Toronto Police Service Hold Up is seeking the public's assistance identifying a man involved in a series of fast-food-restaurant robberies.
It is reported that:
- on Friday, October 7, 2016, at 4:20 p.m., a man entered the Subway restaurant in the University Avenue and Wellington Street West area
- the man approached the employee
- the man was holding a metal pipe with a sharp edge and pointed it at the employee
- he then grabbed the cash drawer and quickly left the store
It is reported that:
- on Sunday, October 9, 2016, at 8:32 p.m, a man entered McDonald's in the Yonge Street and College Street area
- the man confronted the employee with his right hand in his pocket
- the man demanded money from the till
- the man verbally indicated he had a gun
- he obtained some money, then left
- no weapon was seen
It is reported that:
- on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 10:18 p.m., a man entered the Pizza Pizza in the Queen Street West and Bathurst Street area
- the man approached the counter with his right hand in his pocket
- the man verbally indicated that he was armed with a gun
- he demanded the employees open the till and then fled the store
- a metal part or end of the gun was seen
It is reported that:
- on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 11:30 p.m., a man entered the Starbucks in the King Street and Yonge Street area
- the man approached the employee at the cash and demanded that he empty the till
- the man indicated he had a firearm and threatened to hurt the employee if he did not comply
- he obtained some cash and fled the store
- no weapon was seen
It is reported that:
- on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at 3:30 p.m., police attended a robbery call at a Pita Land in the Dundas Street East and Jarvis Street area
It is reported that;
- a man entered the premises disguising his identity with a toque and the hood of a hoodie
- the man had his hand inside his jacket indicating he was armed with a weapon
- the man told the victim that he was robbing her and demanded cash
- the man was given a quantity of cash and ran westbound on Dundas Street East
- he was wearing a brown suede coat, a dark, stripped hoodie, black-and-white Puma sneakers
He is described as possibly mid-30s, 200 lbs., clean-shaven
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, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
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For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
It is reported that:
- on Friday, October 7, 2016, at 4:20 p.m., a man entered the Subway restaurant in the University Avenue and Wellington Street West area
- the man approached the employee
- the man was holding a metal pipe with a sharp edge and pointed it at the employee
- he then grabbed the cash drawer and quickly left the store
It is reported that:
- on Sunday, October 9, 2016, at 8:32 p.m, a man entered McDonald's in the Yonge Street and College Street area
- the man confronted the employee with his right hand in his pocket
- the man demanded money from the till
- the man verbally indicated he had a gun
- he obtained some money, then left
- no weapon was seen
It is reported that:
- on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 10:18 p.m., a man entered the Pizza Pizza in the Queen Street West and Bathurst Street area
- the man approached the counter with his right hand in his pocket
- the man verbally indicated that he was armed with a gun
- he demanded the employees open the till and then fled the store
- a metal part or end of the gun was seen
It is reported that:
- on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 11:30 p.m., a man entered the Starbucks in the King Street and Yonge Street area
- the man approached the employee at the cash and demanded that he empty the till
- the man indicated he had a firearm and threatened to hurt the employee if he did not comply
- he obtained some cash and fled the store
- no weapon was seen
It is reported that:
- on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at 3:30 p.m., police attended a robbery call at a Pita Land in the Dundas Street East and Jarvis Street area
It is reported that;
- a man entered the premises disguising his identity with a toque and the hood of a hoodie
- the man had his hand inside his jacket indicating he was armed with a weapon
- the man told the victim that he was robbing her and demanded cash
- the man was given a quantity of cash and ran westbound on Dundas Street East
- he was wearing a brown suede coat, a dark, stripped hoodie, black-and-white Puma sneakers
He is described as possibly mid-30s, 200 lbs., clean-shaven
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, or 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.