A Hamilton teenager has been arrested following a carjacking in Burlington.
On Sunday, October 29th, at roughly 3:10 p.m., an SUV was stolen at gunpoint from Appleby Arena in Burlington. The victim was parking the vehicle when a group of three males exited a pickup truck and pointed a firearm at the victim demanding the keys.
The suspects fled the scene in the stolen SUV and the pickup truck.
The SUV was located unoccupied in Hamilton and the suspects were spotted by Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) officers nearby in a white Mercedes. When officers attempted to make an arrest, the suspects struck the police car and fled the scene in the Mercedes.
One of the suspects was arrested a short time later. As a result of this investigation a 15-year-old male was charged by the HRPS with the following charges:
- Robbery with a Firearm
- Fail to Comply – Youth Probation (three counts)
- Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Prohibition Order (two counts)
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the 3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777 ext. 2316.
As a result of the increase in car jacking incidents 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.
Carjackings are often violent and affect the larger community, as well as the victims involved. 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.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
