Peel police have released a shocking video of a hit and run in Mississauga after an attempt to sell a vehicle online turned into an auto theft investigation.
On Friday, Sept. 6 at about 2 p.m., a female suspect attended a home at Winston Churchill and Eglinton avenues in response to an online car advertisement for a man’s 2022 Porsche Cayenne, Peel police said in a news release on Wednesday.
Security camera footage, released by police, shows the suspect viewing the car’s interior while the man waits on the driveway.
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The suspect is then seen sitting inside the vehicle, locking out the seller, and then reversing rapidly, striking and injuring the victim before fleeing, according to police.
Police said the victim suffered serious, non-life threatening injuries.
The suspect is described as a South Asian female, standing at 5 ‘5″, 120 lbs, with a thin build, long brown hair, brown eyes, and as wearing a white long-sleeve shirt, brown skirt, and leather-strapped sandals.
Police are also searching for an accomplice who was seen fleeing the scene in a dark grey car, and the suspect’s original car, identified in the video as a bright blue sedan.
Police said the original suspect vehicle is a Metallic Blue BMW X5 and the other grey SUV is a Bentley.
Police are encouraging the public to be vigilant when selling items online, and to utilize Peel Regional Police Buy and Sell Exchange Zones located at each Peel Police Division.
Auto theft is an ongoing issue in Toronto and the GTA. In July, footage of thieves attempting to
steal a car from a driveway with bollards installed raised alarm bells among residents.
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Similarly some car owners have resorted to pasting signs on their windows to inform potential thieves that there is nothing of value inside their vehicles.
Anyone with information about the incident or the identity of the suspect is asked to call investigators at the Auto Theft Unit at (905) 453–2121, ext. 1152, or anonymously to Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.
