Two 18-year-olds from Toronto have been charged by police in connection with a series of violent bank robberies, including one in Mimico in which two officers were hospitalized.

The 22 Division officers were treated for cuts and stab wounds in hospital and released.

Police allege the men are responsible for four bank robberies which were committed in the South Etobicoke area in a violent spree that terrorized tellers from January 25 to March 24.

Hold Up Squad officers said during the robberies a man would enter the bank with a balaclava mask to conceal his identity. He would approach the teller and hand over a note that said he had a gun and demanded cash.

Police said during the March 26 robbery, in which the officers were injured, the men were armed with knives.

“The man then went behind the teller counter while holding the knife and yelling at the teller,” officers said in a release.

Plainclothes officers were nearby and arrived at the scene with the men still inside the bank.

“One man ran out of the rear exit with an officer pursuing him,” police said. “The officer caught up with the man and was able to place him in custody after a violent struggle.”

Another violent struggle broke out between the officer and suspect inside the bank.

“The man stabbed the officer in the abdomen during the struggle causing serious injuries,” according to police.

Hold Up Squad officers conducted a search warrant and located clothing and other evidence linking one man to several robberies.

Neelkanth Shah, 18, was arrested on March 26 and charged with: attempt murder, aggravated assault, robbery with an offensive weapon, four counts of robbery and five counts of disguise with intent.

He appeared for a bail hearing on March 27 at Old City Hall Court.

Nathaniel Mohabir, 18, was arrested the same day and charged with: robbery with an offensive weapon, disguise with intent and assault with intent to resist arrest.

He is slated to return to court on May 3.