Toronto Police Arrest A Man & Boy After Alleged 'Takeover-Style' Robberies In Retail Stores

The Toronto Police Service's Hold Up Squad has arrested a man and a boy after a series of "takeover-style" robberies in retail stores were reported.

Twenty-year-old Talha Ahmed from Bradford and a 17-year-old boy from Toronto were arrested and charged following a series of four robberies that took place between April 13 and 16, according to a press release.

Police said they responded to three pharmacy robberies between April 13 and 14. It was alleged that a man and boy "used verbal threats and physical violence while making demands for cash and narcotics."

The duo is said to have obtained money and narcotics and fled in a stolen car, according to police.

The Toronto Police Hold Up Squad, York Regional Hold Up Squad and the Peel Central Robbery Bureau worked together on the investigation in a "multi-jurisdictional" effort.

On April 16, Toronto Police officers responded to a pharmacy robbery around Kipling Avenue and Albion Road.

A man and a boy are alleged to have conducted a similar "takeover-style robbery" and made "verbal threats" while demanding narcotics.

It was reported that the boy also "produced a knife and displayed it during the robbery."

After obtaining the money and narcotics, the pair fled the scene in a stolen vehicle, but police said they managed to catch up with the suspects and stop the car.

Officers then took the suspects into custody.

Both suspects were arrested on April 16 and have been charged with:

• "Robbery With a Weapon
• three counts of Robbery
• four counts of Disguise With Intent
• Possession Property Obtained by Crime Over
• Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under"

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