CRIME SCENE: Driver clocked at nearly 200 km/h, Facebook Marketplace theft
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A driver has been busted for stunt driving after going nearly 200 km/h in the GTA.
Ontario Provincial Police say their Aurora division officers pulled over a 24-year-old man from Vaughan driving on Highway 427 on Monday around 10 p.m.
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Police say he was clocked going 198 km/h northbound in the HOV lane at Langstaff Rd.
The unidentified man was charged with stunt driving and other unnamed violations, police said.
As well, his vehicle was impounded for 14 days and his licence was suspended for 30 days.
FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE THEFT
Durham Regional Police say their investigation into a Facebook Marketplace theft has led them to believe there may be additional victims.
On Nov. 20, 2024, cops say someone who posted jewelry for sale on the social media platform met with who they believed was a potential buyer in the Hillcroft St. and Ritson Rd. S. area of Oshawa. Cops allege the “buyer” took the items and tried to flee on foot before the victim chased them down and got the jewelry back. Police allege the suspect then brandished a knife before fleeing.
An arrest was made Feb. 7 and Nicholas Runcie, 20, of Scarborough, was charged with theft under $5,000 and assault with weapon or imitation weapon. He was released on an undertaking.
A search warrant has led police to believe there may be more alleged victims. They say Runcie used the aliases of Kayden TO and Michael Frail.
His photograph has been released and cops note he currently has shoulder length hair in a braided style.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2732 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
MAN SOUGHT IN DOWNTOWN STABBING
Toronto cops are hunting a man they say stabbed someone in the downtown core in broad daylight.
They say the male victim and his friend were in the Yonge and Charles St. area, south of Bloor St., around 2 p.m. Monday when the suspect walked up and stabbed the victim. The attacker then fled northbound on Yonge St. into a TTC station.
The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No other information on them was released.
The wanted man is 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-9 with a thin build. He was wearing a white zip-up hooded sweater, beige pants, black shoes, a black head covering, and a black cross body bag.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5100 or Crime Stoppers.
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