able to escape and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
At approximately 6:50 p.m. yesterday, East Division Patrol officers, members of the Emergency Response Team and investigators from the Integrated General Investigation Section searched a residence in the 200 block of Hastings Drive in Dartmouth.
Two men were arrested without incident and are scheduled to appear Dartmouth Provincial Court today.
Daniel Mader, 37, of Dartmouth, faces charges of:
- Forcible confinement
- Assault with a weapon (x 3)
- Uttering threats to cause death
- Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public (x 3)
- Robbery with an offensive weapon
Cory Alexander Gero, 38, of Dartmouth, faces charges of:
- Forcible confinement
- Assault with a weapon
- Uttering threats to cause death (x 2)
- Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public
- Robbery with an offensive weapon
