Durham Police yesterday said three adult males and two youth are in custody after an armed robbery at a jewelry store in the Oshawa Centre.
A video of the reported incident has gone viral on social media. Durham Post could not verify the veracity of the video.
On Sunday, March 29 at about 3:45 pm, members of Central East Division responded to a robbery call at the Bellagio Jewellers II located in the Oshawa Centre at 419 King Street West.
Four males entered the jewelry store and deployed bear spray while smashing display cases. A fifth suspect remained in a waiting vehicle, police said.
The suspects attempted to flee the mall prior to police arrival. Two suspects were apprehended inside the mall. One suspect appears to have been restrained by mall visitors. The remaining suspects fled in a waiting vehicle and were subsequently involved in a minor collision at Stevenson Road North and King Street West.
After the collision, the suspects fled the vehicle on foot but were taken into custody with the assistance of the DRPS K-9 Unit.
Minor injuries were reported and treated at the scene due to the bear spray. Oshawa fire attended the mall to assist with ventilation from any exposure.
The 40-year old suspect at the time of his arrest, was already on weapons prohibition conditions. None of the five has a Durham address. Names and further details are available at www.drps.ca.
All were held for a bail hearing.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Auto Robbery Crime Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5355.
Editor’s Note: Durham Post does not name or identify the accused as:
1. Of this time, they are suspect[s] and not convicted by a court, and
2. Sometimes charges are amended or dropped.
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