Halifax man faces robbery charges after trading card theft

CITYnews halifax / By Steve Gow

Police have caught a man they believe is involved in a theft of trading cards from a Cole Harbour convenience store in February.

The RCMP says on Feb. 2, at around 7 p.m., a man walked into a store in the 900 block of Cole Harbour Road, smashed a display case and stole trading cards before fleeing in a vehicle.

According to a release, no one was injured, but the suspect did threaten an employee during the robbery.

Officers say the vehicle, an older model, dark coloured Volkswagen Jetta with black rims and a temporary permit in the back window, drove eastbound on Cole Harbour Road.

The RCMP says, at the time, it was driven by another man with a woman in the passenger side. On Feb. 5, a Halifax Regional Police officer arrested a man on an unrelated matter.

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He was identified as the individual involved in the trading card theft and had the stolen possessions with him.

A 38-year-old man from Halifax will now face charges of robbery and mischief.

He remains in custody and will appear in court on April 14.