Four people have been arrested after a collision on Highway 404 involving a vehicle that was used to flee a jewelry store robbery at a Newmarket mall on Wednesday afternoon.
York Regional Police (YRP) said a call came in shortly before 5:30 p.m. for a commercial robbery at Upper Canada Mall.
Five suspects entered a jewelry store and stole unknown quantities of merchandise, YRP said. During the robbery, two people were pepper-sprayed.
The suspects drove away but YRP said they followed the vehicle to Highway 404 near Steeles Avenue East.
Officers subsequently took four suspects into custody. Police said a fifth suspect remains outstanding.
According to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), they responded to a three-vehicle collision on the southbound lanes of Highway 404 near Steeles Avenue around 5:45 p.m.