Surveillance footage of brazen robbery released

Police have released surveillance camera footage showing three men wanted in connection with a recent armed robbery at a North York cellphone store.
The men entered the store near Sheppard and Bayview avenues at around 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 19.

Once inside, police say one of the men approached a clerk at the front desk, grabbed her arm and pointed a gun at her head while the two other men proceeded to a back room.

One of three suspects wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a North York cellphone store is shown in this surveillance camera image.

Once in the back room the men confronted three other people.
Police say one of the suspects then pointed a gun at one of those people and handed them a black bag to be filled with merchandise.

The three men then fled with a quantity of laptops and cell phones.
The first suspect is described as black, six-feet-tall and between 25 and 35. He was last seen wearing a blue hat, dark sunglasses, a grey hooded sweater with white strings and green gloves. The second suspect is also described as black, six-feet-tall and between 25 and 35. He was last seen wearing a black Chicago White Sox baseball cap, a blue jacket and gloves. The third suspect is described as black and between 25 to 35. He was last seen wearing a black jacket over a yellow hooded sweater.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (416) 808-7350 or Crime Stoppers at (416) 222-TIPS (8477).


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