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Toronto Police Recover Carjacked High-End Vehicles and Guns

April 16, 2024

Two high-end stolen vehicles have been recovered and three handguns seized by police in the city’s west end. On April 6, suspects robbed a man of his blue BMW X5 vehicle in the Ellesmere Rd. and Kennedy Rd. area. As the victim exited his vehicle, a white SUV pulled up...

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Arrests in Carjackings and Robberies

April 5, 2023

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An investigation targeting carjacking and pharmacy robbers has resulted in six arrests and the recovery of over $980,000 in stolen property. Project Repeater was conducted over five months to identify the perpetrators of the crimes and those behind the scene orchestrating the criminal activities. Between August 21, 2022 and March...

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Inspector Richard Harris gives a press conference to the media on arrests related to a string of carjackings

Update on Carjacking Investigations

October 4, 2022

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Hold Up investigators updated the media on a series of arrests and people wanted in connection with an increased level of carjackings across the city. “As you know, in Toronto, we continue to experience a concerning increase in carjackings. These robberies are not only happening in our city, but across...

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Arrests in Carjackings

June 8, 2022

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Toronto Police has made two arrests in connection with a spate of carjackings in the city’s east end and Durham region. So far, more than 100 charges have been laid against a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy as part of Project ZigZag. Between May 15 and 26, police responded...

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Responding to Carjackings

May 17, 2022

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Toronto Police are responding to the recent spike in carjackings with more investigative resources and crime prevention. The Hold Up unit has investigated 60 carjacking occurrences so far this year, one more than for all of 2021. So far, 20 arrests have been made, the latest after a victim in...

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