Toronto police are searching for a man who they say committed a number of purse snatch robberies in North York on Thursday.
The robberies, of which police said there are several, occurred in the area of Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West.
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Police said the suspect, who has been identified by investigators as 29-year-old Toronto resident Valter Pereira Cabral, was allegedly seen fleeing the area in a black Volkswagen with a Nova Scotia licence plate JMA 239.
Cabral is considered violent, police said, and is wanted on a number of charges including two counts of robbery, fail to comply with probation, assault with a weapon, assault, and criminal harassment.
“If located, do not approach, and call 911,” police said in a news release issued Saturday evening.
Police are asking anyone with information related to the alleged robberies to contact them at 416-808-3300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.