{"id":25943,"date":"2022-01-13T13:53:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T17:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=25943"},"modified":"2022-01-13T13:53:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T17:53:43","slug":"four-charged-in-brazen-robbery-at-fall-river-convenience-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=25943","title":{"rendered":"Four charged in brazen robbery at Fall River convenience store"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FALL RIVER: <\/strong>Four people have been charged following a brazen robbery at the Needs Convenience store in Fall River early in the morning of Jan. 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was one of three robberies that took place in an eight-hour span throughout downtown Halifax and Chebucto Road, another Needs store. All four individuals allegedly committed the offences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Halifax Regional Police spokesperson Const. John MacLeod said at approximately 3:30 a.m., officers from Halifax District RCMP in Lower Sackville responded to a robbery at the Fall River business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three men entered the store and demanded money and the keys to the employee\u2019s vehicle, MacLeod said in a release from HRP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe men fled with a quantity of cash and cigarettes in the employee\u2019s vehicle,\u201d he said. \u201cThe employee was not physically injured.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers with HRP located the vehicle that was stolen on January 11 in Halifax (see further down for that robbery) in the store parking lot.<br \/><br \/>\u201cA short time later, HRP East Division Patrol members spotted the store employee\u2019s stolen vehicle on Waverley Road in Dartmouth,\u201d said MacLeod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said officers briefly pursued the vehicle but concluded the pursuit due to public safety concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HRP Central Division Patrol members then located the vehicle crossing the Macdonald Bridge in Halifax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe driver refused to stop for police and continued to Wood Avenue in Halifax where the vehicle struck a residence and four men fled on foot,\u201d said MacLeod. \u201cAfter a brief foot pursuit, officers arrested all four men.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Investigators in the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division have laid charges against the four men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 11 at approximately 7:20 p.m., HRP responded to a robbery in-progress in the 1500 block of Lower Water Street in Halifax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A man with a knife approached another man who was walking to his vehicle and demanded the keys. The suspect fled the area in the stolen vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers briefly pursued the vehicle but concluded the pursuit due to public safety concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 12 at approximately 2 a.m., HRP responded to an alarm at the Needs convenience store at 6130 Chebucto Road in Halifax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two men entered the store and demanded money and cigarettes. The men fled the area on foot with a quantity of cash and cigarettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No weapons were seen, and the employee was not physically injured.<br \/>Ninety minutes later, the robbery in Fall River occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 31-year-old-man and a 32-year-old-man are scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court at a later date to face one count each of theft of motor vehicle and two counts each of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;123&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evan William Parker, 22, is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on Jan. 13 to face charges of:<br \/><br \/>&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;Robbery (x2)<br \/>&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public<br \/>&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;Theft of a motor vehicle<br \/>&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000<br \/>&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;Mischief (property damage)<br \/>&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;Breach of probation (x2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicolas Lane Perry, 22, is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on Jan. 13 to face charges of:<br \/><br \/>\u00a0 *\u00a0 \u00a0Robbery (x3)<br \/>\u00a0 *\u00a0 \u00a0Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public (x2)<br \/>\u00a0 *\u00a0 \u00a0Theft of a motor vehicle (x2)<br \/>\u00a0 *\u00a0 \u00a0Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000<br \/>\u00a0 *\u00a0 \u00a0Mischief (property damage)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;148&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Perry is facing charges in relation to four other incidents that occurred throughout the region this month:<br \/><br \/>\u00a0 *\u00a0 \u00a0January 1 robbery of a man and theft of a vehicle at the TD Bank ATM, Peakview Way in Bedford: one count each of robbery, theft of motor vehicle and a weapon dangerous to the public.<br \/>\u00a0 *\u00a0 \u00a0January 2 attempted robbery at the Wilsons Gas Station on Farnham Gate Road in Halifax: one count of attempt robbery.<br \/>\u00a0 *\u00a0 \u00a0January 3 robbery at the Esso Gas Station on Kearney Lake Road in Halifax: one count each of robbery and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.<br \/>\u00a0 *\u00a0 \u00a0January 8 robbery at the Needs convenience store on the Bedford Highway in Bedford: one count each of robbery and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Files # 22-247\/ 22-560\/ 22-813\/ 22-2672\/ 22-4150 \/22-4266 \/22-4283<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;95&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;] FALL RIVER: Four people have been charged following a brazen robbery at the Needs Convenience store in Fall River early in the morning of Jan. 12. It was one of three robberies that took place in an eight-hour span throughout downtown Halifax and Chebucto Road, another Needs store. 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