Peel police unveil outcomes of 12-month investigations into robberies, stolen vehicles – Kitchener

Police in Peel Area are reporting the outcomes of a significant investigation following a collection of violent robberies in 2021 and 2022. Officers imagine they’re linked to drug trafficking and car theft with “a bigger provincial scope.”

On Saturday, police introduced the outcomes of three linked investigations into stolen automobiles and robberies within the Peel Area and throughout Ontario.

Peel Regional Police mentioned they started an investigation in September 2021 following three violent robberies the place a bunch allegedly focused houses with high-end automobiles parked of their driveways.

The investigation was named Venture MEMPHIS.

One of many alleged robberies passed off on Sept. 3, 2021. A person armed with a black handgun fired a shot into the ground throughout a house invasion to “intimidate the victims” earlier than the suspects fled with a 2021 Bentley Bentayga value round $400,000, police alleged.

In late August 2022, following a “prolonged and detailed” investigation, Peel police made three arrests.

Ahmet Ibrahimi, 29, from Kitchener was arrested and charged with two counts of property obtained by crime and one depend of fraud over $5,000. Thirty-year-old Anthony Putzu was charged with possession of property obtained by crime, based on Peel police.

Police mentioned Diana Bytyqi, 28, from Cambridge was charged with obstructing a peace officer and uttering a solid doc.

In the course of the investigation, officers concluded the crime was linked to broader, Ontario-wide points with drug trafficking and car thefts.

“In complete, 28 individuals had been charged with 242 Legal offences, together with taking part in a felony group,” Peel police mentioned of a multi-force investigation named Venture MYRA.

Each Ibrahimi and Putzu had been charged as a part of Venture MYRA, Peel police mentioned. The outcomes of that joint investigation, led by Ontario Provincial Police, had been launched in July.

Over the identical interval, Peel police additionally investigated a house invasion in Brampton on Might 17, 2022.

Officers mentioned the investigation led to the invention of “one other distinct group” allegedly answerable for utilizing stolen automobiles in robberies.

Police linked this dwelling invasion to each Venture MYRA and Venture MEMPHIS. It additionally led to 2 arrests, which officers mentioned passed off on July 6, 2022.

Ismael Ajiroba, 24, and Shareef Robinson, 25, had been arrested and charged. The pair are from Brampton, based on police, and face fees together with possession of a loaded prohibited firearm and possession of ammunition whereas prohibited.

One other man — 24-year-old Harris Mohamed from Toronto — was arrested in the course of the investigation and charged in relation to alleged jewellery retailer robberies in Peel that passed off on Might 11 and Might 19, 2022.

“The unwavering perseverance and dedication of investigators spanning 12 months spotlight the dedication of Peel Regional Police to combating organized crime teams impacting our communities. Neighborhood security and nicely being is our highest precedence,” police mentioned in a information launch.