Crime Stoppers of York Region

On Friday, March 25, 2017, two unknown male suspects attended the Promenade Male located in the City of Vaughan. Both males walked down a rear corridor which leads to the back door of the Showcase store. The suspects then entered the store, removed a grey coloured portable steel safe and exited through the rear door carrying a dark coloured bag. The suspects are believed to be responsible for several other Showcase store incidents in the GTA.

On Sunday, April 9, 2017, a group of unknown suspects attended Archibald’s Pub located on Yonge Street in the Town of Richmond Hill. They ordered several items of food and alcoholic beverages. The suspects then left without paying for the items. A staff member approached them in the parking lot and requested they pay their bill. The suspects then fled on foot and were last seen running in different directions.

On Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at approximately 1:30 p.m., two unknown male suspects attended the Walmart Supercentre store located on Yonge Street in the Town of Newmarket. Both males selected several items, placed them in the shopping cart and exited the store without attempting to pay for the items. Staff approached both males outside of the store and requested they produce a receipt for the items. The suspects did not appear to speak English and left the cart which still contained the items. They were last observed walking away from the store.

On Saturday, April 1, 2017, an unknown male suspect attended the LCBO store located on Yonge Street in The Town of Newmarket. The male selected and concealed a bottle of gin into his coat pocket. The suspect then selected a can of beer which he paid for at the cash. The suspect exited the store without attempting to pay for the concealed item.

On Thursday, December 8, 2016, at approximately 6:15 p.m., an unknown male suspect attended the Smoke and Gift convenience store located on Spadina Road in the Town of Richmond Hill. The suspect then used a stolen credit card number to fraudulently purchase lottery games.

On Wednesday, November 21, 2016, an unknown male suspect attended the LCBO store located on Highway 7 in the City of Markham. He selected and concealed two bottles of alcohol inside his pants. He then exited the store without making any attempt to pay for the concealed items.

On Friday, March 24, 2017, two unknown male suspects entered the Shoppers Drug Mart located on Major Mackenzie Drive West in the City of Vaughan. Both males selected and concealed several items including razor blades and allergy medication. They approached the cashier, paid for other purchases with cash and then exited the store without paying for the concealed items.

On Friday, March 24, 2017, an unknown male suspect entered the Jacksons Point Laundromat located on Lake Drive East in the Town of Georgina. The male approached the change machine and inserted a modified $20 bill several times in an attempt to trick the machine into providing him change. The suspect was not successful but may have been successful at other businesses that provide a change machine.

On Saturday March 4, 2017, an unknown male suspect gained entry into the Noble Seafood Chinese Cuisine restaurant located on Kennedy Road in the City of Markham by throwing a rock through a rear glass door. Once inside the suspect removed a quantity of cash from the safe and left in an unknown direction of travel. A dark grey four door sedan was observed driving near the area shortly before the incident.

On Monday, March 22, 2017, at approximately 12:30 p.m., an unknown male suspect entered the Shoppers Drug Mart store located on Yonge Street in the Town of Aurora. He selected a large quantity of razors, vitamins, perfume and then concealed the items inside his coat. The male then exited the store without paying for the items.

On Monday, February 6, 2017, at approximately 1:00 p.m., two unknown suspects entered the No-Frills grocery store located on Rutherford Road in the City of Vaughan. They proceeded to an aisle where one of the suspects distracted an elderly female customer while the other suspect stole her purse. Both suspects then exited the store.

On Saturday, February 18, 2017, at approximately 2:09 a.m., three unknown male suspects were walking eastbound on Main Street in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. They approached a commercial premise which had a large wooden sign on the front lawn. The suspects vandalized the sign by breaking it in half. The suspects then left the area and were last seen walking eastbound on Main Street.

On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, an unknown male suspect entered the Fortino’s grocery store located on Highway 7 in the City of Vaughan. The male selected various items and concealed them inside his jacket. The suspect then exited the store with the items including a full grocery cart and made no attempt to pay. He was subsequently approached by store security, arrested but escaped custody and was last observed fleeing on foot.

On Saturday, August 20, 2016, two unknown male suspects entered the Toys “R” Us store located on High Tech Road in the Town of Richmond Hill and proceeded to the video games section.  A short time later, a third unknown male suspect, not pictured, entered the store, set off the store alarm as a distraction while his accomplices concealed various video games. All suspects then exited the store without paying for the items and left in an unknown direction of travel.

On Thursday, January 19, 2017, an unknown male suspect entered the McDonald’s located on Yonge Street in the Town of Richmond Hill. The suspect stole a black backpack that had been left behind by the victim. The male immediately left in an unknown direction of travel.

On Sunday, February 12, 2017, between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m., an unknown male suspect entered the LA Fitness club located on Bayview Avenue in the Town of Aurora. The suspect entered the men’s change room and stole the victim’s wallet. The suspect then made several fraudulent purchases using the victim’s stolen credit card at several businesses in Aurora and Richmond Hill.

