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5 youths wanted after robbery, mischief reported in Toronto: police

A Toronto police emblem is shown in Toronto on Aug. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Police are searching for five youths after a robbery and mischief were reported in Toronto.

Toronto police said on Sept. 1, at around 4:50 a.m., officers received three separate calls in the Withrow Park area, near Danforth and Carlaw avenues.

Police said a group of male youths stopped a jogger on Dingwall Avenue and assaulted him while demanding his property.

According to police, the suspects then continued west on Dingwall Avenue, where they swarmed a cyclist at Carlaw Avenue and Wroxeter Avenue and took his bike.

Officers said the youths then headed east on Bain Avenue from Pape Avenue, where they entered a UPS truck and “impeded the driver from carrying out his delivery.”

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Police are now searching for five male suspects.

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The first suspect is between 12 and 15 years old, stands five feet tall and has a light brown afro. He was seen wearing a grey T-shirt, a black hoodie, black jeans and grey shoes.

The second suspect is between 13 and 16 years old and stands five feet six inches tall. He was seen wearing a black balaclava, black sunglasses, a white tank top, a black satchel, dark jeans and black shoes.

Police say the third suspect is 15 to 16 years old and has blond, curly hair. He was seen wearing a black Nike T-shirt, black shorts and black Nike sandals and had a black scooter.

The fourth suspect is also 15 to 16 years old and has ear-length black braids. He was wearing a red hoodie with a white image on the front, dark jeans, black shoes and a black satchel.

Officers said the fifth suspect is 14 to 16 years old. He was seen wearing a black T-shirt with white ‘Polo’ lettering on the front, grey track pants and black shoes and was carrying a black satchel.

All five suspects were last seen heading east on Bain Avenue toward Blake Street.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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