An arrest has been made after a man was carjacked in Toronto by a woman who asked him for a cigarette, police say.
In a news release issued Friday, police said the incident happened on Oct. 17 in the area of Wilson Avenue and Ridge Road, west of Keele Street.
Police said a man was driving when he was flagged down by a woman who asked him for a cigarette.
The woman got into the vehicle and the man drove to a parking lot, police said.
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He briefly got out and when he returned, the woman was allegedly sitting in the driver’s seat holding a knife.
Police said the man tried to get the suspect out of the vehicle, but she produced a handgun and he backed away.
The woman then drove off, police said.
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Investigators later identified the suspect but efforts to find her were initially unsuccessful, the release said.
On Thursday, Chatham-Kent Police Service officers made an arrest.
Barrie resident Gimena Ayala, 24, has since been charged with possession of property obtained by crime, robbery with a firearm and robbery with an offensive weapon.
The stolen vehicle was recovered, police added.
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