TORONTO — A 53-year-old man is facing charges after police say eight banks were allegedly robbed in the space of about a week.
Police allege that, starting on July 21, a man allegedly approached tellers at the banks and handed them a note that said he had a gun.
Police allege the man would then take cash and flee the area.
They say some of the robberies were committed just hours apart.
Police say seven of the eight banks robbed are in Toronto while one other is in Pickering, Ont.
Police say Andrew Burke has been charged with eight counts of robbery.
The Canadian Press
Note to readers: This is a corrected story. An earlier version incorrectly said one of the robberies took place in Peterborough, Ont.
