Police are releasing new details about an armed robbery that took place at an Oakville mall jewelry store Wednesday night.
Officers were called to Oakville Place, located at 240 Leighland Avenue, around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in response to reports of an incident at Mariani Jewellers and Watch Boutique.
According to investigators, a suspect allegedly threatened employees of the store with a handgun as another suspect allegedly stole an “assortment of watches from the display cases” Staff said the suspects yelled “this is a robbery” and told customers to put their hands on the counter.
Both suspects then fled to an exit located in the southwest part of the shopping centre.
No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.
Police said the pair was last seen getting into an awaiting vehicle described as an “older model silver Dodge Caravan.” The vehicle was possibly occupied by a third suspect, officers added.
The two suspects have been described by police as five-foot-10 males with average builds. Both suspects were captured on security cameras wearing dark clothing, blue toques and white masks. Investigators added that one of the suspects was carrying a red GoodLife gym bag as well.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact Halton Regional Police at 905-825-4747, ext. 2216 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
