Robberies

• ‘Middle-class safety is being eroded’: Violent break-ins changing Ontario communities

  Violent home invasions are surging across the GTA as armed break-ins and youth gangs have surged, spiking demand for more security measures.

  Crime

  Jul 17, 2025
  
• 2 Winnipeggers face robbery charges after tip from public leads to arrest

  Police said investigators used information given from the public to arrest Lorne Quintin Flett, 44, and Lena Rose Romero, 41, in the 300 block of Boyd Avenue.

  Crime

  Mar 22, 2024
  
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• Suspect arrested on robbery, firearm charges in Norway House, Man.

  A man is facing robbery and firearm related charges in connection with a pair of gunpoint robberies at businesses in Norway House, Man., police say.

  Crime

  Feb 23, 2024
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• 4 men arrested in string of retail robberies across Toronto

  Four men have been arrested and charged in connection with eight separate retail robberies that occurred throughout Toronto between Jan. 18 and Feb. 2, according to police.

  Crime

  Feb 5, 2024
• Police investigate back-to-back robberies in Mississauga

  Peel Regional Police are investigating two robberies in Mississauga, Ont., that occurred close to one another with similar circumstances Thursday.

  Crime

  Jan 20, 2024
• Man faces slew of charges after Dartmouth robbery spree

  Halifax police have charged a man in relation to a crime spree that included five armed robberies over four days in Dartmouth. 

  Crime

  Nov 6, 2023
• Are retail stores doing enough to prevent shoplifting? Canadians split in poll

  Respondents were divided on whether they would support measures such as store employees checking receipts when customers exit or eliminating self-checkout machines.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2023
• Woman threatens employees with syringe during Toronto robberies: police

  Toronto police said between November 9 and June 29, officers received reports of five robberies.

  Crime

  Jul 5, 2023
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• 3 teens charged after series of pharmacy robberies in York Region, around GTA

  Police say three youths have been charged in connection with a spree of pharmacy robberies that occurred in the Greater Toronto Area between May 9 and May 15.

  Crime

  May 17, 2023
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• Winnipeg teen arrested for stabbing young teens connected to other violent crimes

  Winnipeg police say they have arrested a teen who stabbed a group of teens in an attempted robbery and say he is connected to several other crimes over the last few months.

  Crime

  May 7, 2023