A Toronto man has been arrested in connection with an armed carjacking—caught on camera—that occurred last month in St. Catharines.
On the morning of Dec. 28, 2021, a man leaving his house for work was confronted on his front porch by another man brandishing a Glock handgun. In a dramatic scene captured by the doorbell camera, the gunman demanded the victim's car keys and hit him with the black pistol. When the victim handed over the keys, the gunman tossed them to a nearby accomplice standing out of the camera's range.
The second suspect sped off in the man's 2006 blue Land Rover. The gunman is believed to have fled in a separate getaway car.
Police say the Land Rover was recovered in Toronto on Jan. 3, and further investigation led detectives to the alleged gunman—who was already in a Toronto-area detention centre facing unrelated charges.
At a Toronto court appearance on Wednesday, 22-year-old Anthony Dass of North York was formally charged in connection with the St. Catharines robbery. The charges include:
• break and enter - commit robbery using a firearm
• disguise with intent
• carrying, transporting and storing a firearm in a careless manner
• point firearm at another person without lawful excuse
• carrying a firearm for the purpose of committing an indictable offence
• carrying a firearm in a concealed manner when not authorized
• possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
• unauthorized possession of a firearm in a vehicle
• possession of a firearm while prohibited (three counts)
• fail to comply with probation order
Dass remains in custody. The Glock handgun used in the robbery has been recovered.
Police are still searching for the second suspect. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 905-688-4111, option 3, 1009482.
