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Toronto - Police Blotter: The Week in Crime
Date: Aug 15, 2005 7:51 AM
PUBLICATION: National Post
DATE: 2005.08.15
EDITION: Toronto
SECTION: Toronto
PAGE: A10
COLUMN: Police Blotter: The Week in Crime
BYLINE: Cathy Gulli
SOURCE: National Post
ILLUSTRATION: Map: A map of Toronto.: (See print copy for complete map.)

NOTE: cgulli@nationalpost.com
WORD COUNT: 1457

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1. ARREST A 35-year-old man was charged with robbery on Aug. 4, for his
alleged part in holding up three Bank of Nova Scotia branches between
June 6 and July 14.

2. PURSE SNATCHING At 7 p.m. on Aug. 4, a man stole a 33-year-old
woman's purse while riding in the elevator of a Forest Manor apartment
building.

3. BREAK & ENTER Two stereos, cash, jewellery, credit cards, dishes and
cutlery were stolen from a home on Lavendar Road home just before 10
p.m. on Aug. 4.

4. PURSE SNATCHING Two men stole the purse of a 17-year-old girl walking
near Military Trail at 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 4.

5. PURSE SNATCHING At 10 p.m. on Aug. 4, a Garnett James Road resident
heard a 45-year-old woman fall and scream outside when a man
unsuccessfully tried to steal her purse.

6. ARREST A 34-year-old man was charged with possession and careless
storage of firearms on Aug. 5, when police discovered two handguns at a
Field Sparroway building, one in a cooler.

7. ROBBERY A man with a gun stole a tank of gasoline from Billori's Esso
on Don Mills Road just after 2 a.m. on Aug. 5.

8. HOME INVASION When a 27-year-old man answered a knock at his door
near Lakeshore Drive and Thirteenth Street at 10 p.m. on Aug. 4, four
men and a woman barged in, tied, gagged and pushed the victim to the
floor. They fled after their demands for money, guns and drugs were
unfulfilled.

9. THEFT OVER $5,000 On Aug. 5, a vehicle containing tools was stolen
from a Silvertip Crescent home.

10. ARREST An 18-year-old man and a 14-year-old young offender were
charged with robbery on Aug. 4, after a holdup at a Kingston Road Petro
Canada.

11. SWARMING Near Ellesmere Road and Military Trail, a 20-year-old man
was punched repeatedly by several men after he refused to hand over his
money, just past midnight on Aug. 3.

12. ARREST On Aug. 5, a 40-year-old man was charged with robbery after
he allegedly stole money from Huda Foods on Gerrard Street East just
before 2 p.m.

13. SWARMING Five men carrying a stick, bolt cutter and handgun
assaulted and robbed two boys, ages 15 and 16, on Lescon Road at 9:20
p.m. on Aug. 5.

14. ROBBERY At 11 p.m. on Aug. 5, two disguised men with a handgun stole
money, cigarettes, phone cards, and the surveillance video from Kings
Variety on Kingston Road, as well as the 27-year-old employee's car key.


15. ROBBERY Two men, ages 71 and 57, were beaten by two disguised
attackers with a handgun in the Davenport Road basement of Alcoa Bakery
at 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 5. The attackers stole cash, and escaped in one
victim's car.

16. PURSE SNATCHING A man stole a 45-year-old woman's purse near Cosburn
and Logan avenues at 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 5.

17. MURDER At 7 p.m. on Aug. 5, just after a shooting, police found a
dead man lying face down in front of a Morecambe Gate residence.

18. BREAK & ENTER Jewellery, cash and a camera were stolen from a
Broadview Avenue home on Aug. 5.

19. MUGGING While walking through the underground parking lot of
Fairview Mall just before 5 p.m. on Aug. 6, a 13-year-old girl and
16-year-old boy were threatened and robbed of a cell phone and cigarette
lighter by a man on a bike.

20. ROBBERY At 3 p.m. on Aug. 6, a man with a gun robbed a CIBC branch
on Bayview Avenue after pushing the security guard to the floor.

21. SWARMING A 23-year-old man was punched and stabbed in the arm by
several men near Black Creek Drive and Lawrence Avenue West at 5:30 a.m.
on Aug. 7, when he refused to hand over his jewellery and wallet, which
they stole after assaulting him.

22. SWARMING Keys and money were stolen from a 22-year-old man near
Birchmount Road and Finch Avenue East by several men at 4:30 p.m. on
Aug. 7.

23. ARREST An 18-year-old male was charged with robbery, assault, and
forcible confinement on Aug. 7 for his alleged part in beating and
robbing two men, 71 and 57 years old, in a Davenport Road basement.

24. MUGGING Two boys, ages 17 and 15, were robbed of their money and
cell phones outside a Keele Street plaza by two men armed with scissors,
and claiming to have a gun, just after 11 p.m on August 7.

25. THEFT OVER $5,000 Money, jewellery and clothing were stolen from a
St. Clements Avenue home on Aug. 5.

26. SWARMING While waiting in his car near Danforth and Victoria Park
avenues after midnight on Aug. 8, a 29-year-old man had a knife held to
his neck and chest by two men and woman, who stole his cigarettes and
cash.

27. SWARMING A 23-year-old man had a knife held to his throat by three
men demanding his wallet near St. Joseph and Bay streets on Aug. 6 at
2:30 a.m. The suspects fled when an approaching security guard yelled.

