Three men broke into a Bowmanville home while armed and assaulted the homeowner. Two have been found while a third is still at large.
DRPS reports that, on Thursday, November 12, at around 1:40 pm, members of East Division responded to an armed person call in the area of Meadowview Boulevard and Scugog Street. Three male suspects armed with firearms forcibly entered a residence and assaulted the homeowner.
They say, officers arrived on scene as the three suspects were fleeing and following a brief pursuit, one suspect was taken into custody. He was found in possession of a firearm with a prohibited over capacity magazine. A second suspect was located later and taken into custody without incident.
Several schools in the area were put into hold and secures as a precaution as officers searched for the third suspect.
The officers conducted an extensive search of the area with the assistance of the DRPS Tactical, Canine and Drone units but were not able to locate the third suspect. They describe him as male, Black with a heavy build.
The victim sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local-area hospital. A responding officer also sustained minor injuries from a dog bite.
At the time of their arrests both of the accused were on conditions not to possess any firearms. A 37 year old man and another 30 year old from Mississauga were both held for a bail hearing. Name and further details available at www.drps.ca.
Anyone with cell phone, dash cam, surveillance footage or information about this incident is asked to contact the Auto Robbery Crime Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5355.
To share information anonymously, please contact DRPS Intelligence Services directly at 905-579-1520 ext. 5802 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with voicemail available after hours). You can also email at info@drps.ca.
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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