NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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York Regional Police would like to thank the media and the public for the many tips that helped to locate a wanted man following an armed robbery in the Town of Newmarket.
On Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, shortly before 8 p.m., a 17-year-old male approached an officer in the area of Eagle Street and Davis Drive and advised him that he had been the victim of an armed robbery. The victim said he had been approached by a man on United Circle, which is in the area of Yonge Street and Mulock Drive, who demanded his belongings. The suspect showed the victim a handgun and the victim complied.
Investigators received many tips and on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, the accused was arrested at the court house in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury.
Charged:
• Kevin Bishop, 19, Town of Newmarket
Charges include:
• Robbery using a firearm
• Pointing a firearm
• Assault with a weapon
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Uttering threats
Mr. Bishop was held in custody and will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket on Sept. 27, 2018.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7141, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online.
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