The Canadian Bankers Association is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects after almost two dozen armed robberies in a 10-week period across the GTA.

The money is being offered as Toronto and Peel police investigate 22 bank robberies between Oct. 5 and Dec. 13. While no injuries have been reported, at least one of the suspects carried a firearm in each of the robberies.

“They committed these gunpoint robberies in a violent manner without any regard for the public’s safety,” Toronto police said in a news release Monday.

In each robbery, several of the suspects entered the banks in disguise before demanding money, police said. Images of the male suspects were captured on security cameras.

“Protecting bank employees, customers and the broader community is among the banking industry’s highest priorities,” bankers’ association spokesperson Mathieu Labrèche said in an email Tuesday to the Star.

The suspects, in their late teens to early 20s, used several different stolen motor vehicles including a black Hyundai Elantra, a silver BMW 328 and a white Acura MDX, police said.

The association, which represents the Canada’s banking industry, said it offers a reward if police determine that it would be helpful in resolving cases.

“When requested by law enforcement, the CBA and its member banks work closely with police to determine the appropriate level of the reward,” Labrèche said.

The association has posted 36 rewards since it first started offering them in 1999. It’s been paid out 10 times.

The last time the association posted a reward was in September, 2018, when it offered $10,000 after a bank in Scarborough was robbed four months earlier in May.

Nathan Hunter, 20, surrendered to Toronto police on Sept. 24, 2018, shortly after a news conference to announce the reward.

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