CRIME SCENE: Police seek suspect after shots fired at Whitby business
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Durham Regional Police say they are looking for a suspect after shots were fired at a Whitby business this week.
Police say they were contacted Thursday at around 8:45 a.m. after an employee saw several bullet holes in the front windows of the business in the area of Hopkins St. and Nichol Ave.
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Authorities say a review of security footage confirmed a man fired a handgun at the business at approximately 11:50 p.m. Wednesday before fleeing the area in a silver SUV.
The business was closed at the time of the shooting and no injuries have been reported, police said.
Anyone with cellphone, dash cam, surveillance footage or information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Smith of the West Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1905.
Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or online at 222tips.com.
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A female suspect is being sought following a robbery in Toronto’s downtown core on Wednesday afternoon.
Toronto Police said officers responded to a call for a robbery in the Yonge and Wellesley Sts. area at approximately 3:30 p.m.
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Police said the suspect then sprayed a noxious substance towards the staff members and then assaulted one of the staff members before she fled.
The suspect is described as between 20 to 30 years old with a medium build and long straight black hair. She was wearing a black jacket, pink top, beige pants, white shoes and was carrying a beige tote bag.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or online at 222tips.com.
— Spiro Papuckoski
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