Toronto youths have been arrested after three East End grocery store robberies
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Two Toronto teenagers face charges after a series of grocery store robberies in the city’s east side.
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Toronto police officers responded to robberies in the Beaches, Cliffcrest and Blake-Jones neighborhoods in the month ended May 9 after grocery stores were attacked.
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In each incident, two boys allegedly entered stores wearing masks and one of them pulled out a gun. In two incidents, the other boy was armed with a knife. According to police, the boys each time demanded and obtained cash before fleeing.
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In one of the incidents, an employee was assaulted and taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
Last Thursday, officers issued a search warrant and arrested one of the boys. The other teenager turned himself in to the police.
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Charges are being brought against a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old, including three counts of robbery with a firearm.
Neither of them can be named under the Juvenile Criminal Justice Act.
https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/teens-cuffed-after-trio-of-east-end-convenience-store-holdups Toronto youths have been arrested after three East End grocery store robberies