Suspected bank robber arrested following police chase in Halifax area

A suspected bank robber has been arrested following a police chase in the Halifax area Tuesday.

Halifax Regional Police say they tried to stop the man, who was allegedly in a stolen vehicle, in the 400 block of Windmill Road in Dartmouth around 11:20 a.m. Police say the suspect refused to stop and continued toward Magazine Hill.

The officers did not initially engage in a pursuit but continued to follow at a distance. Officers then pursued the vehicle as it headed onto Highway 102 into Sackville.

The pursuit concluded when the vehicle was stopped on Beaver Bank Road.

A 51-year-old man was arrested in connection with a robbery at a Bank of Montreal on Mumford Road June 30. Police previously said the man had threatened a teller with a weapon and demanded money, before fleeing the scene on foot with a quantity of cash.

No one was injured.

Charges are pending.

The RCMP and Emergency Response Team assisted in the pursuit.

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