3 hurt after vehicle crashes into store during robbery: Cops

Last updated: 2024/12/23 at 1:33 AM

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One person was hospitalized and two other people suffered minor injuries after a vehicle crashed into a store in north Etobicoke Sunday evening before the store was robbed.

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Toronto Police said a suspect or suspects crashed a vehicle into a storefront in the Islington Ave.-Albion Rd. area at about 5:30 p.m.

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ROBBERY:
Islington Av + Albion Rd
5:26 pm
– Suspect(s) crashed a vehicle into the front of a store
– They entered the store and took a quantity of merchandise before fleeing the area
– One person who was inside the store was injured and transported to hospital#GO2760567
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— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) December 23, 2024

The suspect or suspects then entered the store and took a “quantity of merchandise” before fleeing.

A person inside the store was hurt and sent to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two other people were also treated at the scene for minor injuries, although it was not known if they had been sent to a hospital as well.

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Spokesperson Const. Laura Brabant said she was unable to provide other information at the time, including potential suspects or what was taken from the store, as officers were still on scene investigating the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police 416-808-2222, 416-808-2300 or Crime Stoppers Anonymously 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).