Two young persons are facing charges after a street-level robbery during the sale of an expensive jacket in north Oshawa on Monday.
On December 14 at about 3:30 pm, members of East and Central East Divisions responded to a street level robbery near Grandview Street North and Conlin Road East in Oshawa. The victim had met the suspects in north Oshawa to sell a “Moose Knuckles” jacket, police said.
The victim used an online platform to sell his jacket. The suspects met the victim near a residential area and when one of the suspects tried on the jacket, the other stabbed the victim and they both fled with the jacket. Police searched the area with the assistance of the K-9 Unit and both suspects were located hiding nearby.
The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A 15-year-old male and a 17-year-old male both of Oshawa were charged with: Robbery; Assault with a Weapon and Weapons Dangerous to Public Peace. Both were held for bail hearings.
The DRPS wants to warn residents of the increase in these types of incidents and urges sellers of valuable items to take precautions, including:
* meet the purchaser in a public place, preferably during the day in good lighting conditions
* bring a friend to support you
* when approaching the exchange zone, assess your surroundings carefully and beware of suspicious persons in the area
Anyone with new information or video surveillance is asked to contact D/Cst. Hilliard of East Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1657.