A jewellery retailer at a shopping center in Richmond Hill was focused by robbers on Saturday afternoon, York Regional Police say.
Nobody was bodily injured through the incident at Hillcrest Mall, and police say a number of suspects had fled.
It was not instantly clear if any objects have been taken from the shop. No suspect descriptions have been launched.
The shop joins an inventory of different jewellers within the Larger Toronto Space which have been robbed over the previous few months.
Two weeks in the past, an off-duty officer was pepper-sprayed whereas attempting to cease suspects who robbed a jewellery retailer at Scarborough City Centre.
Two suspects used hammers to smash show instances and seize objects from the store, police stated.
Previous to that, a Cartier retailer at Yorkdale Buying Centre was additionally a goal of a smash-and-grab theft. One suspect allegedly used pepper spray, whereas two others shattered show instances with hammers. Police stated they took a “large quantity” of bijou.
The identical week, a jewellery retailer at Bramalea Metropolis Centre in Brampton was focused by robbers for the second time.
Police stated three suspects armed with hammers shattered show instances whereas a fourth suspect waited in a getaway car.
A month earlier, when the shop was focused for the primary time, robbers have been captured on video smashing show instances and loading baggage with stolen jewellery.
Police haven’t stated if the incidents are linked and if the identical suspects are concerned in every incident.
Related incidents have additionally been reported outdoors of the GTA. On Wednesday, 4 suspects smashed show instances and grabbed over $100,000 price of products from a Stratford jewellery retailer.
The suspects have been “in and out of the store in less than one minute,” police stated. The theft was captured on video, which was launched by police in an effort to find the suspects.
