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3 suspects flee with cash after duct-taping residents of King home

One of the men was armed with a gun in the home invasion robbery that occurred Friday, May 29 at about 7 a.m.
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NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking witnesses following a home invasion robbery that occurred in the Township of King.

On Friday, May 29, 2020, at 9:45 a.m., police were called to a residence in the area of Highway 27 and 18th Sideroad for a report of a home invasion. When officers arrived they found four adults inside the residence who were not physically injured.

The investigation has revealed that sometime before 7 a.m., three suspects entered the home, one armed with a handgun. They gathered the residents in a bedroom and duct-taped their hands. The suspects demanded drugs and cash. The suspects searched the home then fled with a quantity of cash. They were seen leaving the area in three different vehicles.

Suspect 1:

  • Male, Black
  • 6’1”, 220 lbs.
  • 25 to 30 years
  • Heavy build

Suspect 2: 

  • Male, Black
  • 5’10”, 180 lbs.
  • 25 to 30 years
  • Armed with a handgun

Suspect 3: 

  • Male, Black
  • 5’7”, 150 lbs.
  • 25 to 30 years

Suspect vehicles: 

  • Red four-door sedan
  • Black four-door sedan
  • Rental van

Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6631, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.

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