Multiple armed robberies reported at west end pharmacies
Posted March 6, 2020 4:34 pm.
Last Updated March 6, 2020 5:33 pm.
One male has been arrested and three others are wanted after multiple armed robberies were reported at pharmacies in the west end.
Officers were first called to West Mall Bloor Plaza just after 3 p.m. after four teenage males armed with handguns allegedly robbed the pharmacy.
A woman in her 70s was assaulted and they fled in a grey pick-up.
A pharmacy at Rexdale Commercial Centre Plaza was allegedly robbed of drugs and money soon after at 3:15 p.m. by a group of teenage males all wearing masks and hoods and brandishing weapons. An employee was assaulted and they fled in a dark pick-up truck.
A third pharmacy on Islington just north of Highway 401 was also held up by four young males at 4:10 p.m. at Elmhurst Plaza. All of them were also wearing ski masks and armed with guns. An employee was assaulted and the store was robbed of drugs and money. They fled in an unknown direction.
All three of the victim’s injuries are non-life-threatening.
One of the suspects has been taken into custody, but three others remain outstanding.
Police believe the incidents are related.
