Halifax police investigating bank robbery on Mumford Road

A suspect allegedly robbed a bank in Halifax on Monday.

Halifax Regional Police is investigating a robbery at a Bank of Montreal on Mumford Road earlier this week.

Police say they responded to the reported robbery at 6980 Mumford Rd. around 4:35 p.m. last Monday.

They learned a man threatened a teller with a weapon and demanded money before fleeing the scene on foot with a quantity of cash.

There were no reported physical injuries.

Police tried to find the suspect, but were unsuccessful.

The suspect is described as standing between five-foot-eight and five-foot-11 with a medium build. He is roughly 40 years old.

During the incident he partially covered his face with what appeared to be a black handkerchief and wore black jogging pants and a blue flannel jacket.

Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call police at 902-490-5020, or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca.

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