A 20-year-old man from Richmond Hill has been arrested and three high-end vehicles that were stolen have been recovered.
The investigation began in December 2022, when officers responded to a vehicle theft call in Vaughan, York Regional Police said in a news release.
The caller had posted a vehicle for sale online, and a person who came to look at it just drove it away.
Officers were able to locate the vehicle and learned a suspect was connected to similar incidents in which the victims’ vehicles were stolen during a meeting to discuss a purchase, police said.
On Feb. 28, Andrei Topor Gosman, was charged with: possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 x3; theft of motor vehicle over $5,000; robbery with a firearm; possession opioid.
Officers recovered three stolen re-vinned vehicles: a 2021 grey Mercedes; a 2021 grey Porsche and a 2021 grey Audi.
The investigation is ongoing and the accused was believed to be working with a second suspect who remains outstanding.
Investigators believe these individuals may be responsible for other similar vehicle thefts in the Greater Toronto Area and anyone with information is urged to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police York Regional Police auto cargo theft unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext.6651, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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