NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking suspects following a robbery at a phone store in the Town of Newmarket.
On Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, at approximately 4:40 p.m., police were called to a phone store located in the area of Davis Drive and Leslie Street, for a report of a robbery. Investigators learned that three male suspects entered the store and one of the suspects struck an employee with a firearm. The suspects took a quantity of cellphones then fled the store in a vehicle.
Investigators are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to please contact police with any information.
Investigators from the Hold-Up Unit remind business owners of the importance of maintaining and updating video surveillance equipment. Quality images help to identify suspects, can aid in arrests and have a tremendous impact during court proceedings.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6631, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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