Police arrest teen who escaped Brampton detention facility

FILE - A police vehicle flashes its lights on Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

By Michael Talbot

Posted June 2, 2025 4:36 pm.

Last Updated June 12, 2025 4:46 pm.

Police have arrested a boy who escaped from a detention facility in Brampton while facing human trafficking and armed robbery charges.

The youth escaped lawful custody after police say he fled the Cuthbert House Open Detention facility in the Nelson Street West and Main Street South area of Brampton just before noon on May 30, 2025.

The teen was also wanted by the Waterloo Regional Police Service, Peel Regional Police Service and the Hamilton Police Service.

Authorities previously received judicial authorization to identify the boy by name and photo for one week, but that authorization expired on June 7, 2025.

On June 11, Toronto police say they arrested the 17-year-old in the Burnhamthorpe Road and Renforth Drive area. He has been charged with assaulting a peace officer, failing to attend court, disobeying an order of the court and possessing a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking.

He cannot be named under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

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