Durham police said three males are in custody after an armed home invasion in Beaverton in the Township of Brock.
On Tuesday, March 31, around 4:30 am, members of North Division responded to an armed person call at a residence in the area of Highland Crescent and Centre Street.
Residents of the home contacted police after seeing a male outside their front door with a firearm. The residents fled the home as two suspects broke through the front door, police said.
The suspects subsequently left the residence and attempted to flee in a vehicle being driven by a third suspect. Officers arrived on scene and conducted a high-risk takedown of the suspect vehicle, successfully arresting all three suspects without incident.
A search of the vehicle located a sawed-off shotgun and an imitation firearm.
The suspects, a 37-year old man from Washago, A 42-year old man Oro-Medonte and a 43-year old from Scugog were all held for a bail hearing. Name and further details available at www.drps.ca.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the A/D/Sgt. Naccarato of the North Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1505.
Editor’s Note: Durham Post does not name the accused parties as:
1. Of this time, they are suspect[s] and not convicted by a court, and
2. Sometimes charges are amended or dropped.
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