Two Mississauga men face charges after a store in Ontario cottage country was robbed by a pair of culprits wielding hammers on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
Ontario Provincial Police said officers responded to a call of a robbery in progress just before 11 a.m. at a store on Front Street North near Neywash Street in Orillia, about 30 kilometres northeast of Barrie.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was reported that two individuals had attended the store with hammers, stole property and then left in a vehicle,\u201d OPP said in a news release late Tuesday, adding no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
A short time after the robbery, police say they located and stopped a suspect vehicle on southbound Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte, southwest of Orillia heading toward Barrie.<\/p>\n
Two suspects were subsequently arrested and the stolen property was recovered, according to police.<\/p>\n
Abdel Ramadan, 22, and Makram Bani Ata, 21, both of Mississauga, are each charged with:<\/p>\n
Robbery with theft
\nDisguise with intent
\nPossession of weapon for dangerous purpose
\nPossession of property obtained by crime over $5,000<\/p>\n
Bani Ata is facing an additional charge of assault with a weapon, police said.<\/p>\n
Both were held in custody and are scheduled to appear for a bail hearing on Wednesday in Orillia court.<\/p>\n