3 Halifax convenience stores robbed over holiday weekend

Police were kept busy over the Boxing Day weekend with robberies at three Halifax convenience stores.

The first was Saturday afternoon at Needs on Chebucto Road. Halifax Regional Police say it was robbed at 4:12 p.m. by a man with a handgun.

Heis described as a heavy set white manin his 40s, approximately five-foot-five, wearing a grey jacket, blue jeans, black boots, blue tuque and a black mask.

A second Needs was held up around 1:59 a.m. Sunday. That convenience store is on Herring CoveRoad.

The suspect inthat incident is a white manin his 30s wearing a black parka, a red sweatshirt, glasses and a black mask.

A few hours later, at 4:35 a.m. Sunday,police were called to a robbery in progress at the Circle K at the IrvingonInglis Street.

A man threatened the clerk with a syringebefore fleeing with cash.

The suspect is a white manin his 50s, wearing all black clothing and a black mask.

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