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Mugger Flees Empty-Handed After Halifax-Area Woman Hits, Knees Him

The Canadian Press, 26 Sep, 2018 12:47 PM

HALIFAX — A mugger got the worst of it in downtown Dartmouth when a woman fought back, hitting and kneeing him and forcing him to flee empty-handed.

Police say the man was hiding in the bushes as the woman walked on a path off Alderney Drive near the waterfront at about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday.

They say he grabbed her and tried to take her purse.

Halifax Regional Police say "the suspect fled the scene and did not get anything from the female."

Police described the suspect as white, between 45 and 55, and between five-foot-seven and five-foot-nine.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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