NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit, in partnership with investigators from the Toronto Police Service and Peel Regional Police, have identified and charged a 56-year-old man following 11 armed robberies in the Greater Toronto Area.
On Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 shortly after 4 p.m., police were called to a bank located in the area of Yonge Street and Davis Drive for a report of a robbery. When officers arrived, they found employees in the bank who were not physically injured. Investigators believe that a man entered the bank and approached a teller. He was armed with a rifle and made a demand for cash.
Investigators determined that this suspect matched the description of a suspect wanted for similar incidents that had occurred in the City of Toronto, the region of Peel, and the Town of Newmarket where four banks, three pharmacies, two gas stations, a hair salon and a fast food restaurant had been robbed.
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, investigators located the suspect in the City of Toronto and he was placed under arrest. The pellet rifle that was used in the robberies was also located.
Charged:
• Alastair Godbold, 56, Town of Newmarket
Charges:
• Robbery with a firearm (11 counts)
• Disguise with intent (ten counts)
Mr. Godbold has been held in custody and will be appearing in the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, for a bail hearing.
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.
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