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LOWER SACKVILLE: A 38-year-old Middle Sackville man has been charged after police say he was involved in an early morning robbery on Jan. 15 at a Lower Sackville business.
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment say that at approximately 5:50 a.m., on Jan. 15 officers responded to a report of a robbery at a gas station on Cobequid Road in Lower Sackville.
Investigators learned that a man entered the business, brandished a knife and demanded cash and cigarettes before fleeing on foot.
There were no injuries reported.
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A search of the area, assisted by Police Dog Services of the Halifax Regional Police.
That led officers to a home on Dickey Dr., where two men were safely arrested.
Later that morning, a search warrant was executed at the residence.
Officers seized cash, cigarettes and a knife from the property.
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Matthew Christopher Specht, 38, from Middle Sackville, has been charged with:
- Robbery
- Mischief
- Uttering Threats
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
- Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Specht appeared in Dartmouth Provincial Court and was remanded into custody. He will return in court on February 10.
The second man was released without charges.
File #: 25-6547
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