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Investigators in the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division have charged a man for a home invasion and a break and enter, both of which occurred in Halifax this week.

At 10:45 p.m. on December 20, police received a 911 call from a resident in the 3200 block of Pennington Street. An 85-year-old female resident was home alone when she heard a knock on the door. She opened the door and observed a male who immediately punched her in the face, knocking her to the ground. The suspect then punched her again in the face, grabbed her by the arm and pulled the victim out of her residence. The suspect demanded money and stated he had a gun although none was seen. The victim began yelling and neighbours came to her assistance. The suspect fled the area. Numerous officers and K-9 attended but were not able to locate the suspect. The victim was treated by paramedics for some minor cuts and bruises.

At 10:42 p.m. on December 21, Halifax Regional Police responded to a break and enter in-progress in an apartment building on Leppert Street. An 86-year-old woman was in an apartment with her friend when a masked man entered, went directly to the bedroom and demanded money. The victim gave the man a sum of money and then he left the apartment. The victim and her friend were not physically injured during the incident and they did not know the suspect.

 

Forty-three-year-old Paul Alexander Sponagle of Halifax has been charged with three counts of robbery, two counts of break and enter, one count each of assault causing bodily harm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, uttering threats and disguise with intent.

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects following a theft at the Marshall’s in Dartmouth Crossing and an assault where a citizen tried to intervene.

At 5:44 p.m. on December 6, police received a call to the Marshall’s at 75 Countryview Drive. A loss prevention officer followed two men out of the store with a full shopping cart each, and neither made any attempt to pay for these items. A man and woman were parking their car when they noted the one of the suspects parked directly beside them quickly putting items in the trunk of his car. They then noted the loss prevention officer following the other suspect in the direction of the car. The man tried to see the license plate on the suspect vehicle but was pushed away by the suspect who had been putting items in the trunk of the car. When the other suspect approached the car with the loss prevention officer following him, the man tried to intervene and was told by this suspect to get out of the way and then showed him a knife. During this, the other suspect pushed the man to the ground and the suspects got into their vehicle and fled the area.

The suspects are described as a two white men in their early twenties and with slim builds and short brown hair. One was wearing a dark colored Under Armour jacket, jeans and a green baseball cap at the time of the incident. The second suspect has light facial hair, was wearing a white coat, dark pants, white shoes and was wearing a dark baseball cap at the time of the incident. The suspect vehicle is described as a newer model Honda Civic. No license plate was obtained.