1 suspect arrested for distraction theft in Jane and Eglinton area, another at large
A man is in custody and police are looking for a female suspect in connection with a distraction theft investigation in the Jane Street and Eglinton Avenue area. Police say the alleged theft took place on Aug. 30, shortly before 1:30 p.m. near a home on Rockcliffe Boulevard and Alliance Avenue. A man was sitting […]
Toronto police have arrested one suspect and are searching for another in connection with a distraction theft incident in the Jane and Eglinton area. The alleged robbery occurred on August 30, just before 1:30 p.m., near a residence on Rockcliffe Boulevard and Alliance Avenue. According to police, a man was sitting on his porch when a man in a white Chevrolet and a female passenger in the backseat approached.
The female passenger allegedly distracted the man, luring him away from the porch to the vehicle, where she stole his jewelry and replaced it with fake jewelry. The two suspects then fled the scene. The victim was not harmed.
Roberto Carlos Ghiocel, 22, from Toronto, has been identified as the male suspect and was apprehended on September 11. He faces charges of robbery and participating in a criminal organization. Ghiocel was set to appear in court on the same day. Following the investigation, police executed a search warrant on an undisclosed address and vehicle, seizing a significant amount of fake jewelry.
The female suspect remains at large, and police have no available description of her at this time. They believe there may be additional victims and urge anyone with information to come forward to the police or Crime Stoppers.
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