by Regional Police are searching for a robbery suspect after an incident that took place in Sydney yesterday. At about 9:45 yesterday morning, a 45 year-old woman reported that she’d been robbed in the parking lot outside the TD Bank on the Esplanade. The woman wasn’t injured, but she tells police that she was threatened. The culprit made off with a cell phone and an undisclosed amount of money and was seen running north toward Pitt Street. The victim says the suspect did not appear to be armed. The male suspect is described as being 6 feet tall, about 150 pounds and unshaven, with blue eyes and short to medium dirty blond hair. He was wearing a blue/grey plaid jacket at the time of the incident. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
Dave Desveaux
Dave Desveaux, a native of New Waterford leverages his experience and passion for research in The Coast 89.7 Newsroom where as the Weekday Newscaster. His foray into radio began with a research position at The Coast, which led to the production of a radio documentary on the music of the Mi’kmaq people. The program, entitled “First Nations, First Music” was co-produced with fellow Coast personality Ron Neville and released in early 2011. A graduate of Breton Education Centre, Dave went on to get a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sociology from Cape Breton University, as well as a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology from Dalhousie University. He has worked as a teaching assistant at Dalhousie, and in various short-term customer service and research positions.
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