Overview
- Toronto police report eight street and retail robberies between January 19 and August 28 in 41 Division.
- The suspect allegedly wore a ski mask, demanded items such as cellphones and e-scooters, and in some cases brandished a knife or pointed a firearm.
- Victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries in several street robberies, while no injuries were reported in the store incidents.
- Investigators say the store near Kennedy Road and Eglinton Avenue East was targeted repeatedly, with staff threatened and one employee chased with a knife.
- Anthony Grey, 20, was arrested on August 29 and is reported to face 47 or 48 charges, including robbery, assault with a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, uttering threats, and possession of property obtained by crime, with a court appearance scheduled at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre.