Durham police chopper tracks teenage carjacking suspect to Peel Region

A Durham Regional Police helicopter. Photo: DRPS/Twitter.

By Michael Ranger

Posted September 29, 2022 1:03 pm.

Last Updated September 29, 2022 1:13 pm.

A teenage carjacking suspect is in custody after he was tracked from Durham to Peel Region by a police chopper on Wednesday evening.

Officers initially responded to an attempted carjacking in the area of Kingston Road and Harwood Avenue in Ajax around 9:45 p.m.

Police say the suspect threatened a woman with a knife and demanded her vehicle but ended up fleeing the area when the victim fought back.

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A short time later, a person matching the same description approached a woman on Gibb Street in Oshawa and stole her Kia Rio.

Air1 — the Durham Regional Police helicopter — was able to locate the stolen vehicle on Highway 401. The chopper tracked the suspect all the way to Peel Region where he was arrested.

A 17-year-old boy is facing 20 charges including robbery and assault with a weapon.

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