Man facing charges after theft at Halifax mall: police

A Halifax Regional Police officer's badge is pictured. (Jonathan MacInnis/CTV Atlantic)

A man is facing charges after police say he was caught leaving a Halifax mall with unpaid merchandise.

Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a theft at SportChek in the Halifax Shopping Centre around 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Police say officers saw a man fleeing the store with unpaid merchandise and entering the passenger side of a vehicle waiting on Cook Avenue.

“Officers stopped the vehicle, the suspect got out of the passenger side, confronted officers, and resisted arrest,” reads a social media post by Halifax Regional Police.

The arresting officer and suspect were taken to the hospital by ambulance with minor injuries and have both been released. The suspect remained in police custody.

Brandon Rogers, 39, was scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court Monday to face charges of:

• theft under $5,000
• possession of stolen goods under $5,000
• breach of release order
• resisting arrest

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