A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after an armed robbery at a Dartmouth convenience store Thursday night.
Police responded to the Highfield Variety Store on Highfield Park Drive shortly after 7:30 p.m.
Witnesses reported the boy walked in with a gun and a plan to steal cash and cigarettes.
Police arrested him in the store and grabbed the weapon.
No one was hurt.
The youth has been charged with robbery with a firearm and related offences.
He was scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Youth Court on Friday.
