Man arrested for robbing Walmart, assaulting security guard before boarding bus: Halifax police

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

A 23-year-old man is facing charges after a robbery at a Halifax store.

Police responded to a robbery at the Mumford Road Walmart on Monday around 5:15 p.m.

“A man entered the store, began to steal items, then assaulted and threw the items at a security guard when they attempted to stop him,” reads a news release from the Halifax Regional Police.

Police say the man fled the scene and boarded a Halifax Transit bus, where he was located and arrested.

Paul Ningeogat is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court Tuesday to face charges of robbery and breach of probation.

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