Security video captures knifepoint robbery, one of 16 in a 2-week robbery spree around the GTHA

Toronto police arrested Alan Haaksma, 52, in connection with 16 robberies across the GTHA.

A man has been arrested after robbing 16 different businesses across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area over a two-week period.

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Security video captured one of the alleged robberies. In it, you can see a man wearing a hat and a face mask below his mouth walk up to a bank teller and pull a knife out of a box. No money is seen being handed over to the man in the footage.

In separate releases Thursday, Hamilton and Toronto police say between Feb. 8 and Feb. 25, officers from Hamilton Police Service, Toronto Police Service, Guelph Police Service, Peel Regional Police Service, Halton Regional Police Service and Niagara Regional Police Service responded to sixteen robbery incidents.

Fourteen thefts occurred at financial institutions and another two took place at retail stores.

Police say in each robbery, a lone man displayed a knife, approached an employee, and demanded cash. In some cases, the robber wore a mask to disguise his identity.

The release states that investigators from six police services collaborated to identify and arrest the man.

As a result, Oakville resident Alan Haaksma, 52, was arrested by Toronto police on Wednesday and charged with 16 counts of robbery with an offensive weapon, seven counts of disguise with intent, and two counts of stolen property. Toronto police say further charges are expected.

Police say his arrest and a separate search warrant recovered quantities of cash and other items of evidentiary value related to the investigation.