NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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COUNTY OF WELLINGTON/PERTH COUNTY - On July 25, 2017 at approximately 1:35 p.m. Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a robbery on Main Street North, Milverton. It was a reported an unknown male entered the CIBC Bank with a weapon and stole an undetermined amount of cash. He left on foot.
On Aug. 1, 2017 at approximately 4 p.m. Wellington County OPP responded to a report of a robbery at the RBC bank on Main Street, Drayton. It was reported that a male wearing a disguise entered the RBC Bank with a weapon and stole an undetermined amount of cash. He left on foot.
After the armed robberies local OPP members obtained surveillance images of the vehicle believed to be utilized by the accused, in Drayton and Milverton. Peel Regional Police were investigating a similar armed robbery in Brampton on July 25, 2017. Officers of the two agencies shared their information and images of the accused and the vehicle.
Subsequently on Aug. 5, 2017 Peel Regional Police stopped the accused at 1:15 a.m. and the two accused parties were identified. Peel Regional Police conducted an investigation and the two accused were charged in relation to an armed robbery in Brampton. Investigators from Peel Regional Police and the OPP were able to determine that these two individuals were also responsible for the bank robberies in both Perth County and Wellington County.
45-year-old Duane Jeffery Martin of Brampton has been charged with:
- Two counts of robbery with a weapon
- Two counts of disguise with intent
- Two counts of pointing a firearm
A 19-year-old female, Taylor Brum of Brampton, has been charged with:
- Two counts of robbery with a weapon
They will both appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford for bail hearings.
The OPP would like to thank the public for their assistance in solving these crimes.
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