Jewellery store robbers nabbed in Nottawa

Police have charged three individuals in relation to a robbery at D.C. Taylor Jewellers in Collingwood on Monday, which led to a chase near Nottawa.

At about 3 p.m. on Dec. 5, three suspects were observed going into the jewellery store, discharging a firearm in the process. A short time later they were observed fleeing the scene in a dark coloured SUV.

Officers obtained a description of the suspect vehicle, which had been reported stolen by Toronto Police Services, as well as information on last known direction of travel leading police to the abandoned SUV in a field near County Road 124 and the 30/31 Sideroad, just south of Nottawa.

A ground search began with assistance from members of the Huronia West OPP, OPP Canine, OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) as well as OPP Aviation Services, and after several hours all three suspects were apprehended without incident and were held for video bail hearings.

As a result, a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old from Brampton, and a 17-year-old from Whitby are facing charges relating to unauthorized possession of firearms, using firearms to commit an offence, possession of stolen property obtained by crime over $5,000, flight from a peace officer, discharging a firearm into or at a place in a reckless manner, and disguise with intent.

All three cannot be identified under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

None of the store employees were physically injured in the incident.