Eight teenagers have been arrested in connection with the recent armed robberies across the GTA.
SIX TEENAGERS CHARGED IN MARKHAM
Police say they responded to a call about a car theft on Enterprise Boulevard in the early morning hours of July 13. Two victims had entered their Mercedes CLA45 vehicle in a parking lot when they were blocked from behind by suspects in a white Hyundai Elantra. Two male suspects allegedly got out of the car and approached the victims, one with an apparent pistol and one indicating he was armed.
The suspects then searched the victim’s vehicle, phones and wallets, before getting into the Mercedes and driving away along with the White Elantra.
None of the victims were physically harmed in the incident.
Six people have been arrested in connection with this investigation. Officers from York Regional Police, Peel Regional Police and Toronto Police Service have also recovered six stolen vehicles, including the white Hyundai Elantra, which was stolen during a home invasion in the Peel region earlier this month. Investigators also seized a loaded Glock pistol from the bedroom of a 17-year-old suspect.
Joemar Derby, Akinbosibenale Monday, and Yahye Mahamed, all 18 and from Toronto, have been charged with robbery with a firearm and possession of property obtained from the crime over $ 5,000. Derby was on a firearms ban at the time of the alleged offences, and on Monday and Mahamed were on bail on unrelated charges.
A 17-year-old Toronto boy was charged with possession of a loaded weapon and two counts of failing to comply with a court release order. He was already on parole for unrelated charges, with orders not to possess a weapon, at the time of these offences.
Another 17-year-old Toronto boy was charged with armed robbery and possession of felony property over $ 5,000.
A 15-year-old Toronto boy was charged with possession of felony property over $ 5,000.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the local police.
TWO TEENAGERS CHARGED IN PEEL REGION
Two other teenagers have been charged in an unrelated car theft investigation in Brampton.
Police say the car theft took place on July 23 at around 11: 30 p.m.the victim, a woman, parked the Mercedes Benz C300 2020 on the driveway of a residence near Heritage and Embleton streets.
The accused then allegedly approached him, brandished a firearm and asked for his keys. She agreed, and the accused then allegedly fled the scene in her vehicle. A second vehicle, a stolen Lexus RX35 2022, left the area at the same time.
Peel police found the two vehicles near Ambriamheatland court and Loonlake Avenue in Mississauga. After police surveillance, the accused then abandoned the Lexus, fleeing in the Mercedes at a high speed. Officers found the stolen vehicle in the area of Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, and both suspects were arrested. Police also managed to recover both vehicles, as well as a 9 mm firearm and an imitation firearm.
Tasibayne Beckford, 19, of Toronto, was charged with robbery with a firearm, disguise with intent, possession of property obtained from the crime, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a prohibited device and being a resident of a vehicle with knowledge of a firearm on board.
A 16-year-old boy from Brampton is facing the same charges, as well as four counts of failing to comply with a court order.
This investigation remains ongoing. Investigators from Peel Police urge anyone with further information to contact authorities.
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