Provincial Carjacking Job Drive investigators have charged three suspects and recovered a stolen automobile following a carjacking Richmond Hill Saturday.
On Nov. 4 at roughly 1 a.m., a carjacking occurred at a residence close to Weldrick Highway East and Strathearn Avenue.
Two suspects confronted the sufferer as he drove into the storage of his residence, whereas a 3rd suspect waited in a automobile.
The suspects demanded the sufferer’s cellphone and keys to his BMW X6 whereas threatening him with a knife. The suspects then left the world in each autos at a excessive fee of velocity.
On Nov. 5, the suspects had been noticed working the stolen BMW X6 in tandem with a Tesla.
With the help of the Emergency Response Unit, the driving force of the Tesla was arrested and located to be in possession of a amount of money and a number of automotive keys, together with a key fob for the stolen BMW X6, police mentioned.
Charged:
• Wahidullah Wahidullah, 22, of Toronto
• Nazir Hakimi, 30, Toronto
• Muhamma Rahman, 18, Toronto
CHARGES:
• Theft with an Offensive Weapon
• Disguise with Intent
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
• Possession of Proceeds Obtained by Crime
• Harmful Operation (Hakimi and Rahman solely)
• Flight from Police Officer (Hakimi and Rahman solely)
• Possession of a Managed Substance (Hakimi solely)
• Fail to Adjust to Probation x2 (Wahidullah solely)
• Fail to Adjust to Situation of Launch Order x2 (Wahidullah solely)
On the time of his arrest, Wahidullah was sporting an ankle bracelet and was on a launch order for related offences, police mentioned.
Wahidullah was additionally on probation for earlier, unrelated charges. Hakimi was in possession of narcotics and a duplicate firearm was situated within the automobile he was working, police mentioned.
Because of the rising incidents of violence associated to auto crimes throughout the Better Toronto Space, native police companies have mixed sources and established a Provincial Carjacking Joint Job Drive (PCJTF) to additional co-ordinate regulation enforcement efforts in combating these crimes.
This collaborative method goals to disrupt the networks chargeable for violent and high-risk auto thefts and maximize enforcement efforts in opposition to prison organizations.
Co-led by the Toronto Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police, the duty pressure is a collaboration between police companies from throughout the GTA, together with York Regional Police, Halton Regional Police Service, Durham Regional Police Service, Peel Regional Police, and different exterior businesses, together with Legal Intelligence Service of Ontario.
This investigation is ongoing. Anybody with data is requested to contact the York Regional Police Maintain-Up Unit at 1-866-876- 5423, ext. 6630, or name Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips, depart an nameless tip on-line.
