1 arrested in botched daytime home invasion in Brampton
Posted October 30, 2024 1:54 pm.
Last Updated October 31, 2024 12:46 pm.
One person is in custody following a botched home invasion in Brampton.
Peel police say they were called to the area of Upper Ridge Crescent just before 2 p.m. on Oct. 29 for reports of a break-and-enter in progress.
Videos circulating on social media show police attempting to block a Dodge Ram pickup as at least two individuals attempt to flee the scene.
One officer is seen getting out of the cruiser and pointing a weapon at the driver of the pickup, demanding he get out of the truck. He then proceeds to chase after the second suspect, who flees on foot.
The pickup driver then reverses away from the police cruiser and flees the scene. Police begin to pursue the truck before abandoning the chase.
The video then shows what appears to be a safe with a large amount of cash inside on the front lawn of a house.
Police say 44-year-old Cecil Lindsay of no fixed address was arrested at the scene and has been charged with break-and-enter to commit an indictable offence. Investigators say they are still searching for one more suspect who fled in the pickup truck bearing the licence plate SJ3630.
Police tell CityNews they could not say at this time if this was a targeted or random event.
As for concerns expressed by some neighbourhood residents that police did not pursue the pickup truck speeding away from the scene, police say they need to consider the overwhelming risk to the public in these situations.
“One of the main deciding factors to engage in a vehicle pursuit is whether or not a criminal offence has taken place,” said Cst. Tyler Bell. “Here, yes, that is the case but we have to determine whether the risk to the public is worth the risk of a pursuit. Can the risk that we are going to put the public in by entering into a vehicle pursuit, is it worth it for the type of offence we’re investigating.”
Bell added that the offence here was non-violent, a property offence and that there was no apparent personal injury. The fact that the officer’s partner was engaged in a foot pursuit by himself of the other suspect, who may have been armed, was another consideration.
