* in si de ha lt on .c om O ak vi ll e B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, A pr il 5, 20 18 | NEWS Police pursue leads in effort to nab accomplice • C ontin ued from p age 7 Oakville. The male ordered the clerk to open the cash register and proceeded be hind the counter removing cash, cigarettes, cigars and the employee's cellphone. The accused then fled in a waiting vehicle. The same suspect alleg edly robbed the 7-Eleven convenience store located at 3455 Fairview St. in Bur lington on March 20. The male reportedly entered the store armed with a knife and demanded mon ey, stealing cigarettes, ci gars, cash and the employ ee's wallet before fleeing into a waiting vehicle. In the course of the Hal- ton Regional Police Service (HRPS) investigation, the same suspect was identi- fied as being involved in a series of thefts from automobiles in Burlington on March 5 and 6. During these thefts, the accused and an accomplice are said to have entered six vehi cles and stole a variety of personal items including a wallet. Police say credit cards stolen were subse quently used by the ac cused and the accomplice. Ian Oliver, EVP Torstar and President of Community Brands is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelly Montague as Regional VP & Publisher Community Brands for MetrolandWest. Kelly looks forward to her new role as Regional Publisher for the Oakville Beaver. Kelly is a graduate of Sheridan College and holds a BA from McMaster University where she is a career mentor to students. Prior to this appointment, Kelly was GM for Metroland Halton and Flamborough. Previous appointments have included VP Advertising at The Hamilton Spectator and Director of Advertising at The Oakville Beaver. Kelly recognizes the value of community and is actively involved with charity and sports organizations through support and fundraising. With a passion for community news and local marketing, Kelly looks forward to engaging readers and connecting with the community's residents, organizations and businesses. Kelly, along with the talented team of management, reporters, photographers, media consultants, digital experts and graphic crew is keen to continue showcasing Metroland's printand digital products. She can be reached at kmontague@metroland.com. Kelly will replace Neil Oliver who was appointed ExecutiveVice PresidentTorstarand Announcement President of Daily News Brands. Neil remains the Publisher ofThe Hamilton Spectator. Kelly's operational division - MetrolandWest has a geographic footprint that encompasses the regions of Brockton, North Huron, North Perth, Waterloo, Wilmot Township, Wellington County, Hamilton, Halton, Dufferin County, Niagara, Glanbrook, and Peel. It delivers printed products to just under one million homes every weekand has an online audience of more than 1.5 million unique visitors and 4 million page views monthly. Metroland West is comprised of 25 community newspapers, including such award winning publications as the Burlington Post, The Oakville Beaver, Niagara This Week, The Milton Canadian Champion, The Flamborough Review, The Orangeville Banner, The Guelph Mercury Tribune, The Waterloo Chronicle, Hamilton Community News,andThe Cambridge Times. In addition, Metroland West is the publisher of multiple digital products, specialty magazines such as West ofThe City and products such as City Parent, Forever Young and the industry magazine Canadian Auto World. Metroland Media Group, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, is Canada's leading community media company with more than 80 newspapers and operations in digital, flyer distribution, printing, consumer shows, magazines, directories and online commerce. • # metroland nedia • • Connected to your community® Part of the Torstar Group Concurrent with the HRPS investigation, the Toronto Police Service were also searching for the same suspect alleged to have committed two rob beries in Toronto, the first on March 10 at a Petro Canada on Kipling Avenue and the second at a Pioneer Gas Bar on Brown's Line on March 16. HRPS executed a search warrant at an apartment building located at 205 Queen Mary Dr. in Oak ville and arrested a sus pect. While searching the apartment, investigators seized several items they say are linked to the rob beries. The man charged has been held over for a bail hearing. Colin Borne, 19, of Oakville has been charged with four counts of robbery with violence, four counts of wearing a disguise with in tent to commit a crime, four counts of possession of a dangerous weapon, four counts of failure to comply with a probation order, six counts of theft and eight counts of fraud under $5,000. The HRPS is actively pursuing leads in efforts to apprehend Borne's accom plice. Anyone who may have additional information concerning this investigation can contact HRPS Det. Barry Malciw at 905-825 4747 ext. 2218. Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers "See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers" at 1-800-222-477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestop- pers.ca. K n o w w h a t's h a p p e n in g dow n the stre e t? Get the latest local news, events, and shopping information when you need it - anytime, anywhere. metro I and media V S / access a b ilit ie s I V ^ l I Your ability store.Our passion. 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