NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On April 16, 2020 at approximately 9:15 a.m., a member of the public called 911 to report a disturbance at a residence in the area of Brookfield Avenue near Garden Street in Niagara Falls.
2 District Niagara Falls uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) attended the scene. The initial investigation determined that there had been a violent residential robbery and that the two male suspects had ran from the scene. Uniform officers were assisted by members of the Emergency Task Unit and the K9 Unit.
Officers located one of the suspects a short distance away. The man was arrested following a foot pursuit.
NRPS Police Service Dog Zoey was able locate the second man who was arrested by officers.
An adult female and male victim were treated for minor injuries.
Further investigation by 2 District detectives and detectives from the 2 District Street Crime Unit, determined that the incident on Brookfield Avenue had commenced on April 15, 2020 at an apartment on Queen Street near St. Clair Avenue in Niagara Falls. At approximately 2 p.m., the female victim entered the Queen Street apartment where she was met by three unknown male suspects. At some time, two of the males left, while the third male prevented the adult female victim from leaving the apartment. The suspect who remained behind demanded money and forced the victim at gunpoint to make money withdrawals from nearby ATMs.
On April 16, 2020 at approximately 6 a.m., the suspect became involved in a fight with an unknown male who had come to the apartment on Queen Street. The fight ended in the street when the unknown male left the area. At approximately 8 a.m., the male suspect left the Queen Street apartment briefly to try and locate the unknown male. The victim took the opportunity to escape from the apartment. She made her way to the Brookfield Avenue residence where NRPS officers would become involved a short time later.
Melvin Aiseosa Ogbomo (24 years old) of Etobicoke has been arrested and charged with the alleged criminal offences of:
• Forcible confinement C.C. 279(1)(a)
• Robbery C.C. 343(c) (3 Counts)
• Pointing a firearm C.C. 87(1)
• Break and enter C.C. 348(1)(b)
• Utter threats C.C. 264.1(1)(a)
• Possession for the purpose trafficking – fentanyl - CDSA 5(2)
• Fail to comply recognizance C.C. 145(3)
• Breach of probation C.C. 733.1(1)
Kadeem Anthony Richards (27 years old) of Toronto has been arrested and charged with the alleged criminal offences of:
• Break and enter, C.C. 348(1)(b)
• Robbery, C.C. 343(c)
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking - fentanyl – CDSA 5(2)
Both men were held in custody for a via bail hearing to the Robert S. K. Welch courthouse on April 17, 2020.
Investigators believe this was a targeted incident.
Detectives are requesting anyone who may have information about this incident or who may have witnessed anything to contact them at 905-688-4111, extension 9546.
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