Investigators say the first incident occurred near Markham Street and Sheppard Avenue East. A 35-year-old man was reportedly sitting in his vehicle in a parking lot when three suspects approached him and asked if he had any booster cables they could borrow.
The victim said he had no cable and then offered to drive the suspects to a nearby location.
Once inside the vehicle, police say one of the suspects pulled out a handgun and demanded the keys to the vehicle.
According to police, the victim got out of the vehicle with his keys and fled the area. As the suspects were unable to drive the vehicle without the keys, police say they fled the area on foot.
A short time later, police say a 27-year-old man pulled his vehicle into a parking lot and left a woman in the front seat for a prearranged meeting.
“He drove the woman to a nearby location where two men got into the back of the vehicle,” police said in a news release issued Monday. “One of the men pulled out a handgun and demanded the victim’s keys.”
“The victim complied, turned his keys and got out of the vehicle. The three suspects then fled the area.”
Police say the agency’s Hold Up Squad is investigating both incidents and hope the public can help them identify the three suspects.
The two men are described by investigators as black and about 20 years old. The woman is described as white, about 20 years old, standing about five to six with a slim build and dark brown braided hair.
The victim’s stolen vehicle was a gray 2019 Honda Civic with Ontario license plate CCXA967.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.
