Suspects entering Canada to commit high-profit crimes in Durham Region, police say
Durham police say the probe has led to 46 arrests and nearly 1,500 charges as suspects used scams that cost victims $2.6 million.
- The Durham Regional Police Service announced results from Project Jetsetter, a multi-year investigation yielding 46 arrests and nearly 1,500 charges across the Durham Region and the Greater Toronto Area.
- Investigators linked over 200 incidents and $2.6 million in financial losses to a network of "criminal tourism," where legal visitors from abroad commit profit-driven crimes before leaving Canada.
- Brad Chapman noted that most suspects are from Romania, with jewelry distraction thefts targeting seniors jumping 268% alongside large-scale retail theft operations and vehicle-purchasing scams.
- While 46 people face charges, 164 suspects connected to the investigations remain wanted, prompting Chief Peter Moreira to urge residents to remain vigilant of these coordinated criminal networks.
- As the Toronto area prepares to welcome thousands of visitors for the World Cup this month, police continue working with national partners to disrupt these networks amid calls for stronger international border checks.
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‘Criminal Tourism’ Probe Led to 46 Arrests, Nearly 1,500 Charges: Durham Police
A trend of what police describe as “criminal tourism,” which sees people entering Canada posing as tourists to commit crime, has cost residents of a southern Ontario municipality more than $2.6 million in losses. The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) announced June 5 that it has uncovered more than 200 incidents tied to its investigations into “criminal tourism” networks that led to 46 arrests and more than 1,440 charges laid in the region a…
The Canadian police arrested 46 people, predominantly Romanians, and identified 164 suspects, all Romanians, in an extensive investigation into "criminal tourism". The change in the mileage of cars sold, acquisitions with false acts, the method "embracing or distracting attention in the case of elderly people or what the police call "dirty oil skim" deliberately causing an apparent malfunction of the vehicle they test for purchase, to lower its …
The Canadian police arrested 46 people, predominantly Romanian, and identified 164 suspects, all Romanian majority, in an extensive investigation into "criminal tourism". The change in the mileage of cars sold, acquisitions with false acts, the method of hugging or distracting attention in the case of elderly people or what the police call "dirty oil skim" which deliberately causes an apparent defect of the vehicle being tested for purchase, to …
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