Man wanted for assault and robbery of Home Depot on Lacewood Drive

CITYnews halifax/ By Steve Gow

Police are searching for a suspect involved in a robbery and alleged assault on Lacewood Drive in Halifax.

According to Halifax Regional Police, officers were called to the Home Depot store at 368 Lacewood Dr. around 3:50 p.m. on Saturday.

Police say they were responding to reports that a man had assaulted a security guard as he was trying to leave the store with stolen merchandise. The suspect fled in a vehicle described as a white or silver four-door Chrysler-brand make.

Officers have been unable to locate the vehicle or the suspect, and the investigation is ongoing.

Police say the suspect is described as a white man, approximately 40 years old, with a medium build and clean-shaven.

At the time of the incident, he was wearing a white hooded sweater with the hood up, black sunglasses and a black baseball cap.