A Toronto Police badge is seen in this file photo from the Toronto Police College Graduation Ceremony in Toronto, on Wednesday May 14, 2014.Mark Blinch/The Globe and Mail
Toronto police have made a string of arrests and laid a total of 140 charges in a series of armed robberies that took place across the city earlier this year.
They say there were 12 armed robberies at various transit stations, retail establishments and a financial institution between March 3 and May 28.
Through an investigation — called "Project Castle" — which involved the work of multiple divisions, as well as the investigative services of the Toronto Transit Commission, police say they arrested 10 people.
Staff Inspector Mike Earl says the suspects wore masks and were armed with guns during the robberies.
But he says no one was injured in the hold-ups.
Earl says he believes at least some of the people arrested could be linked to other robberies that have taken place in the city earlier this year.