Toronto police have made multiple arrests concerning a string of retail robberies across the city
with the alleged assailants mainly targeting convenience stores
Investigators were first made aware of the robberies in July
officers responded to six robbery and holdup calls in the St
Brookhaven-Amesbury and Runnymede neighbourhoods
Toronto police had identified one suspect as 35-year-old Fabio Amaral of Toronto
police said a man entered seven convenience stores wearing a mask to disguise his identity
the man was accompanied by another suspect
It’s alleged that the male suspect informed employees that he was armed with a knife in several incidents
cigarettes and lottery tickets before fleeing the area
disguise with intent and failure to comply with probation
He was scheduled to appear in court on July 31
police said a man already in custody for an unrelated matter was identified as 42-year-old Robert Penney of Toronto
Investigators determined Penney was one of the suspects involved in the robberies
disguise with intent and two counts of failure to comply with probation
He was scheduled to appear in court on Aug
investigators arrested three other suspects
They were identified as 33-year-old Shayna Rosenzweig of no fixed address
51-year-old Kelly Ramsay and Amaral — both of Toronto
Rosenzweig’s charges include four counts of robbery
four counts of failure to comply with the release order and the possession of property obtained by crime over
She was expected to appear in court on Aug
Ramsay was charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
She is scheduled to appear in court on Sep
Amaral faces a significant amount of robbery-related charges
two counts of robbery with an offensive weapon
the possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and 39 counts of failure to comply with probation
Amaral was scheduled to appear in court on Aug.11
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These incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks
There were eight vehicles reported stolen in the district from Feb
Toronto Police Service received 39 reports of a stolen vehicle between Feb
including eight in the district of North York
In total 367 auto thefts have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan
1 — down 80.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2024
A vehicle was reported stolen from a driveway near Barse Street and Melrose Avenue on Sunday
There have been two auto thefts reported in Bedford Park-Nortown in 2025
A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside around Brookhaven Drive and Trethewey Drive on Saturday
There have been six auto thefts reported in Brookhaven-Amesbury in 2025
A vehicle was reported stolen from a driveway near Baycrest Avenue and Khedive Avenue on Wednesday
This was the first auto theft reported in Englemount-Lawrence in 2025
A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Garyray Drive and Norelco Drive on Thursday
There have been four auto thefts reported in Humber Summit in 2025
Two vehicles were reported stolen from these locations:
a curbside near Ardwick Boulevard and Songwood Drive on Saturday
a driveway near Calm Court and Habitant Drive on Thursday
There have been seven auto thefts reported in Humbermede in 2025
A vehicle was reported stolen from a driveway around Wedgewood Drive and Willowdale Avenue on Thursday
There have been seven auto thefts reported in Newtonbrook East in 2025
A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside around Alcester Court and Highland Hill on Saturday
There have been eight auto thefts reported in Yorkdale-Glen Park in 2025
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We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentBetween Sunday, July 16, and Sunday, July 30, police were called to six robbery hold ups in the St. Clair West Village, Bermondsey, Sherwood Park, Brookhaven-Amesbury and Runnymede neighbourhoods.
Police then learned there were seven more retail robberies related to this case.
Between Tuesday, Aug. 1 and Thursday, Aug. 10, police responded to seven robbery hold up calls in the Runnymede, The Annex, Newtonbrook West, Leaside-Bennington, Victoria Village and Dorset Park neighbourhoods.
Police say a man entered seven convenience stores wearing a mask and in three of the incidents, he was with another suspect.
In the stores, he said he was armed with a knife in several incidents.
He demanded and stole cash, cigarettes and lottery tickets.
Police have identified four other suspects and have made arrests.
On Sunday, July 30, police investigated one of the suspects on an unrelated matter and took them into custody.
Joshua Reid, 34, of no fixed address, was charged with robbery, disguise with intent, and fail to comply with probation.
On Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, police located one of the suspects who was already in custody for an unrelated matter.
Robert Penney, 42, of Toronto, was charged with robbery, disguise with intent, and two counts of fail to comply with probation.
On Thursday, police located and arrested three outstanding identified suspects.
Shayna Rosenzweig, 33, of no fixed address, was charged with four counts of robbery, two counts of disguise with intent, four counts of fail to comply with release order, and possession property obtained by crime over.
Kelly Ramsay, 51, of Toronto, is charged with possession of property obtained by crime – over $5,000, and possession of property obtained by crime – under $5,000.
