Toronto police and Durham Regional Police say they are investigating six carjackings in the span of about three hours between Pickering and Scarborough.
Durham police said the first reported carjacking occurred at around 10:40 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Sheppard Avenue and Whites Road in Pickering.
Investigators said a woman was sitting in her vehicle when she was approached by a man who knocked on her window. She refused to roll down her window.
He then lifted up his shirt to show his waistband and the woman quickly drove away, police said.
Then, about half an hour later at around 11:15 p.m., a man was getting out of his vehicle near Kingston Road and Brock Road in Pickering when he was approached by a suspect, police said.
The suspect allegedly pulled out a gun and demanded the man’s car keys. The driver refused and was pistol whipped, police said.
The victim was able to punch the suspect in the face and run away, police said. The suspect then fled the area.
Both attempted carjackings in Pickering were unsuccessful.
The suspect for both incidents has been described as a man around 25 years old, five foot eight to five foot eleven with a thin build and was wearing all black clothing.
Meanwhile, in Toronto, at about 11:44 p.m. Wednesday, a third carjacking was reported near the area of McLevin Avenue and Tapscott Road.
The victim was in a driveway beside a vehicle when a man approached with a gun and demanded the vehicle, police said.
The suspect was unsuccessful at obtaining the vehicle and fled the scene.
The fourth carjacking occurred minutes later at about 11:49 p.m. a short distance away near Morningside Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East.
Police said the victim was inside a vehicle in a driveway when the suspect approached with a gun and demanded the vehicle. The suspect successfully fled in the vehicle.
Then, about 40 minutes later, at around 12:32 a.m. Thursday, a fifth carjacking was reported.
The victim was parking a vehicle near Kennedy and Ellesmere roads when a suspect demanded the vehicle at gun point, police said. The suspect successfully fled in the vehicle.
Police said the sixth carjacking happened at around 1:15 a.m. near Pharmacy and McNicoll avenues.
The victim was in a driveway when a suspect approached, produced a firearm and demanded the vehicle, police said. The suspect was unsuccessful at stealing the vehicle.
Four out of the six carjackings were unsuccessful, but two vehicles were stolen in Toronto.
The two stolen vehicles are described as:
- 2012 grey Toyota Corolla with Ontario license plate: BSNR 776
- 2020 white Honda Civic with Ontario license plate: CPNJ 623
The suspects’ vehicles are described as a black four-door Honda sedan and a dark blue or black four-door older model Toyota sedan.
In Toronto there were no reported injuries in any of the four carjackings, police said.
However, in Pickering the one man suffered head injuries after being hit with a gun.
Investigators also said they believe all six carjackings between the two regions are related.
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