CRIME SCENE: Hunt for a fraudster, stabbing, cemetery heist
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FRAUD WARRANTS
The hunt is on for an accused fraudster who allegedly scammed four Durham Region banks using a fake coin con.
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Terrelle Talbot, 44, of address unknown, is wanted for fraud under $5,000 and utter metal resembling coin in connection with four separate incidents in 2019.
Durham Regional Police say a man exchanged 20 paper rolls of $2 coins for cash at a TD Bank in Ajax on Dec. 20 and metal washers were later discovered inside the rolls.
A similar scam hit a BMO in Whitby and two TD branches in Oshawa.
Talbot, identified as a suspect, is wanted on 22 outstanding arrest warrants throughout Canada with the most recent incident occurring in Toronto on Jan. 17. Anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to call police at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 2676.
MISSISSAUGA STABBING
One person is in stable condition after being stabbed in Malton early Saturday.
Peel Regional Police say the violence occurred near Goreway Dr. and Derry Rd. around 1:30 a.m. and the victim was taken to a nearby trauma centre.
So far, few details have been released, including the age and gender of the victim.
Cops describe the incident as “isolated” and no arrests have been made.
JUNKIE ROBS CEMETERY
A 45-year-old Niagara-area grandfather addicted to drugs has been sentenced to five months in the slammer after pleading guilty to his role in the theft of 300 bronze vases from a local cemetery.
Judge Joseph De Filippis described Joshua Hillgardner’s crimes as “mean and disgraceful.”
According to the St. Catharines Standard, the value of the vases was more than $226,000.
Hillgardner’s lawyer said his client tried to sell the vases to raise cash to buy fentanyl.
Co-accused, Joseph Gaulin, 48, pleaded guilty to the same charge earlier and received a five-month sentence.
NIAGARA BLAST SUSPECT HUNTED
An ongoing dispute between two men ignited a blast at a Niagara Falls home that caused $60,000 in damages.
According to Niagara Regional Police, Tyler Sterling Rivard, 34, allegedly detonated a commercial-grade pyrotechnic that started the blaze.
A man and woman fled the scene before the blast. Her involvement is under investigation. Four others escaped the blaze but were treated for smoke inhalation.
The suspect and the woman were last seen pushing a wheel-barrow full of their belongings. It’s believed they have a pitbull with them.
Rivard is wanted for using explosives, arson and disregard for human life.
Anyone with information on the suspect’s whereabouts is asked to call cops at 905-688-4111, ext. 9408.
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