Youth Arrested in Carjacking and Retail Robbery Investigation, Islington Avenue and Jutland Road area, and Kingston Road and Midland Avenue area

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Case #: 2023-1026519

Published: Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 5:09 PM

The Toronto Police Service is making the public aware of an arrest made in a carjacking and retail robbery investigation.

On Friday, May 5, 2023, at approximately 11:42 p.m., police responded to a call for a carjacking in the Islington Avenue and Jutland Road area.

It is alleged that:

• the victim was sitting in his vehicle
• two suspects approached the victim's driver side
• one of the suspects was armed with a handgun
• the second suspect pepper sprayed the victim
• both suspects fled with the victim's vehicle

On Monday, May 8, 2023, at approximately 12:40 p.m., police responded to a call for a robbery in the Kingston Road and Midland Avenue area.

It is alleged that:

• four suspects entered a retail business
• one of the suspects pointed a firearm at employees
• demands were made for victims to open the cash register
• the suspects also took clothing and other items from the store
• they then fled the area

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, the Provincial Car Jacking Task Force (PCJTF), with the assistance of the Emergency Task Force and the 22 Division Major Crime unit executed three Criminal Code Search warrants in relation to the investigation.

It is further alleged:

• officers recovered items of evidentiary value related to the investigation

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, a male youth, 17-years-old*, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with:

1. two counts of Robbery with a Firearm
2. Robbery/Offensive Weapon
3. two counts of Disguise with Intent
4. two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offence
5. two counts of Assault with a Weapon
6. Forcible Confinement
7. Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000
8. Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000

He was scheduled to appear in court at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at 10 a.m., in room 606.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7350, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.

**Please refer to Section 110, Subsection 1, of the YCJA:

110. (1) Subject to this section, no person shall publish the name of a young person, or any other information related to a young person, if it would identify the young person as a young person dealt with under this Act.***

About the Provincial Carjacking Joint Task Force (PCJTF)

As a result of the rising incidents of violence related to auto crimes across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), local police services have combined resources and established a Provincial Carjacking Joint Task Force (PCJTF) to further co-ordinate law enforcement efforts in combating these crimes.

This collaborative approach aims to disrupt the networks responsible for violent and high-risk auto thefts and maximize enforcement efforts against criminal organizations.

Co-led by the Toronto Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police, the task force is a collaboration between police services from across the GTA, including York Regional Police, Halton Regional Police Service, Durham Regional Police Service, Peel Regional Police, and other external agencies, including Criminal Intelligence Service of Ontario.

Click here for more information about the PCJTF.

By Constable Sinderela Chung for Inspector Ted Lioumanis

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