A man faces charges in connection with an armed jewelry heist in the Kingston Road and Eglinton Avenue area.
Police allege four men walked into a jewelry store on Jan. 26. One man, armed with a gun, jumped over the counter and pushed two employees to the back of the store.The men allegedly fled with $636,000 worth of jewelry.On Wednesday, Feb. 1, officers with the holdup squad and the emergency task force executed a search warrant at a home on Bobmar Road near Ellesmere and Conlins roads."The accused secreted himself in the home," police alleged in a news release. "Officers deployed three tear gas canisters into the home."But a suspect still refused to come out. Officers then entered the home and located a man. A violent struggled ensued before a suspect was subdued and arrested.Muhammad Ishaq, 26, has been charged with robbery while armed with a firearm, weapons dangerous, possessing proceeds of crime, assaulting a peace officer and resisting or obstructing public or peace officer.Police are asking anyone with information to call the holdup squad at 416-808-7350 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).