Toronto Police S/Insp. Mike Earl News Conference | Home Invasion Robberies
Channel: Toronto Police Service
Date: 2012-08-17

Toronto Police Service News Conference | S/Insp. Mike Earl
Broadcast Time: 13:30 TPS Headquarters 2012-08-17

Toronto Police Hold Up Squad 416−808−7350

The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of three home invasions that occurred between Friday, August 10, 2012 and Tuesday, August 14, 2012.
It is reported that:

− on Friday, August 10, 2012, at 10:30 a.m., two men attended a home in the Yonge Street/Hwy. 401 area
− the two men were wearing blue construction overalls − the men told the homeowner they were there for a gas smell
− after the homeowner opened her front door, the two men forced their way in, and one man was armed with a firearm and a Taser
− the men bound the two homeowners, husband and wife, with zip ties and stole a quantity of jewellery and cash
− they also drove off in the victims' vehicle

The suspects are described as:
1) white, 30−40 and 5'9".
2) white, 6' with a goatee and a stocky build.
The stolen vehicle is described as a grey 2010 BMW X3 SUV with Ontario Licence Plate AJJJ 624.
It is further reported that:
− on Sunday, August 12, 2012, at 3 p.m., two men entered an apartment in the Neilson Road/Sheppard Avenue East area

See previous release for more details of this home invasion. It is further reported that:
− on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at 1:30 p.m., three men, possibly using a key, entered an apartment in the Markham Road/Eglinton Avenue East area
− the men confronted a 64−year−old woman and her grandson who were both tied up and assaulted by the suspects
− the men then ransacked the victims' home and fled the scene afterwards The suspects are described as: 1) black, 5'8"−5'10". Security camera images of this suspect is attached to the news release. 2) 5'8"−5'11". He was last seen wearing a black/white hijab scarf and a white Kurta 3) 5'8"−5'11".
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Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416−808−7350, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416−222−TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
Constable Tony Vella, Corporate Communications, for Staff Inspector Mike Earl, Hold Up Squad