Halifax Regional Police said they have charged a woman in relation to a robbery that occurred Thursday morning.
Police said they received a report of a robbery after it happened in a parking lot at the corner of Windsor and Cunard streets.
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“A woman approached the victim, produced a knife and demanded the victim’s property,” police said in a news release. “The suspect took the victim’s wallet and cell phone and fled the area on foot.”
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According to the release, police arrested the suspect a short time later in the 7000 block of Bayers Road.
Police say 32-year-old Ashley Elizabeth Slaunwhite of Halifax is scheduled to appeared in Halifax provincial court Thursday to face charges of robbery, possession of a dangerous weapon and possession or use of a stolen credit card.
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