A man wanted in connection with the carjacking incident in Peterborough was arrested in Windsor on Tuesday (May 2). The 30-year-old man, who is being held in custody, is facing charges in in multiple jurisdictions.
For the Peterborough incident, the man is facing the following charges. robbery with violence, possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes, assault with a weapon, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight from a peace officer, motor vehicle theft, and failing to stop when signalled or requested to do so by a police officer.
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Peterborough police are searching for a suspect after a carjacking in a parking lot at Lansdowne Street and The Parkway on Sunday morning (April 30).
At around 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, officers were called to the parking lot after a woman reported her vehicle was stolen from her at knifepoint. The victim did not require medical attention.
Officers spotted the stolen vehicle on The Parkway and pursued it onto Highway 115, where the vehicle exited the highway and continued north on Highway 7.
Officers were unable to safely deploy a spike belt before the vehicle turned onto Lansdowne Street at a high rate of speed and headed back toward the City of Peterborough. Police then called off the pursuit for safety reasons.
Through further investigation, officers identified a pick-up truck the suspect had exited in the parking lot and learned it was reported stolen in Kingston on Saturday evening.
The suspect is described as a white man between 20 and 30 years old, 200 lbs, 5’9″ to 5’11”, unshaven and balding with short light brown hair. He was wearing a large white T-shirt and dark pants.
The stolen vehicle is a black four-door 2010 Toyota Corolla with plate number BNEJ 017.
Anyone with information is asked to call Peterborough Police at 705-876-1122 x555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at stopcrimehere.ca.
