Police Seek Four Suspects After Assault in Pickering

Police are searching for four males after they assaulted and attempted to rob another youth in Pickering. On Monday, July 20, 2024, at approximately 6:45 p.m., members of West Division responded to a robbery call at a coffee shop in the area of Kingston Road and Liverpool Road.

Four male youth confronted another male youth and demanded his shoes and clothes. The suspects assaulted the victim when he did not give them his property. All four suspects fled the area before police arrived. The victim was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The first suspect is described as a Black male, approximately 5’11”, 16-20 years old, with dreadlock style hair, wearing a blue sweater and black jeans. The second suspect is described as a Black male, approximately 5’6”, 16-20 years old, wearing a ski mask, camouflage style sweater with a hood, and black jeans. The third suspect is described as a Black male, approximately 5’7”, 16-20 years old, with short braided hair, wearing a black sweater and jeans. The fourth suspect is described as a Black male, 16-20 years old.

Anyone with cell phone, dashcam, surveillance footage, or information about this incident is asked to contact D/Cst. Guminny of the West Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2534. Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca.