VAUGHAN, ONT. — Three men have been arrested and more than 50 charges have been laid in a commercial break-and-enter investigation in the city of Vaughan, Ont., York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau reported.
Two further suspects and a suspect vehicle remain outstanding.
The investigation began in May after investigators identified an increase in commercial break and enters where suspects were specifically targeting warehouses or wholesalers selling high-end construction tools and equipment, indicates a release.
Officers learned the stolen goods were being sold by another suspect at what would appear to be a legitimate store in Toronto.
On Wednesday, July 31 at about 6 a.m., officers responded to a break and enter in progress on Confederation Parkway, near Scholar Road. When police arrived, they observed the front doors to a business had been completed ripped away from the building and the suspects had already fled. A suspect vehicle was identified, a black Honda Ridgeline, and investigators were able to locate that vehicle attending the store in Toronto to offload the stolen property. At that time, three suspects were taken into custody and charged.
A search warrant was executed in the store, where $1 million worth of stolen construction equipment was seized.
Three individuals, a 57-year-old of Toronto and two 26-year-olds from Brampton, are facing a combined 56 charges.
Investigators are seeking public assistance in locating a newer model white Dodge Durango and any information of the outstanding suspects.
Anyone with information is asked to contact York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-287-5025, ext. 7241, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
A video of the incident can be viewed here.
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