Crime of the Week - Mississauga
Release # 2008-23a

Investigators from 21 Division are hoping the public will call Crime Stoppers to help shed some light on the sequence of events that led to a man being shot.

During the early morning hours of Friday, August 15, 2008, the 25 year old victim and his 20 year old girlfriend were at his residence on Rexwood Road in Malton. The man went outside the rear door of the townhouse for a brief period and when he returned, two suspects followed him into the residence. Both suspects were armed with handguns and immediately confronted the victim and his girlfriend. One suspect assaulted the woman while the second suspect pointed a handgun at the man.

The woman was able to free herself and run out of the home. As she exited, the woman heard 3 to 4 gunshots from inside of the residence. She was able to track down a citizen who subsequently called police. Upon arrival, police located the male victim in a vehicle on the road, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. A search of the area for the suspects, including the use of Canine officers, was unsuccessful.

The two suspects have been described as:

1. Male, white, in his late 20’s, 5’ 8” tall with a heavy build and black hair. He was wearing blue jeans, a multi - coloured long shirt and baseball hat. He also wore clear surgical latex gloves and was armed with a black handgun.
   
2. Male, white, in his 30’s, 5’ 6” tall with red shoulder length hair. He was wearing jeans, a white muscle shirt and a baseball hat. He also wore clear surgical latex gloves and was armed with a revolver.

The male victim suffered serious injuries from the gunshots, but did survive. The female victim was only slightly injured during the confrontation.

If you can assist in solving this case or any other crime, Crime Stoppers would like to hear from you.  If police make an arrest as a result of your call, you could become eligible for a cash reward.  Remember with Crime Stoppers/Gun Stoppers you never have to give your name, you never have to testify in court and there is no call display.  Crime Stoppers can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling toll free 1-800-222-8477, that’s 1-800-222-TIPS, or Via the Web at www.peelcrimestoppers.ca and click on “Submit a Tip”.

Crime of the Week - Brampton

Release # 2008-22b

A lone male suspect, armed with a pistol, robbed the clerk of a Brampton convenience store. Investigators are hoping the images of the suspect captured on the surveillance camera will convince the public to call Crime Stoppers to identify this man.

On Saturday, September 20, 2008, shortly after 11:00 in the evening, the suspect approached the clerk at the Hasty Market on Queen Street, west of McLaughlin Road. He pulled a silver pistol from his waistband and demanded money from the cash register. The clerk turned over a small quantity of cash and cigars to the suspect.

Images of the suspect captured on the surveillance camera can be seen below, and the robbery can also be seen from the surveillance video by going to [YouTube].

Crime of the Week - Brampton

Release 2008-21b

Two suspects were caught on surveillance video breaking into a Brampton storage facility office, and the investigators from 22 Division are hoping you can identify the thieves and call Crime Stoppers to help solve this case.

On Monday September 8, 2008 just before 9:00 in the evening, a man and a woman were seen looking into the front window of the office at a storage complex on Heart Lake Road north of Orenda Road. The front door was smashed and entry was gained into the facility where the suspects went to the rear of the office and were able to steal the safe.

Images of the suspects were captured on surveillance cameras. A portion of the surveillance video can also be viewed by going to the Peel Crime Stoppers account on [YouTube]

Crime of the Week Brampton - Release #2008-20b

Crime of the Week - Brampton

ROBBERY SUSPECTS SOUGHT

Investigators from the Central Robbery Bureau are seeking the public’s assistance identifying suspects in a violent robbery. Your anonymous call to Crime Stoppers can help police solve this case.

On Sunday, August 10, 2008 at about 8:40 p.m., four masked suspects entered the 7 Star Convenience Store located on Conservation Drive in Brampton.  One suspect was in possession of a handgun. The suspects ordered the victim to stand still as they emptied the cash register, and removed a quantity of cigarettes.

The suspects then fled the store and entered two vehicles, which have been identified as a 2-door silver Volkswagen, and 4-door black Honda Civic. The suspect vehicles were last seen fleeing southbound on Highway 410.

Investigators have identified one of the four suspects as Ryan RANKINE, 18 years of age from Toronto.  An Arrest Warrant has been issued for a number of robbery related offences. For a photograph of the suspect, see below.

The other three suspects are described as male, black, in their early 20’s, and wearing black clothes. A surveillance video of the suspects can be seen on [You Tube] or by going to:
[http://www.peelcrimestoppers.ca/] and clicking on the Crime of the Week section.

If you can assist in solving this case or any other crime, Crime Stoppers would like to hear from you. If police make an arrest as a result of your call, you could become eligible for a cash reward. Remember with Crime Stoppers/Gun Stoppers you never have to give your name, you never have to testify in court and there is no call display. Crime Stoppers can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling toll free 1-800-222-8477, that’s 1-800-222-TIPS, or Via the Web at www.peelcrimestoppers.ca and click on “Submit a Tip”.