Arrested crooks rob bank blocks away from 22 Division police station.
These alleged bank robbers chose to rob a bank about five blocks away from Toronto Police’s 22 Division.
Police in a release said the suspects are a man and woman who were nabbed by officers of a Public Safety Response Team after robbing a bank January 22 around 3:12 p.m. in the Bloor Street W., and Kipling Avenue area.
Officers said the crooks drove to the bank and one suspect entered wearing a mask to disguise their identity.
“They placed their hand inside their jacket and indicated they were armed with a firearm while making a demand for cash,” police said.
The bank robbery suspects were arrested by members of a nearby Public Safety Response Team.
The suspect took a quantity of cash and fled to the awaiting vehicle which drove away.
Officers from 22 Division, at 3699 Bloor Street W., just blocks away received a robbery call and was there in a flash.
Sharp-eyed Response Team officers located and stopped a vehicle and arrested two people after a short foot chase.
Charged are Mohamed Bashir Salat, 37, and Afaf Shuayb Mohamed, 35, both of Toronto, for a slew of robbery offences including disguise with intent, possession of property obtained by crime and conspiracy to commit and indictable offence.
She (Afaf) was scheduled to appear in court at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre on January 23.