
Police have charged three teenagers, including a 15-year-old, following an armed robbery at a retail business on Young Street in Alliston.
Ontario Provincial Police say the business alerted them that they had been robbed by five individuals brandishing a firearm.
"Electronics were taken valued at nearly $30,000 and an employee's Louis Vuitton purse," OPP stated in a news release.
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Officers located a vehicle matching the description and brought it to a stop in Toronto.
Three of the five suspects were arrested and turned over to Nottawasaga OPP.
Two replica firearms were also seized.
An 18-year-old from Brampton was charged with:
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Robbery with weapon
- Mischief - destroys or damages property
- Possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Disguise with intent
- Flight from peace officer
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence
A 15-year-old from Brampton was charged with:
- Disguise with intent
- Possession property obtained by crime over $5,000 - in Canada
- Robbery with weapon
- Mischief - destroys or damages property
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Flight from peace officer
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence
- Failure to comply with undertaking
A 17-year-old from Mississauga was charged with:
- Possession property obtained by crime over $5,000 - in Canada
- Robbery with weapon
- Mischief - destroys or damages property
- Flight from peace officer
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence
All three accused are being held for bail.
Due to the age of the two accused parties, their names will not be released as per the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Two suspects remain outstanding.