NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged a 47-year-old woman following a robbery at a pharmacy in the Town of Georgina.
On Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at approximately 1:40 p.m., York Regional Police responded to a pharmacy on The Queensway South in Keswick for a report of a robbery. A female suspect passed a note to the employee indicating she had a gun and demanded narcotics. The suspect obtained a quantity of drugs and went outside to the parking lot. The employee chased her out and confronted her, retrieving the medications. The suspect fled in a vehicle.
The vehicle was later located at a motel in Bradford. A warrant was executed at the motel and the suspect was arrested and is now facing charges.
CHARGED:
- Mary Padua, 47, of no fixed address
CHARGES:
- Robbery
- Disguise with Intent
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6630, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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