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2 youths among 8 charged in connection with smash-and-grab robberies in Ontario, police say

May 8, 2026

The Halton Regional Police Service has laid over 50 charges following several smash-and-grab robberies in Ontario between Jan. 25 and March 17, in what the deputy police chief is calling "the first major crackdown" on such thefts impacting businesses.



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