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[h1]High-End T.O. Jewellery Store Robbed By Masked Trio[/h1]
Wednesday January 7, 2009
CityNews.ca Staff
Police blocked off a section of Bloor near Bay Wednesday afternoon following the brazen robbery of a high-end jewellery store.
There are witness accounts of three masked suspects in the vicinity of the Cartier store at St. Thomas Street across from the Windsor Arms Hotel.
Police confirmed as many men entered the store around 3pm, each armed and with their faces covered. In what some have suggested looked like a scene from a Hollywood film, they ordered all staff and patrons to the ground before taking hammers to the display cases and fleeing with a still-unspecified quantity of jewels.
Nobody was injured, but officers showed up seconds too late and the thieves got away - for now.
A shotgun was also recovered not far from the scene, police said, though it hasn't been officially linked to the robbery.
Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS if you can help in the investigation.