The Halton Police had a hand in a lengthy investigation dubbed ‘Project Rise’.
York Regional Police charged 10 people and recovered more than $400,000 in cash and property.
Project Rise began in 2020 with investigators trying to identify a number of suspects believed to be involved in a number of break and enter cases. Through the investigation, officers executed search warrants at 11 locations, including 10 residences and one commercial property. Officers seized roughly $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 February 25, 2021.
34-year-old Paul Nkrumah of Brampton is facing:
- Conspiracy to Commit x1
- Break and Enter Commit x11
- Break and Enter Intent x 2
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime x7
39-year-old Clayton McFarlane of Brampton is facing:
- Conspiracy to Commit x2
- Break and Enter Commit x9
- Break and Enter Intent
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime x2
38-year-old Dumark Lindsay of Brampton is facing:
- Conspiracy to Commit
39-year-old Darnyl Campbell of Brampton is facing:
- Conspiracy to Commit x1
- Break and Enter Commit x6
- Break and Enter Intent x1
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime x3
33-year-old Andrew Dove of Brampton is facing:
- Break and Enter Intent x1
31-year-old Jordan Saccucci of Innisfil is facing:
- Conspiracy to Commit x1
- Break and Enter Commit x3
- Disguise with Intent x2
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime x1
26-year-old Kayla Almeida of Vaughan is facing:
- Break and Enter Commit x3
28-year-old Rennay Harris of Brampton is facing:
- Break and Enter Commit x2
36-year-old Trevor Doust of Toronto is facing:
- Traffic in Property Obtained by Crime x3
36-year-old Phillip Nkrumah of Caledon is facing:
- Possession Contrary to Order
- Fail to Comply
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ZIPHBPzVo
Help from Windsor Police Service and the LaSalle Police Service led to additional charges being laid, firearms being seized and stolen property being recovered.
York Regional Police also thanked 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 for helping the lengthy investigation.
You are urged to contact police if they were a victim of a break and enter and recognize any of their belongings.
