Three robberies in Brampton in less than an hour Monday night (Jan. 19) have Peel Regional Police searching for multiple suspects.

Officers are looking into whether the robberies, which occurred in the parking lot of Bramalea City Centre, at the IDA Pharmacy on Rambler Drive and in a taxi cab at Charolais Boulevard and Moffat Avenue, are connected.

The first occurred at the pharmacy just after 8:30 p.m. Police say two suspects went into the store and used a weapon to rob the employee of cash and prescription medication. Police say the suspects fled in a grey or silver Honda Civic and were last seen heading southbound on Kennedy Road.

About 15 minutes later, in the parking lot of Bramalea City Centre, police say a teen was assaulted by two suspects wearing black hoodies before they took his smartphone and fled the scene on foot. Police say one of the hoodies was checkered. The victim suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.