Police charge man they allege robbed 6 stores in 9 days

Hamilton police say they’ve captured a “serial robber” who they’ve charged in connection with six robberies over nine days last month.

The first robbery happened Oct. 20 when a man entered Fennell Variety at 674 Fennell Ave., brandished a knife and stole an undisclosed amount of cash.

The next day, Oct. 21, a man walked into Ginos Pizza at 65 Mall Rd. and ordered a slice of pizza.

He then allegedly brandished a knife and stole an undisclosed amount of cash.

On Oct. 22, a man entered Webb’s Better Foods at 140 Caroline St. S., allegedly flashed a knife and demanded money.

He escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash and cigarettes, po- lice said.

On Oct. 26, a man walked into Live Right Pet Supplies at 203 Main St. E., brandished a kitchen knife and told the employee he was robbing the store.

The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

On Oct. 28, a man entered Walkers Chocolates at 1050 King St. W., held up a broken shard of glass and told the employee he was rob- bing the store.

The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The next day, Oct. 29, a man entered the Rainbow Gas Bar at 1368 Upper Gage Ave., allegedly brandished a broken shard of glass and demanded the cash. He fled empty-handed.

No one was injured during any of the robberies.

Douglas Adams, 38, of Hamil- ton is charged with six counts of robbery and five counts of being disguised with intent to commit an indictable offence.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Sgt. Emidio Evangelista of the Break and Enter, Auto Theft and Robbery (BEAR) unit at 905-546-2991.

To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppershamilton.com