WARMINGTON: TPS chasing stolen Rolls-Royce and suspect jumping from Gardiner not movie

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That was not a Gone in 60 Seconds movie being filmed in Toronto overnight.

But with a pursuit on the Don Valley Parkway and an alleged car robber jumping from the Gardiner Expressway to try to get away, it sure looked like it.

It started at the Shops at Don Mills late Monday with the wild armed carjacking of a man getting into his Rolls-Royce.

“A BMW rolled up on the guy and one of the carjackers pointed his gun at him and said to hand over the car,” a police source told the Toronto Sun.

The man, understanding that it’s not worth being shot to try to keep your treasured ride, complied.

“He threw the assailants his keys,” said the officer.

One of the men inside the BMW jumped behind the wheel of the high-end car and took off.

“The BMW followed him, and they drove in tandem.”

Toronto Police were notified and started to look for the car. The York Regional Police helicopter was called in to assist.

“That was helpful because it was able to spot and track the two cars,” said the source.

Eventually they got on the Gardiner and police set up a roadblock near Spadina stopped the BMW. A foot chase ensued and one of the suspects decided to scale the guard rail and jump from a significant height to Lakeshore Blvd., suffering serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the process.

“He broke some bones,” said a source.

Meanwhile, the stolen Rolls-Royce kept on heading west. But the helicopter was above. The driver took the car off the highway, went to an apartment building and brought the car underground, then fled. Police were able to get to the location and recover the car.

The SIU is investigating due to the injury to the suspect.

But Toronto Police Association president Clayton Campbell said that, in his assessment, “our officers did an amazing job, apprehending a suspect in this and in recovering the stolen car.”

Describing the suspects as being in the “Canada’s dumbest criminals” category, Campbell praised his officers and YRP for their assistance..

“This was not an easy situation,” he told the Toronto Sun. “These carjackings are not random kids going on a joy ride. It’s co-ordinated and organized criminal activity.”

Campbell said all officers understand the SIU has its job to do but he feels this is the kind of case where legislation should be enacted to “release the body cam footage” so that people can see his officers “did their job” in the best interest of public safety.

Next will be the justice system’s turn to do its job.

On with John Moore on Newstalk 1010, you could hear the frustration officers are having with the revolving door bail issue and Campbell praised Premier Doug Ford for tweeting his distaste that six of nine accused in a Peel Regional Police operation had been released on bail.

“This is disgusting,” is what the premier called the situation, adding it’s time “to get serious about bail reform.”

An investigation is underway to arrest all those involved in this Toronto carjacking case and at least one will be before the courts — once released from hospital. And when I talked to the union boss, he said how hard it is for officers to do a great job in arresting people and locating stolen cars, having to witness someone jump from the Gardiner, and then having to face being investigated themselves as well — all while knowing the suspects will likely be released from custody anyway.

“Our officers totally expect them to back out on the streets again,” Campbell told the Sun.

But they keep doing their jobs to the fullest of their abilities anyway.

“We need a change in legislation,” said Campbell, adding violent criminals should not get easy bail.

For now, it’s time to give Toronto, Peel and York Region cops a pat on the back for taking their role so seriously and apprehending many of these criminals.

It’s not a movie, after all. It’s real life.

jwarmington@postmedia.com