NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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York Regional Police has charged 10 people and recovered more than $400,000 in cash and property following Project Rise, which focused on break and enters across York Region and southern Ontario.
Project Rise began in 2020, with investigators seeking to identify a number of suspects believed to be involved numerous break and enters. Through the investigation, officers executed search warrants at 11 locations, including 10 residences and one commercial property. Officers seized approximately $23,000 in Canadian currency as well as US$30,000, $85,000 in Bolivian currency and significant amounts of stolen property.
Photos of the recovered property can be found here in the folders Batch 1 to Batch 6, dated Feb. 25, 2021. Citizens are urged to contact police if they were a victim of a break and enter and recognize any of their belongings.
Charged:
• Paul Nkrumah, 34 of Brampton
Charges:
• Conspiracy to commit x1
• Break and enter commit x11
• Break and enter intent x 2
• Possession of property obtained by crime x7
Charged:
• Clayton McFarlane, 39 of Brampton
Charges:
• Conspiracy to commit x2
• Break and enter commit x9
• Break and enter intent
• Possession of property btained by crime x2
Charged:
• Dumark Lindsay, 38 of Brampton
Charges:
• Conspiracy to commit
Charged:
• Darnyl Campbell, 39 of Brampton
Charges:
• Conspiracy to commit
• Break and enter commit x6
• Break and enter intent
• Possession of property obtained by crime x3
Charged:
• Andrew Dove, 33 of Brampton
Charges:
• Break and enter intent x1
Charged:
• Jordan Saccucci, 31 of Innisfil
Charges:
• Conspiracy to commit
• Break and enter commit x3
• Disguise with intent x2
• Possession of property obtained by crime
Charged:
• Kayla AlmeidaL, 26 of Vaughan
Charges:
• Break and enter commit x3
Charged:
• Rennay Harris, 28 of Brampton
Charges:
• Break and enter commit x2
Charged:
• Trevor Doust, 36 of Toronto
Charges:
• Traffic in property obtained by crime x3
Charged:
• Phillip Nkrumah, 36 of Caledon
Charges:
• Possession contrary to order
• Fail to comply
Video and photos taken during the warrants can be found here.
During our investigation, our officers shared information with the Windsor Police Service that led to investigations by the Windsor Police Service and the LaSalle Police Service involving several of the same suspects. During those investigations, additional charges have been laid, firearms were seized and stolen property was recovered. Windsor Police and LaSalle Police can be contacted for additional information on those investigations. We would like to thank both services for their assistance, along with the Toronto Police Service, Peel Regional Police, the Ontario Provincial Police, the Durham Regional Police Service, the Halton Regional Police Service and the London Police Service.
Through funding provided by the Ontario Government, Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario supported this York Regional Police investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Integrated Property Crime Task Force at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7232, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips or leave an anonymous tip online.
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