Three youths responsible for several armed robberies have been arrested following the completion of Project Burke.
Between February 20 and March 7, three businesses; Pizza Pizza in Pickering twice, B Boyz Burger in Pickering, and Little Caesars in Whitby were targeted in a series of armed robberies.
The Pizza Pizza was targeted by two suspects, while B Boyz and Little Caesars were targeted by a lone suspect, where staff were threatened with a knife while cash was stolen from the register, police said.
Investigators with the Auto Robbery Crime Unit (ARC) initiated Project Burke to identify and arrest those responsible.
On Tuesday, March 24, the first suspect was located at a high school in Pickering and taken into custody without incident. Later that evening, the two other suspects were taken into custody.
The suspects, a 17-year old boy from Pickering, a 15-year old boy from Whitby and a 14-year old boy from Whitby were all held for a bail hearing.
Anyone with information about this or similar incidents is asked to contact the Auto Robbery Crime Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5355.