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Hamilton Jewelry Store Targeted in Violent Smash-and-Grab Robbery

Five suspects arrested, one still at large after a pickup truck rammed through the storefront and jewelry was stolen.

  • A Hamilton jewelry store owner sustained minor injuries after being assaulted and held at gunpoint during a robbery on December 5, 2024.
  • Six suspects used a pickup truck to smash through the store's front window before stealing jewelry and fleeing the scene.
  • Police arrested five suspects, including four adults and one youth, shortly after the incident; all are from Scarborough, Toronto.
  • Authorities are searching for a sixth suspect, described as a non-white male with long black hair, last seen in an all-black Adidas tracksuit.
  • The robbery is part of a string of similar smash-and-grab incidents at jewelry stores across the Greater Toronto Area this fall.
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