Man on Canada’s most wanted fugitive list arrested in connection with armed robbery spree
Posted May 2, 2022 4:27 pm.
Toronto police arrested one of Canada’s most wanted fugitives after the man was allegedly involved in a million-dollar retail robbery spree spanning the city.
The case was opened on April 1 following a gunpoint robbery at an ATM cash refilling business in the Carlingview and Dixon Road area. Two men allegedly assaulted a victim and forced them to open safes. The victims were also ordered to the ground.
Investigators believed the same suspects were involved in an attempted home invasion in the Kipling and Steeles area about a month and a half later on May 17.
In that incident, police say the armed suspects attempted to gain entry into a unit but failed and fled before police arrived. A significant amount of money obtained during the robbery on April 1 was found.
Three men and four women were arrested for these robberies.
As part of a Canada-wide initiative, “The Bolo Program” issued a Top 25 list of Canada’s most wanted fugitives. On Friday, this led to the subsequent arrest of 22-year-old Emmanuel Rawson — identified as No. 23 on that list.
Rawson faces multiple charges, including two counts of robbery with a firearm and two counts of forcible confinement, among other offences. The accused appeared in court on Saturday, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.