The Halton Regional Police Service is looking for a suspect connected to a series of vehicle thefts from dealerships in Halton.
They say that there are four similar style thefts with the same suspect involved. The first theft took place on Tuesday, September 8th. The most recent took place on Wednesday, September 16th.
Three thefts have taken place in Oakville, and one has taken place in Georgetown.
The Halton Police provided a description of how the suspect steals the vehicles:
“Typically, the suspect will visit a dealership and state that they would like to purchase a vehicle and request a test drive. Due to COVID-19 policies, on three occasions the suspect has been allowed to test drive the vehicle alone, and leaves the dealership without returning. On one occasion when the suspect was accompanied on the test drive by an employee, a secondary vehicle became involved and police believe a collision was intentionally initiated. Once the employee exited the vehicle to inspect the damage, both vehicles fled the scene.”
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An investigation has shown that the information the suspect provided for the test driving is fraudulent.
All the dealerships targeted sell used Mercedes vehicles.
Two pictures of the suspect have been provided (main photo and one down below). The suspect is described by the Halton Police as, “male, brown skin, approximately 5’10”, 160 lbs with a thin build, short black hair. He has been seen wearing a white face mask.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Omar Nadim of the 2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4747 ext. 2278.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
