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Employees restrained with zip ties in Aurora mobile phone store robbery

Two masked men fled with a quantity of phones yesterday afternoon from the plaza a Wellington and Highway 404
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NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking assistance to identify two suspects following a robbery at a mobile phone store in the Town of Aurora.

On Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, shortly after 2:30 p.m., York Regional Police were called to a mobile phone store in the area of Wellington Street East, just west of Highway 404 for a report of a robbery. When officers arrived, they located store employees who were not physically injured.

Investigators believe that two men with their faces masked entered the store, grabbed the employees and restrained them using zip ties. The suspects demanded mobile phones and employees complied. The suspects fled with a quantity of phones.

The suspects are described as:

  • Male, dark skin
  • 25 to 30 years
  • Wearing masks

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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