Female suspect now sought for second downtown robbery

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An unknown suspect who was already wanted in a spring robbery is now wanted for allegedly targeting the same downtown retail store again.

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Toronto police said the first incident occurred on March 19 around 9 p.m. in the area of ​​Dundas St. W. Bay.

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In this incident, police said the female bandit allegedly went into a store, selected several items and left the cart in front of the store.

A store employee took the cart, at which point the suspect physically assaulted two employees to get it back. Police said she sprayed store employees with an unknown substance before making off with the stolen property.

Police said the latest incident happened Friday at the same store around 6:45 p.m.

The gunman allegedly displayed what appeared to be pepper spray and stole a quantity of merchandise. The woman fled the area and was last seen walking west on Dundas.

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No injuries were reported.

The suspect was described as a woman in her 20s, about 5ft 6ins tall, with a thin, medium build. She has a tattoo on her finger and a star tattoo above her right thigh.

Brampton man charged with extortion, another suspect sought

A 25-year-old Brampton man has been charged in what police are calling a racketeering-related shooting in Caledon last month.

Peel Regional Police said on Oct. 26 around 2:50 a.m., two thugs entered a home off Old School Road. and Creditview Road. in Caledon.

The men arrived in a BMW SUV, and police said surveillance footage showed one of them pouring gasoline into the driveway and setting it on fire.

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Police said both gunmen fired several shots at residential buildings. No injuries were reported.

It is alleged that some time later the same duo went to a store near Progress Boulevard. and Dixie Road. in Brampton. Police said surveillance footage showed a gunman from a vehicle firing multiple shots into the business.

No injuries were reported.

Police said investigators arrested Iqbal Bhagria on Friday and charged him with two counts of willful reckless discharge of a firearm, arson, unauthorized possession of a firearm and uttering a forged document.

Police are trying to identify the second suspect.

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