UPDATE
- Street-Level Robbery in Pickering
An
18-year-old Pickering male has been arrested by the Street Level Robbery
Unit of West Division in connection with an incident on July 8th.
On
Thursday, July 22, 2010, officers from the Street Level Robbery Unit
arrested the male without incident at his residence, as a result of
an ongoing investigation.
William
SHONIKER, age 18, of Rouge Valley Drive in Pickering is charged with:
He
was held for a bail hearing. The weapon used in the incident has not
been recovered.
ORIGINAL
MEDIA RELEASE ISSUED JULY 8th, 2010
Street-Level
Robbery in Pickering
Durham
Regional Police are investigating a street-level robbery in which two
teenage girls were threatened early this morning.
On
Thursday July 8, 2010 at approximately 3:14 a.m., two 17-year-old girls
were walking west on Steeple Hill, just past Kingston Road in Pickering.
A male approached the girls, told them to remain calm and revealed a
handgun tucked into his pants. The suspect then demanded money from
the victims. Upon discovering the victims were not in possession of
any money, the suspect fled southeast into the Steeple Hill plaza parking
lot. There were no injuries.
The
victims contacted police immediately. Police attended the scene and
K-9 searched the area for the suspect with negative results.
The
suspect is described as: male, white, age 17-18 years, 5’ 9”,
clean-shaven with brown eyes, blond hair and a brush cut. He was wearing
a black baseball hat, a white T-shirt and black pants. He is described
as carrying a handgun with a brown wooden handle.
Anyone
with information about this incident is asked to call Det. Dan McKinnon
of the West Division Street-Level Robbery Unit (905) 579-1520 ext. 2565.
Anonymous calls can be made to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS
(8477) and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.
Reprinted
from a media release received from the Durham Regional Police Service