York cops release photos of items allegedly stolen by crime tourism group
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York Regional Police have released photos of hundreds of items stolen during at least 20 residential break-and-enters allegedly conducted by an organized crime-tourism group that led to four Chilean Nationals being charged.
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Among the photos are jewelry, purses, clothing, coins, currency and shoes.
York cops set up Project Towns in April to combat break-ins and said suspects had allegedly entered residences through rear basement glass doors and were targeting cash, high-end clothing, jewelry and firearms.
On May 13 around 10 p.m., police responded to a residential break-and-enter in the area of Clark Ave. and Dufferin St. in Vaughan and located a suspect vehicle with three people taken into custody.
Search warrants were executed at residences in Toronto and Mississauga and property was recovered.
Cops must first verify ownership of items
A Dropbox folder has been set up with photos of the items that have not yet been claimed.
York police are asking anyone who was a victim of a residential break-and-enter between January and May to review the photos and contact them if they recognize any of the items.
There will be a process to verify ownership before collecting any property.
The investigation is still ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 1-866-876-5423, Ext. 7232, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or www.1800222tips.com .
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Four people charged during probe
At the time of the arrests, two of the suspects were on judicial release orders for unrelated incidents.
Jose Ricardo Vargas Sepulveda, 24, of Chile, faces five counts of break and enter with intent, seven counts of break and enter commit and one count each of disguise with intent, possession of break-in instruments, possession of property obtained by crime and failure to comply with a judicial release order.
Rodrigo Ariel Correa Paredes, 24, of Chile, faces five counts of break and enter with intent, seven counts of break and enter commit and one count each of disguise with intent and possession of break-in instruments.
Danil Alexis Carrasco Cruces, 44, of Chile, faces four counts of break and enter with intent, three counts of break and enter commit and one count each of disguise with intent, possession of break-in instruments and failure to comply with a judicial release order.
Rose Marie Monroy Sepulveda, 27, of Chile, faces one count of break and enter with intent, five counts of break and enter commit and one count of possession of property obtained by crime.