Merchants on Mt. Pleasant Rd. are buzzing about the police action and takedown Monday of three apparently armed men on the street north of Soudan Ave. The occurrence resulted from a pursuit, according to those on the street following a robbery downtown. The climax of the chase is said to have taken place in or near the parking lot of the former Newbigging Funeral Home, now a commercial lot. Mt. Pleasant was closed for as much as two hours from Soudan up to Eglinton, according to sources. Officers with their weapons drawn were posted outside businesses like Dollarama. Readers of The South Bayview Bulldog say there was a Hold and Secure in place at Northern Secondary School. This seems likely at Eglinton Public School as well. Police have yet to report on this matter.
