Police seek suspect after Needs store robbed in Halifax

Halifax Regional Police are searching for a suspect after a robbery in the city Sunday evening.

Police responded to the Needs convenience store on Lacewood Drive shortly after 9:30 p.m.

They say a man entered the store, produced a knife and demanded crash from the employee. The man then fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash and some cigarettes.

The employee wasn’t injured.

A K9 unit assisted police at the scene but officers were unable to locate the suspect.

The suspect is described as a white man. He was wearing a black ball cap and a black winter coat with fur trim on the hood.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.