Four Charged In Convenience Store Robberies

by Bobby NockApril 1, 2022April 1, 2022

All four people arrested by Regional Police after robberies at two Convenience stores earlier this week now face charges.

The robberies happened at Needs Convenience Stores on George Street and Coxheath Road on Wednesday night.

20 year-old Conal Blair Hickey from Halifax is facing charges of Robbery, Robbery Using a Firearm, and Wearing a Disguise with Intent, as well as Uttering Threats and a Breach of previous Court-ordered conditions.

30 year-old Eric Mitchell MacKinnon from North Sydney is charged with Robbery and a Breach of previous court-ordered conditions.

A 23-year-old man from Lunenburg and a 14-year-old girl from Fairview were charged with 2 counts of Robbery and released on a Promise to Appear in Sydney Court at a later date.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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