Man charged after robbery at Halifax liquor store

A Halifax Regional Police officer's badge is pictured. (Jonathan MacInnis/CTV Atlantic)

A 23-year-old man is facing charges in connection with a robbery at a Halifax liquor store.

Halifax Regional Police responded to the robbery at the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) located at 5657 Spring Garden Road around 1:30 p.m. Monday.

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Police say a man entered the store, took bottles of alcohol and left without paying.

Park Lane Mall security confronted the man, who then threatened them with a knife and fled the scene on foot.

Police say they located the man about five minutes later after he got on a Halifax Transit bus.

Paul Ningeogat appeared in Halifax provincial court on Tuesday to face charges of:

• robbery
• possession of weapon dangerous to public peace
• disguise with intent
• failure to comply with probation order
• failure to comply with release orders

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