The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has provided more details on an armed home invasion in Milton.
On Thursday, January 18th, at roughly 11:00 p.m., three armed suspects entered the garage of a home on Robert Street in downtown Milton. At that time, two people were working inside the garage. They were forced into the home.
Once inside, the three suspects threatened the residents and demanded cash. The suspects also went to the second floor of the home and rummaged through drawers and closets looking for valuables before fleeing the home in a dark coloured SUV.
The victims did not suffer physical injuries as a result of the incident.
The suspects were described to the HRPS as:
- Suspect #1 – Male, black, heavy build, roughly 5’6″ tall. Wearing black balaclava and dark clothing.
- Suspect #2 – Male, unconfirmed race or skin colour, medium build, roughly 5’10” tall. Wearing black balaclava and dark clothing.
- Suspect #3 – Male, black, thin build, roughly 5’0″ tall. Wearing black balaclava and dark clothing.
A video of the home invasion was shared to Milton’s Reddit page on Wednesday, January 24th:
Investigators are appealing to the public for any video footage (dash cam or doorbell) near the intersection of Robert Street and Bronte Street South from 10:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on January 18th.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the HRPS 1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777 ext. 2416.
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.
ORIGINAL (Published Wednesday, January 24th at 7:35 p.m.)
Video of a home invasion in Milton has been posted onto social media.
There’s been a string of home invasions around Halton this month.
Overnight on Sunday, January 14th, three men entered a home on Commercial Street in Milton through an unlocked front door. The suspects reportedly assaulted the occupants of the residence before fleeing in a black SUV with stolen items.
Later in the week, in the early morning of January 17th, three suspects broke into a home on Grouse Lane in Oakville by forcing down the locked front door. One of the suspects was armed with a handgun. Despite being confronted by a resident, the suspects made their way into the master bedroom and stole items. These three men also fled in a black SUV.
In both releases, the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) described the suspects as three young males. One release describes them as black. It has not been confirmed if the two cases are related.
A video shared on Milton’s Reddit page has a time stamp of 11:01 p.m. on Thursday, January 18th. It shows three (potentially four) suspects entering a home as they appear to search the building.
The video is 17 seconds long.
A location has not been confirmed.
We have reached out to the Halton Police for confirmation on the video, as well as for more details on a potential third case.
We’ll let you know if more is made available.
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