Mall employees threatened during Oakville robbery

Police say employees were threatened during a robbery at a southern Ontario shopping mall.

Halton police say officers are looking for witnesses following an alleged robbery at the Bell store in Oakville Place.

Officers allege that three suspects entered the store around 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 and ripped a selection of cell phones and tablets from their display cases before fleeing the area.

Employees were verbally threatened; however, no weapons were used or seen, according to police.

No physical injuries were reported.

The suspects are described as males. They were last seen wearing black hoodies, pants and blue surgical masks.

A suspect vehicle was seen fleeing the area, and it was described as a dark-coloured pickup truck.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the 2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777 ext. 2216.