A second suspect in an assault case from 2007 has been arrested and charged as a result of a DNA match.
In August of 2007, People’s Taxi on Finley Avenue in Ajax was robbed by two armed males. One male was arrested, charged and convicted by a jury for his involvement. The second male was never identified.
An item of clothing found at the scene was sent to the Centre of Forensic Sciences (CFS), where a DNA profile was generated. Recently, a match was made and on July 24, 2019 members of Robbery Unit located the accused in Pickering and arrested him without incident.
A 30-year-old Pickering male, who was 18 at the time of the robbery, has been charged with Armed Robbery; Disguise with Intent and Weapons Dangerous. His name is withheld due to privacy legislation.
He was held for a bail hearing.
Anyone with new information about this investigation is asked to contact the DRPS Robbery Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5355.