Man Arrested in Retail Robbery Investigation, Front Street East and Lower Jarvis Street area, Chad Connolly, 41

Man Arrested in Retail Robbery Investigation,
Front Street East and Lower Jarvis Street area,
Chad Connolly, 41

Broadcast time: 16:30
Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Unit: Hold Up
Phone: 416-808-7350
Case #: 2019-2019734 

The Toronto Police Service Hold Up Squad would like to advise the public of an arrest in a retail store robbery investigation.

On Saturday, October 19, 2019, a retail store robbery was committed in the Front Street East and Lower Jarvis Street area.

It is alleged that:

- a man entered a store and approached the checkout counter
- the man spoke with the cashier and made a demand for money
- the man kept his hand in his pocket suggesting that he was armed with a gun
- the man took the cash from the register before fleeing the area on foot

The Hold Up Squad conducted an investigation and were able to identify a man. The man was located with the assistance of Barrie Police Service.

On Monday, March 8, 2021, Chad Connolly, 41, of Barrie, was arrested. He is charged with:

1. Robbery

He was scheduled to appear in court at College Park on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in room 507.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7350, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable Jenifferjit Sidhu, Corporate Communications, for Detective Constable Steve Williams, Hold-Up