August 18,2025
RED FM News Desk
York Regional Police have seized a loaded firearm, recovered a stolen vehicle, and arrested two suspects following a suspicious vehicle investigation in Vaughan.
On Friday, August 15, 2025, at approximately 9:45 p.m., officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in a plaza near Highway 7 West and Keele Street. When police arrived, they confirmed that the vehicle had been reported stolen from Toronto on August 12, 2025.
As officers approached, the suspect vehicle rammed a police cruiser before attempting to flee. The two suspects abandoned the stolen vehicle and tried to escape the area in a ride-share vehicle but were quickly taken into custody a short distance away. A subsequent search led to the recovery of a loaded firearm and the key to the stolen vehicle.
Police confirmed that one of the accused, 18-year old Sharah SYED of Toronto, was already bound by an undertaking at the time of the offence. He Faces multiple firearm-related offences, possession of stolen property, dangerous operation of a vehicle, failing to comply with conditions, failing to stop after a collision, and flight from police.
The second suspect, a 17-year-old male from Toronto, cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He faces firearm-related offences and possession of stolen property.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7441. Anonymous tips can also be provided through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS .
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