Toronto police say the man who robbed an A&W restaurant last week in broad daylight has been arrested and charged in connection with a number of similar incidents across the city.
Police were called to the fast food location in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, near Queen Street West and Macdonell Avenue, after 7 p.m. on Aug. 24 for a report of a robbery.
While pointing the firearm at the cashier, the suspect hops the counter and empties the cash register.However, according to a news release issued by Toronto police on Monday, the robbery was just one of six incidents in which Prince Kofi Apawu, a 27-year-old of no fixed address, has been charged. In each incident, police said Apawu entered a store wearing a mask to disguise his identity and approached the checkout posing as a customer. In five of those incidents, a handgun was used and Apawu allegedly made off with an undisclosed quantity of cash before fleeing in a stolen vehicle.
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