28. BREAK & ENTER Jewellery was stolen from a Drewry Avenue home on Aug.
8.

29. BREAK & ENTER Computers with LCD monitors were stolen from Goldhawk
Park Library at Alton Towers Circle.

30. BREAK & ENTER Cash and jewellery were stolen from an Elora Road home
on Aug. 8.

31. BREAK & ENTER On Aug. 8, money and jewellery were stolen from a
Pioneer Avenue home.

32. MUGGING Outside a Dufferin Street mall at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 8, a
21-year-old man handed over his wallet to a man, who tried to stab him
in the arm. The victim escaped harm, and recovered his wallet.

33. TRAFFIC FATALITY A 26-year-old woman died of head injuries on Aug.
8, after she was hit by a vehicle while walking across Steeles Avenue
East at Kelvin Grove Avenue just before 7 a.m.

34. THEFT OVER $5,000 A purse containing cheques, cash, passports,
identification and credit cards was stolen from a baby carriage near
Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street West at 4:30 p.m on Aug. 6.

35. MUGGING A man stole the purse of a 23-year-old woman walking near
Sheppard Avenue East and Kennedy Road at midnight on Aug. 9.

36. SWARMING While waiting for a bus near Finch Avenue West and Albion
road at 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 9, a 27-year-old man had his money and wallet
stolen by three disguised men with a knife.

37. SWARMING At 11 p.m. on Aug. 9, near Dawes and Crescent Town roads, a
19-year-old male was pushed by three men with an expandable baton, who
stole his cigarettes, wallet, and forced him to withdraw cash from a
bank machine.

38. SWARMING Fifteen men with a knife surrounded a 24-year-old man near
Kipling Avenue and Stevenson Road just before 1 a.m. on Aug. 9. They
sifted through his wallet and backpack, and fled empty-handed.

39. ROBBERY At 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 8, a 57-year-old owner of Petro Canada
on Sheppard Avenue East was pushed from behind by two men, who stole the
money bag he was depositing at a Canada Trust on Lapsley Road.

40. ROBBERY As a man exited an Abel Atlantic Cab on Tomar Villaways at 3
a.m. on Aug. 8, he was beat and robbed by five men.

41. ROBBERY A man armed with a screwdriver stole money from a Daisy Mart
on Kennedy Road at 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 9.

42. ARREST A 61-year-old man was charged with sexual assault and
exploitation on Aug. 9, for allegedly taking advantage of 13-year-old
boy in the suspect's Ellesmere Road office in July.

43. BREAK & ENTER Camera, computer equipment, jewellery, a passport and
car keys were stolen from a Lord Seaton Road home on Aug. 9.

44. ARREST 34-year-old man was charged with robbery on Aug. 9, after
allegedly robbing three shops that afternoon, two on Bloor Street West,
one on Bedford Road.

45. THEFT OVER $5,000 Alloy car rims were stolen from Ontario
Incorporated on Codlin Crescent between Aug. 8 and 9.

46. BREAK & ENTER A cordless phone and money were stolen from a Gowan
Avenue home on Aug. 9.

47. SWARMING At 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 10, a 33-year-old man was punched,
kicked and hit with a handgun by four disguised men near Midden Crescent
and Callowhill Drive after he refused to hand over his money. They fled
when he cried loudly.

48. ARREST On Aug. 10, a 30-year-old man was charged with sexual assault
and kidnapping for allegedly luring and taking advantage of a
20-year-old woman while en route to Toronto from Montreal on Aug. 5.

49. BREAK & ENTER Copper reels were stolen from Nortown Electric on
Parkway Forest Drive between Aug. 9 and 10.

50. ARREST A 37-year-old man was charged with fraud on Aug. 10, for
allegedly embezzling $335,719.03 while working at Montage Support
Services between July, 2001, and Jan. 2005.

51. ROBBERY A disguised man with a handgun stole money from Digicell
2000 on Weston Road at 11 a.m. on Aug. 10.

52. BREAK & ENTER Cash and a safe were stolen from a Cassandra Boulevard
home between Aug. 9 and 10.

53. SWARMING A 15-year-old boy near Martin Grove Road and Garfella Drive
was hit in the face by nine men who stole his bike and cell phone on
Aug. 10.

54. ROBBERY Two disguised men with a knife stole prescription drugs and
money from Woodgreen Discount Drugs on Queen Street East on Aug. 10.

55. MUGGING A 26-year-old man waiting in his car near Neilson and
Ellesmere roads at 9 p.m. on Aug. 10, had his cell phone and keys stolen
by two disguised men with handguns.

56. CAR JACKING Just before 10 p.m. on Aug. 10, a 38-year-old man had
his wallet and car stolen by two men with a gun near Jane Street and
Finch Avenue West.

57. SWARMING A 35-year-old man fought off four men carrying a gun who
punched him and tried to steal his money and car just after 11 p.m. on
Aug. 10, near Jane Street and Driftwood Avenue.

58. ROBBERY A 54-year-old cab driver was robbed by two men with a gun on
Darby Court at 4:20 p.m. on Aug. 11.

59. THEFT OVER $5,000 Between August 10 and 11, electronic and computer
equipment, cheques, a gym bag, money order and passport were stolen from
a vehicle at a St. Clair Avenue East home.

60. ROBBERY Money and cigarettes were stolen by a disguised man with a
gun from Park's Mini Mart on Heale Avenue just after 2 p.m. on Aug. 11.

61. MURDER At 10:15 on Aug. 13, 28-year-old Syed Shah was found dead at
Raymore Park near Scarlett Road and Lawrence Avenue West after being
shot in the neck. Two men were seen running out of the park.

62. SHOOTING Two boys, 14 and 16, were shot in the knee and leg just
before 11 p.m. on Aug. 13, near Wickson Trail and Brenyon Way.