A Montreal man wished after a security guard was shot following a theft at Fairview Mall on Tuesday can also be accused of stealing $235,000 in jewellery three years in the past.
Toronto police mentioned Wednesday that Kyle Douglas Prouse can also be wished in connection to a 2023 break-and-enter investigation in Durham area.
Durham Const. Nick Gluckstein informed International Information in an electronic mail Thursday the investigation includes the theft of a jewellery retailer in Oshawa and an auto theft in Pickering in August 2023.
“Each incidents are associated because the stolen car was used within the fee of the jewellery retailer break-and-enter,” Gluckstein wrote.
“Prouse is believed to have stolen over $235,000 price of jewellery.”
Toronto police mentioned officers have been referred to as round 10:05 a.m. Tuesday for studies of a capturing contained in the mall, which is positioned at Sheppard Avenue and Don Mills Highway.
A safety guard confronted a 53-year-old man, who had damaged into a jewellery retailer and stolen merchandise. Throughout that interplay, the safety guard was shot, police mentioned.
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A sufferer was additionally taken to hospital with severe accidents.
Police allege Prouse drove away from the realm in a white van, travelling southbound on Don Mills. It was later recovered close to Shaughnessy and George Henry boulevards. Police allege he then left that scene in a black Honda Accord.
Investigators mentioned Prouse was final seen sporting a gray hoodie with the hood up, gray pants, a blue baseball cap, a white medical masks and black footwear. There have been flecks of white paint on his clothes.
Police added Prouse can also be believed to have connections to Vancouver and Toronto.
Anybody with data on his whereabouts is requested to contact police.
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