Two Toronto men are facing charges after a Scotia Bank branch was held up in Woodbridge on Monday.
At about 3:30 p.m. two men walked into the bank at 8565 Hwy. 27. north on Langstaff Road. One of them passed a note to a teller demanding cash, according to York Regional Police.
The men were handed a small amount of money and bolted into a cab.
Officers in police cruisers later saw a cab with men matching the suspects’ descriptions riding inside, stopped it and made a pair of arrests.
Mohamed Abdi, 23, of Etobicoke and Sharmarke Hussein, 21, of Toronto are charged with robbery.
- ER
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Sports Report
The American League edged out the National League 5-4, at Baseball's All-Star game yesterday.
Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki became the first player to hit an inside-the-park home run in All-Star game history.
With the win, the American League extended their unbeaten streak at the Mid-Summer Classic to ten games.
The regular season resumes on Thursday.
The Raptors have signed Jamario Moon to a two-year contract.
The free agent forward played for Albany in the Continental Basketball Association last season.
Moon was seventh in league scoring, averaging 18.8 points per game.
Toronto FC's Ronnie O'Brien has been added to the Major League Soccer All-Star roster. O'Brien has four assists in 11 games this season and will be making his 4th All-Star appearance.
The MLS All-Stars will face Scotland's Celtic FC next week.
Round two of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup gets underway today.
Austria will take on Gambia in Edmonton, the United States plays Uruguay in Toronto, Spain challenges Brazil in Burnaby, and Japan faces the Czech Republic in Victoria.
IBL: Toronto 6 Oshawa 3
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Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki became the first player to hit an inside-the-park home run in All-Star game history.
With the win, the American League extended their unbeaten streak at the Mid-Summer Classic to ten games.
The regular season resumes on Thursday.
The Raptors have signed Jamario Moon to a two-year contract.
The free agent forward played for Albany in the Continental Basketball Association last season.
Moon was seventh in league scoring, averaging 18.8 points per game.
Toronto FC's Ronnie O'Brien has been added to the Major League Soccer All-Star roster. O'Brien has four assists in 11 games this season and will be making his 4th All-Star appearance.
The MLS All-Stars will face Scotland's Celtic FC next week.
Round two of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup gets underway today.
Austria will take on Gambia in Edmonton, the United States plays Uruguay in Toronto, Spain challenges Brazil in Burnaby, and Japan faces the Czech Republic in Victoria.
IBL: Toronto 6 Oshawa 3
- ER
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
YRP Looking For Missing Vaughan Man
York Regional Police is asking for the public's help in locating a missing Vaughan man.
Richard Mangar was last seen at his home on Thursday.
The 49-year-old has schizophrenia, suffers from paranoia and is not taking medication.
His family and police are worried about his safety and well-being.
Mangar is described as Guyanese with a dark complexion, five feet nine inches tall, 180 pounds with a medium build, bald, brown eyes, false teeth and a cyst on his right cheek.
Anyone with information is urged to call police at 1-800-876-5423, ext. 7441, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or leave a tip online at www.1800222tips.com
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Richard Mangar was last seen at his home on Thursday.
The 49-year-old has schizophrenia, suffers from paranoia and is not taking medication.
His family and police are worried about his safety and well-being.
Mangar is described as Guyanese with a dark complexion, five feet nine inches tall, 180 pounds with a medium build, bald, brown eyes, false teeth and a cyst on his right cheek.
Anyone with information is urged to call police at 1-800-876-5423, ext. 7441, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or leave a tip online at www.1800222tips.com
- ER
Water Advisory Continues In York Region
York Region's stage 1 water advisory will stay in place for a few more days at least, according to a regional spokesperson.
Under the Stage 1 water advisory, the region is asking you to voluntarily limit watering your lawn and garden.
Water reservoirs are now at about 70 per cent of capacity.
- ER
Under the Stage 1 water advisory, the region is asking you to voluntarily limit watering your lawn and garden.
Water reservoirs are now at about 70 per cent of capacity.
- ER
Gunpoint Robbery In Woodbridge
York Regional Police are looking for two men after a gunpoint robbery at a cellphone store in Woodbridge on Friday.
Just after 8 p.m., the men, one armed with a handgun, walked into the Rogers Cellular outlet at 200 Whitmore Rd. in the Hwy. 7 and Weston Road area.
Both men are described as having medium complexions and medium builds and were wearing black baseball caps, large sunglasses and black and white football-style gloves.
One of the robbers stood five feet eight inches tall and had hairy arms.
Anyone with information, is asked to call police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7873, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or leave a tip online at www.1800222tips.com
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Just after 8 p.m., the men, one armed with a handgun, walked into the Rogers Cellular outlet at 200 Whitmore Rd. in the Hwy. 7 and Weston Road area.
Both men are described as having medium complexions and medium builds and were wearing black baseball caps, large sunglasses and black and white football-style gloves.
One of the robbers stood five feet eight inches tall and had hairy arms.
Anyone with information, is asked to call police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7873, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or leave a tip online at www.1800222tips.com
-ER
Sports Report
Baseball's All-Star game takes place tonight in San Fransisco.
Oakland's Dan Harran will start for the American League, While the National League counters with San Diego's Jake Peavy.
First pitch - 8:00pm
Meanwhile, the home run derby was held last night and was won by Anaheim's Vladamir Guerrero.
The Blue Jays have released pitcher Victor Zambrano.
Zambrano made 8 appearances this season, posting a record of 0-2 and an ERA of 10.97.
At the Tour De France, Gert Steegmans of Belgium won the second stage yesterday.
Fabian Cancellara remains the leader despite injuring his wrist in a crash.
The Stouffville Storm bantam boys team have earned a berth in the Eastern Canadian Softball Championship.The Storm advanced after beating Napanne on Sunday 7-1, to win the Provincial elimination tournament.
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Oakland's Dan Harran will start for the American League, While the National League counters with San Diego's Jake Peavy.
First pitch - 8:00pm
Meanwhile, the home run derby was held last night and was won by Anaheim's Vladamir Guerrero.
The Blue Jays have released pitcher Victor Zambrano.
Zambrano made 8 appearances this season, posting a record of 0-2 and an ERA of 10.97.
At the Tour De France, Gert Steegmans of Belgium won the second stage yesterday.
Fabian Cancellara remains the leader despite injuring his wrist in a crash.
The Stouffville Storm bantam boys team have earned a berth in the Eastern Canadian Softball Championship.The Storm advanced after beating Napanne on Sunday 7-1, to win the Provincial elimination tournament.
-ER
Friday, July 6, 2007
Sylvester To Serve 16 Years Before Parole Eligibility
Daniel Sylvester will be eligible for parole after serving 16 years of his mandatory life sentence for the second-degree murder of Alicia Ross.
Sylvester's sentence was announced today by Judge Ted Minden in a Newmarket courthouse.
The Crown had asked for 15 to 18 years before parole eligibility.
The conviction carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for at least 10 years.
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Sylvester's sentence was announced today by Judge Ted Minden in a Newmarket courthouse.
The Crown had asked for 15 to 18 years before parole eligibility.
The conviction carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for at least 10 years.
- ER
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