Stock photo (found in the FM 101 Milton files)
UPDATE
The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has made an arrest in relation to two robberies that occurred in Milton and Cambridge.
On Monday, January 10th, at roughly 7:25 p.m., HRPS officers responded to a pharmacy in the area of Leger Way and Britannia Road in Milton for reports of a robbery. Two suspects entered the pharmacy and stole narcotics. One of the suspects assaulted an employee during the robbery. No physical injuries were sustained. Both suspects fled the scene along with a third suspect who was waiting in a vehicle. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Durham Region on Wednesday, January 5th.
Investigators determined that the same suspects were responsible for a similar robbery of a pharmacy earlier that same day in the area of Coronation Boulevard and Island View in Cambridge.
The stolen vehicle was subsequently recovered in Brampton on Friday, February 11th.
On Tuesday, March 8th, a Criminal Code search warrant was executed at a residence in Mississauga. During the execution of the warrant, one of the suspects was located and arrested.
A 16-year-old male from Brampton has been charged with:
- Robbery (2 counts)
- Disguise with Intent (2 counts)
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000
He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
Police are continuing the investigation in efforts to locate the outstanding suspects. Anyone with information is asked to contact the 1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777 ext. 2416.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
ORIGINAL (Published Tuesday, January 11th at 8:34 a.m.)
Two male suspects are wanted by the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) following a robbery at a Milton pharmacy.
On Monday, January 10th, at roughly 7:20 p.m., two male suspects entered the Bonafide Compounding Pharmacy at 1598 Leger Way in Milton.
READ: Robbery at Milton convenience store
The suspects made a demand for narcotics and pushed one of the employees to the ground as they proceeded behind the pharmacy counter. The suspects made good with an undisclosed quantity of narcotics and fled the store in an awaiting white Mercedes sedan. The employee sustained minor injuries. The suspects appeared to be youths.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Dwayne Perron of the 1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4747 ext. 2415.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
What you should do during a robbery as an employee of the store, as well as a customer, was covered in a recent edition of ‘Ask a Cop’.
