Posted on Tuesday March 18, 2025
Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged a man and continue to seek up to three additional suspects following a daytime robbery in November 2024 in the City of Markham.
On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 11 a.m., three suspects wearing medical masks entered a business in the area of Woodbine Avenue and Denison Street. The suspects threatened all store employees not to intervene before entering the back room and fleeing with a quantity of stolen phones. There were no injuries to the employees.
The suspects fled in a vehicle that was later found abandoned in the area of Victoria Park Avenue and Gordon Baker Drive in the City of Toronto.
Search warrants were executed on two seized vehicles and all stolen merchandise was recovered. A 26-year-old man has been charged after being identified through the ongoing investigation.
Charged: - Alexandru MICU, 26, of no fixed address
Charges: - Robbery with Threats of Violence
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
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Investigators continue to seek up to three additional male suspects. The suspects are described as having heavier builds and dark complexions. One suspect was observed wearing a burgundy hooded sweatshirt while a second suspect was observed wearing a black tracksuit with a white stripe across the chest area. The third suspect was wearing a white and black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and a baseball hat.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6630. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS or online at www.1800222tips.com.
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Prepared by: Constable Kevin Nebrija
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March 18, 2025
