Youths charged after attempted jewellery store robberies at Conestoga Mall
Posted Feb 10, 2025 08:39:25 AM.
Last Updated Feb 10, 2025 10:11:36 AM.
Four people have been arrested, including three youths, in connection with two attempted jewellery store robberies in Waterloo and one successful theft in Stratford.
It was back on Feb 1. when regional police responded to reports of an attempted jewellery store robbery at Conestoga Mall. Allegedly six suspects rolled up to the mall in a grey Honda Civic that had been stolen from the Toronto area earlier that day.
Those suspects made their way into the mall, but their plan was foiled thanks to the intervention of a store security guard. Those male suspects fled the scene.
Just days later on Feb. 3, police once again responded to reports of an attempted jewellery store robbery at Conestoga Mall, this time around 1:50 p.m. Six suspects arrived at the mall in a silver SUV, made their way into the mall and were once again stopped when a store security guard shut the gates to the targeted jewellery store. Another security guard pursued those suspects and saw them leaving in that silver SUV.
On Feb. 5, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) knabbed four individuals in the area of the Sunrise Shopping Centre in Kitchener following a jewellery store robbery in Stratford, while also recovering two vehicles that had been stolen from the Greater Toronto Area.
A collaborative, multi-jurisdictional investigation linked those four individuals arrested by OPP to the two attempted jewellery store robberies at Conestoga Mall. The four suspects are still in custody, and regional police have issued warrants for their arrest.
A 15-year-old from Toronto, 16-year-old from Kitchener, 17-year-old from Nova Scotia and a 27-year-old man from Richmond Hill have all been charged with:
- Attempted robbery with a weapon (two counts)
- Disguise with intent (two counts)
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence
Two suspects remain at large after the attempted jewellery store robberies in Waterloo. The investigation continues to identify and locate them. Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
