Man arrested for bringing machete into Halifax pizzeria: police

A Halifax Regional Police shoulder badge is pictured. (Source: Callum Smith/CTV News Atlantic)

A 19-year-old man is facing charges after he allegedly brought a machete into a Halifax pizzeria on Friday night.

Police say the man entered Sliceplus Convenience and Pizzeria at 6169 Quinpool Rd. with a machete around 7:45 p.m. He did not threaten anyone with it, according to police.

“Officers located and arrested the suspect on scene, without incident and seized the machete,” a news release from Halifax Regional Police reads. “There were no reports of physical injuries.”

The unnamed man was charged with possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace, carrying a concealed weapon and mischief.

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