Edmonton man held in Durham for car fraud

A 25-year-old male is facing charges after he purchased two vehicles using fraudulent identification, Durham police said.

On March 13, the suspect went to a Land Rover dealership in Toronto and used fraudulent identification to finance a 2020 Land Rover SUV. The suspect on March 16, visited a Chrysler dealership in Whitby and using fraudulent identification purchased a 2018 Dodge Challenger Hellcat vehicle. Investigators from the DRPS Financial Crimes unit commenced an investigation and arrested the suspect on March 24.

Lukas Doucet of Edmonton has been charged with 15 fraud-related charges including: Fraud Over $5,000; Personation with Intent; Possess Identity Document; Make False Statement to Procure Loan; Defraud Creditors and Possession of Credit Card Obtained by Crime. He was held for a bail hearing.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Jaciuk of the Financial Crimes Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5364.

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