York Regional Police are seeking the whereabouts of Derek DEACON. He is wanted for Assault with a Weapon and Breach of Recognizance.

On Tuesday, January 24, 2017, an unknown male suspect entered the Urban Planet store located on Bass Pro Mills Drive in the City of Vaughan. He approached the cashier’s counter and placed a black duffel bag which contained a false bottom over the pin pad terminal. The suspect then placed his hand inside the duffle bag and switched the real terminal with a fake terminal.

On Sunday, January 8, 2017, unknown suspects drove a stolen vehicle into an Esso Gas station located on 16th Avenue in the Town of Richmond Hill. An unknown male suspect exited from the rear of the vehicle, filled the gas tank and made no attempt to pay. The vehicle left in an unknown direction of travel but was recovered several days later. The licence plates, BWYB920, were removed and have not been recovered.

On Wednesday, December 28, 2016, an unknown male suspect entered the Vaughan Mills Mall located on Bass Pro Mills Drive in the City of Vaughan. The victim had her black coloured Michael Kors purse stolen from the Starbucks store. Her purse also contained a black coloured Michael Kors wallet which contained several bank cards. The suspect then made several fraudulent purchases with the credit cards at various businesses within York Region and Toronto.

On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at approximately 4:00 a.m., an unknown male suspect broke into a residence located on Ridgewood Drive in the Town of Richmond Hill and stole the victim’s credit card. The suspect then attended a Royal Bank of Canada branch located on Jane Street in the City of Toronto and unsuccessfully attempted to withdraw money using the stolen bank card.

On Friday, December 30, 2016, unknown suspect(s) broke into a residence located on Jewett Court in the City of Markham. Once inside the residence they ransacked several rooms and removed numerous items. A dark coloured vehicle was observed driving slowly in the area prior to the home being entered. There are no suspect descriptors.

On Saturday, October 22, 2016, an unknown male suspect entered the Saks Off 5th Avenue store located on Bass Pro Mills Drive in the City of Vaughan. The male then selected a pair of men’s black shoes and grey sneakers, placed them inside his black backpack and left the store without attempting to pay for the concealed items.

On Friday, January 6, 2017, at approximately 5:50 p.m., an unknown male suspect entered the public library located on Park Drive in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. The male exposed himself to a female patron who was sitting alone at a table. The male was approached by staff who told him to leave the library. The male was last observed exiting the front doors.

On Wednesday, October 27, 2016, at approximately 11:50 a.m., an unknown male suspect entered the LCBO store located on Yonge Street in the Town of Richmond Hill. The male selected two bottles of Grey Goose Vodka and one bottle of Appleton Estate Rum. He then concealed them in a black coloured satchel bag and left the store without paying for the concealed items. The suspect was last observed running southbound on Yonge Street towards Highway 7 and High Tech Road.

On Monday, December 19, 2016 at 8:12 p.m., two unknown male suspects entered the foyer of the T&T Supermarket located on Warden Avenue in the City of Markham. Located in the foyer area was a large display of chocolates. Once staff became preoccupied the males then selected a large quantity of chocolates and left the store without attempting to pay for the items. It is believed they entered a vehicle driven by an unknown female.

On Tuesday, September 28, 2016, an unknown male suspect entered a dental office located on Denison Street in the City of Markham. The suspect smashed the front glass doors with a brick to gain entry. Once inside he ransacked several rooms. The suspect then exited the premises removing a computer tower and a silver metal box.

On Tuesday, December 20, 2016, an unknown female suspect entered the Best Buy store located on Highway 7 in the City of Markham. She approached a store employee and asked to see a GoPro 5 camera. The employee placed the camera on top of the counter when the suspect threatened to pepper spray the employee. The suspect then grabbed the camera and walked out of the store without paying for the item. The suspect left in an unknown direction of travel.

On Saturday, December 10, 2016, at approximately 2:30 p.m., an unknown male suspect entered a HomeSense store located on Weston Road in the City of Vaughan. The male pointed a plastic gun and made several threatening comments towards store employees. Employees recognized that the gun was not real and took it from the male. The male made no purchases and left the store accompanied by an unknown female.

An unknown male suspect made several ATM bank withdrawals using a fraudulent debit card throughout the Greater Toronto Area including York Region. This debit card had been obtained by fraudulent means.

On Saturday, November 5, 2016, at approximately 12:11a.m., two unknown male suspects attended the victim’s residence located on Milliken Meadows Drive in the City of Markham. The victim met with the suspects outside of his residence and was subsequently stabbed in the abdomen. They also robbed the victim of his cell phone, wallet and jewellery. The suspects then fled westbound towards their light coloured vehicle and left in an unknown direction of travel.

On Saturday, October 29, 2016, unknown suspect(s) attempted to enter the rear of a commercial business located on Amber Street in the City of Markham. The suspect(s) smashed a rear bay door window with an unknown object. They also attempted to gain entry through a rear door by the use of a powered cutting tool but were unsuccessful.