On Monday, March 2, 2015, at 5:50 a.m., three men and two boys were arrested by 32 Division Major Crime Unit officers.
It is alleged that:
- from December 2014 to February 2015, there were a number of home-invasion robberies in the Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, area which were becoming more violent
- the suspects targeted and victimized a vulnerable group of women who work in the sex trade
- the suspects would assault their victims and point firearms at them
- police executed search warrants that resulted in the recovery of several replica weapons, a handgun and property
Alcott Wiafe-Baaye, 19, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:
1) Robbery while armed With Firearm
2) Disguise with intent
3) FTC Probation
He is scheduled to appear in court at 60 Queen Street West on Monday, March 2, 2015, at 2 p.m.
Semaon Kidane, 18, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:
1) two counts of Robbery while armed With Firearm
2) Disguise with intent
3) two counts Robbery While Armed with a Knife
4) five counts of Firearm Possession
5) Possession of Cocaine
He was scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall on Monday, March 2, 2015, 2 p.m.
Peter Chin, 18, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:
1) Robbery while armed with a knife
He was scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall on Monday, March 2, 2015, 2 p.m.
A 15-year-old boy, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with:
1) two counts Robbery while armed with Firearm
2) Disguise with intent
3) Robbery
He was scheduled to appear in court at 311 Jarvis Street on Monday, March 2, 2015, 2 p.m.
A 17-year-old boy, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with:
1) Robbery while armed with Firearm
2) Disguise with intent
3) Possession of Cocaine
He was scheduled to appear in court at 311 Jarvis Street on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 2 p.m.
The boys' names cannot be released under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3200, 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.
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It is alleged that:
- from December 2014 to February 2015, there were a number of home-invasion robberies in the Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, area which were becoming more violent
- the suspects targeted and victimized a vulnerable group of women who work in the sex trade
- the suspects would assault their victims and point firearms at them
- police executed search warrants that resulted in the recovery of several replica weapons, a handgun and property
Alcott Wiafe-Baaye, 19, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:
1) Robbery while armed With Firearm
2) Disguise with intent
3) FTC Probation
He is scheduled to appear in court at 60 Queen Street West on Monday, March 2, 2015, at 2 p.m.
Semaon Kidane, 18, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:
1) two counts of Robbery while armed With Firearm
2) Disguise with intent
3) two counts Robbery While Armed with a Knife
4) five counts of Firearm Possession
5) Possession of Cocaine
He was scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall on Monday, March 2, 2015, 2 p.m.
Peter Chin, 18, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:
1) Robbery while armed with a knife
He was scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall on Monday, March 2, 2015, 2 p.m.
A 15-year-old boy, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with:
1) two counts Robbery while armed with Firearm
2) Disguise with intent
3) Robbery
He was scheduled to appear in court at 311 Jarvis Street on Monday, March 2, 2015, 2 p.m.
A 17-year-old boy, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with:
1) Robbery while armed with Firearm
2) Disguise with intent
3) Possession of Cocaine
He was scheduled to appear in court at 311 Jarvis Street on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 2 p.m.
The boys' names cannot be released under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3200, 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.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.