**** HRP Media Release
Police Investigate Armed Robbery.
On January 20, 2022 at 9:20 pm Halifax Regional Police responded to a call for a commercial robbery that took place at the Highfield Video & Variety located at 94 Highfield Park Drive, Dartmouth.
It was reported that two suspects entered the store, one produced a black handgun, demanding money. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken along with a quantity of cigarettes. The suspects fled the store traveling on foot eastbound on Highfield Park Drive.
Police Patrol and a K-9 officer searched the area, but the suspects have not yet been located.
No one was injured in the robbery.
Staff described one suspect as a dark complexed man in his twenties, wearing a black jacket. The other suspect was described as a dark complexed man in his twenties wearing a red jacket with a brown fur-lined hood.
The investigation is in its early stages. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident or video from the area to call 902-490-5020. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or using the P3 Tips App.
