Man charged after spree of Toronto robberies courting again to spring, police say – Toronto

A person in Toronto has been arrested following a number of robberies, police say.

Investigators have charged one man with a spread of offences referring to alleged robberies carried out between March and September.

Toronto police mentioned the primary incident happened on March 14 within the space of Danforth and Birchmount roads.

Police alleged that two masked males tried to enter a jewellery retailer, forcing a locked door. One was allegedly armed with a shotgun, the opposite with a hatchet.

The lads proceeded to smash show instances and take their content material, based on police.

After an altercation with an worker and encountering a locked door, police mentioned the boys fled by means of the again door.

Months later, on Sept. 5, police mentioned one other theft was reported, this time within the Lake Shore Boulevard West and Strachan Avenue space.

Toronto police mentioned a person went to a ticket sales space the place two staff have been counting money and, armed with a revolver, demanded money.

He took a amount of cash and fled the scene, police mentioned.

Investigators mentioned they imagine it was the identical man concerned within the jewellery retailer theft. Police alleged he was concerned in 5 different robberies.

Toronto police introduced that officers arrested Carlton Matsinde, 25.

He was charged with a number of offences, together with theft with a firearm, two counts of disguise with intent and one depend of unauthorized possession of a firearm.

Police mentioned they imagine he was additionally accountable a theft at a nail salon within the Pape and Danforth space in July.

Police alleged he robbed two gasoline stations and a espresso store in August. In September, it’s alleged he robbed a comfort retailer.

Police are nonetheless looking for the second suspect in relation to March’s jewellery retailer theft.

Matsinde was initially arrested at first of September, police mentioned. Further costs have been laid on Monday, Sept. 19.