Fabio Amaral, 35, of Toronto, was charged with 11 counts of robbery, two counts of robbery with offensive weapon, 13 counts of disguise with intent, possession property obtained by crime – over $,5000, and 39 counts of fail to comply with probation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7350, or call Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
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There were 38 residential break and enters reported in the district from March 19 to March 25
Toronto Police Service received 83 reports of a break-in at a home between March 19 and March 25
including 38 in the district of North York
In total 1,000 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan
1 – up 31.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2023
Three break-ins were reported at these locations:
a house near Banbury Road and Sagewood Drive on Tuesday
a house near Bradgate Road and Chatfield Drive on Thursday
an apartment near Rippleton Road and Terrington Court on Friday
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A break-in was reported at a house near Hi Mount Drive and King Maple Place on Friday
There have been 16 residential break and enters reported in Bayview Village in 2024
Two break-ins were reported at these locations:
a house near Banstock Drive and Sawley Drive on Friday
a house near Ballyconnor Court and Lonergan Crescent on Monday
There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Bayview Woods-Steeles in 2024
Five break-ins were reported at these locations:
a house near Lawrence Avenue West and Otter Crescent on Tuesday
an apartment near Lawrence Avenue West and Rosewell Avenue on Tuesday
a house near Caribou Road and Glen Rush Boulevard on Thursday
a house near Clyde Avenue and Dunblaine Avenue on Thursday
a house near Brooke Avenue and Greer Road on Sunday
There have been 29 residential break and enters reported in Bedford Park-Nortown in 2024
A break-in was reported at an apartment near Hullmar Drive and Wheelwright Crescent on Wednesday
There have been three residential break and enters reported in Black Creek in 2024
A break-in was reported at a house near Broadway Avenue and Walder Avenue on Wednesday
There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills in 2024
A break-in was reported at a house near John Best Avenue and Plainfield Road on Friday
There have been three residential break and enters reported in Brookhaven-Amesbury in 2024
A break-in was reported at a house near Faywood Boulevard and Joel Swirsky Boulevard on Thursday
There have been five residential break and enters reported in Clanton Park in 2024
a house near Angus Drive and Seneca Hill Drive on Friday
a house near Cobblestone Drive and Seneca Hill Drive on Sunday
There have been 14 residential break and enters reported in Don Valley Village in 2024
an apartment near Dallner Road and Wilson Avenue on Wednesday
an apartment near Epsom Downs Drive and William Cragg Drive on Friday
an apartment near Downsview Park Boulevard and Stanley Greene Boulevard on Monday
There have been 16 residential break and enters reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2024
A break-in was reported at a house near Ameer Avenue and Ridgevale Drive on Saturday
There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Englemount-Lawrence in 2024
A break-in was reported at a house near Flavian Crescent and Rameau Drive on Thursday
There have been four residential break and enters reported in Hillcrest Village in 2024
A break-in was reported at an apartment near Bathurst Street and Sandringham Drive on Sunday
There have been four residential break and enters reported in Lansing-Westgate in 2024
A break-in was reported at a house near Dorsey Court and Dorsey Drive on Sunday
There have been six residential break and enters reported in Maple Leaf in 2024
an apartment near Bowerbank Drive and Deering Crescent on Saturday
a house near Conacher Drive and Newton Drive on Monday
There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook East in 2024
A break-in was reported at a house near Fenelon Drive and Karen Road on Tuesday
There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2024
A break-in was reported at an apartment near Cherokee Boulevard and Tuscarora Drive on Wednesday
There have been four residential break and enters reported in Pleasant View in 2024
a house near Bannatyne Drive and Woodsworth Road on Wednesday
an apartment near Davean Drive and Shouldice Court on Wednesday
a house near Davean Drive and Shouldice Court on Wednesday
an apartment near The Links Road and Tournament Drive on Friday
a house near Fifeshire Road and Toba Drive on Saturday
There have been 32 residential break and enters reported in St
a house near Estelle Avenue and Holmes Avenue on Thursday
a house near Dudley Avenue and Spring Garden Avenue on Friday
There have been 23 residential break and enters reported in Willowdale East in 2024
A break-in was reported at an apartment near Finch Avenue West and Lorraine Drive on Friday
There have been six residential break and enters reported in Willowdale West in 2024
A break-in was reported at a house near Capitol Avenue and Glencairn Avenue on Wednesday
There have been five residential break and enters reported in Yorkdale-Glen Park in 2024
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