Thursday, February 5, 2009

Police Arrest Short North Robber

10 TV: Police on Thursday said that they arrested a man and connected him to a series of robberies along North High Street. Mark Simon faces multiple theft charges... For several weeks, police said that Simon targeted Short North 10 shops and businesses, often armed with a knife.

Police said that patrol officers noticed Simon lingering on the streets and alerted robbery detectives. One victim, an antique shop owner, identified him as the man who held a knife to her throat. Another bartender said that Simon threw a rock at him when he turned around to open the cash register. Police said that Simon's crimes were motivated by a drug problem.

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