Male Sought In Slew Of Robberies - UPDATE
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From Saturday, February 8, 2025, until Tuesday, February 25, 2025, officers from the Hamilton Police Service, Toronto Police Service, Guelph Police Service, Peel Regional Police Service, Halton Regional Police Service and Niagara Regional Police Service responded to sixteen robbery incidents. Specifically, fourteen were financial institution robberies and two were retail store robberies.
In each occurrence, a lone male suspect displayed a knife, approached an employee demanding cash and in multiple incidents the suspect wore a mask to disguise their identity.
Investigators from the above noted police servies embarked on a collaborative, multi-jurisdictional investigation to identify and arrest the suspect. Through the excellent work by officers and community support, the suspect was identified.
On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Toronto Police Service located the suspect and arrested him.
Alan Haaksma, 52 years-old of Oakville has been charged with the following:
- Robbery with offensive weapon x 16
- Disguise with intent x 7
- Possession of proceeds of crime under $5000 x 2