Toronto woman, 23, and unknown male wanted for Scarborough distraction robbery

Toronto police are currently searching for a man and a woman in connection with an alleged robbery that occurred in Scarborough on June 26. The incident took place just after 11 a.m. in the parking lot of a commercial building on Ellesmere Road and Midland Avenue. According to investigators, a woman in a vehicle approached a man walking in the parking lot and asked for directions, while another man in a second vehicle also stopped and asked for directions.

The woman then exited her vehicle and placed a gold chain around the man’s neck, while simultaneously ripping off his personal chain. Both suspects fled the scene. The woman, identified as Andreea Ispas, 23, from Toronto, is wanted on a charge of robbery. She is described as approximately five-feet-five with a slim build and black hair, and was last seen wearing a black dress with white trim at the bottom and white shoes. The male suspect has not been described.

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