The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of an arrest in a bank robbery investigation.
It is alleged that:
- on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at 9:35 a.m., a man entered a bank in the vicinity of Yonge Street, North of Sheppard Avenue East.
- he was wearing surgical mask and a hooded sweater, to disguise his identity
- the man then wrote out a hold up note and presented it to the teller
- in turn, a quantity of money handed to him. He took the money and fled the bank.
Police investigation revealed that the same man had previously robbed the same institution on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
Further investigation by the Hold Up Squad, led Police to Toronto Pearson International airport on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Where the man was attempting to flee for the bank robbery he had committed the same day .
John William Algar, 22, a permanent US resident, was arrested. He has been charged with:
1) Two counts of Robbery
2) Two counts of Disguise with Intent
He was scheduled to appear in court at 1000 Finch Avenue West, on Thursday, June 9, 2016, at 10 a.m., courtroom 306.
He is presently before the courts for outstanding charges from South Carolina, USA.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7350, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
Please download the Toronto Police Service Mobile App for iOS or Android.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
It is alleged that:
- on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at 9:35 a.m., a man entered a bank in the vicinity of Yonge Street, North of Sheppard Avenue East.
- he was wearing surgical mask and a hooded sweater, to disguise his identity
- the man then wrote out a hold up note and presented it to the teller
- in turn, a quantity of money handed to him. He took the money and fled the bank.
Police investigation revealed that the same man had previously robbed the same institution on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
Further investigation by the Hold Up Squad, led Police to Toronto Pearson International airport on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Where the man was attempting to flee for the bank robbery he had committed the same day .
John William Algar, 22, a permanent US resident, was arrested. He has been charged with:
1) Two counts of Robbery
2) Two counts of Disguise with Intent
He was scheduled to appear in court at 1000 Finch Avenue West, on Thursday, June 9, 2016, at 10 a.m., courtroom 306.
He is presently before the courts for outstanding charges from South Carolina, USA.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7350, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
Please download the Toronto Police Service Mobile App for iOS or Android.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.