A 30-year-old man from Gatineau, Que., has been charged with eight counts of armed robbery for stealing from banks between Ottawa and Toronto.
The Quinte West detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police started an investigation after someone robbed a Royal Bank in Trenton, Ont., on Nov. 15.
A description of the suspect appeared to link the incident to robberies in other Ontario cities, which prompted a police investigation across several jurisdictions.
A man was arrested on Friday after police were called to a robbery in Cobourg, Ont. He was stopped without incident while travelling eastbound on Highway 401, west of Trenton, police said.
The charges relate to eight bank robberies that took place between Aug. 25 and Dec. 16:
- Aug. 25: A National Bank in Kingston.
- Aug. 30: A Bank of Montreal in York.
- Sept. 26: A Royal Bank in Napanee.
- Oct. 15: A Royal Bank in Oshawa.
- Nov. 15: A Royal Bank in Trenton.
- Nov. 25: A Bank of Montreal in Toronto.
- Dec. 16: A Royal Bank in Bowmanville.
- Dec. 16: A Royal Bank in Cobourg.
The man was armed during the robberies, police said.
They would not say how much money he stole before his arrest.
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