Toronto police issued a notice on April 25 saying that a carjacking case occurred at the Scarborough Chinese Mall last Wednesday, and three bandits armed with imitation guns snatched a Mercedes-Benz Big G off-road vehicle.
According to the press release, police received an alarm call on April 20 and rushed to the Scarboro Village Mal shopping plaza near Scarboro Village near Scarborough and Midland.
Allegedly, the victims went to Scarborough village for a supper.
Police said the man who was victim was standing outside a Mercedes-Benz Big G SUV in the parking lot. Suddenly, a hyundai Santa Fe sedan approached, and three men got out of the car to approach the victim, demanding that he hand over his car keys.
Allegedly, a man grabbed the victim and asked for his car keys. According to police, another pulled out a pistol and threatened him.
After getting the keys, the three bandits fled the scene driving the Mercedes Big G and Hyundai.
However, the bandits did not expect that the car was equipped with a GPS tracker.
Officers arrived and began tracking the victim's vehicle.
York District Police were notified and used helicopters to track the stolen vehicle.
With the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police OPP, York District Police found and intercepted the two vehicles.
Police arrested three suspects at the same time, and during the arrest, the police found an imitation pistol in the car.
The three suspects were Nickay Anthony Smythe, a 24-year-old Ajax resident, Mohamed Jama, a 21-year-old Toronto resident, and Kiemar Thompson-Ennis, an 18-year-old Toronto resident.
The three suspects were charged with 4 counts:
1. Robbery with guns
2. Deliberate camouflage
3. Conspiracy to commit a crime
4. Possession of property acquired by criminals
Many premium brands of cars are equipped with GPS trackers, which can be used when activated by mobile phone app.
Mercedes, for example, has a Mercedes me mobile app.
Turn on your phone to track the car's current location.