On Tuesday, April 15, 2014, Toronto Police Hold Up held a news conference requesting the public's assistance with a series of several outstanding bank robberies.
In one series, dubbed the "mummy bandit," there has been an additional bank robbery attributed to him and police are releasing those images.
It is reported that;
- between October 2013 and today, the suspect has robbed ten banks in the downtown core
- on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at 2 p.m., he entered a branch located in the area of Fort York Boulevard and Spadina Avenue
- he went behind the teller's counter, pulled out a handgun and waved it around, demanding money
-the suspect grabbed a quantity of money and fled the area
- on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at 12:15 p.m., he attended a bank branch in the area of College Street & Bathurst Street
- he was armed with a handgun and went behind the teller's wicket, demanded a quantity of money and threatened the victims
- after receiving the money, he fled the area towards Bathurst Street
- on Monday, June 2, 2014 at 4:45 p.m., he attended a bank branch in the King Street West and Strachan Avenue area.
- during the robbery he was armed with a handgun and a knife.
- he held the knife to an employee's throat while making his demands for cash.
He is described as white, 20-30, 5'6"-5'10". In one of the security camera images, he is wearing a prominent ring on his right hand.
This video of the bank robbery can be viewed on the Toronto Police Service's YouTube channel.
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), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
In one series, dubbed the "mummy bandit," there has been an additional bank robbery attributed to him and police are releasing those images.
It is reported that;
- between October 2013 and today, the suspect has robbed ten banks in the downtown core
- on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at 2 p.m., he entered a branch located in the area of Fort York Boulevard and Spadina Avenue
- he went behind the teller's counter, pulled out a handgun and waved it around, demanding money
-the suspect grabbed a quantity of money and fled the area
- on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at 12:15 p.m., he attended a bank branch in the area of College Street & Bathurst Street
- he was armed with a handgun and went behind the teller's wicket, demanded a quantity of money and threatened the victims
- after receiving the money, he fled the area towards Bathurst Street
- on Monday, June 2, 2014 at 4:45 p.m., he attended a bank branch in the King Street West and Strachan Avenue area.
- during the robbery he was armed with a handgun and a knife.
- he held the knife to an employee's throat while making his demands for cash.
He is described as white, 20-30, 5'6"-5'10". In one of the security camera images, he is wearing a prominent ring on his right hand.
This video of the bank robbery can be viewed on the Toronto Police Service's YouTube channel.
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), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.