Brampton traffic stop leads to 5 arrests, 12 charges, damaged police cruisers & downed hydro wires
Published February 8, 2023 at 8:40 am
A Brampton traffic stop led to abrupt chaos this week.
At around 3 a.m. on Monday, Peel police stopped a vehicle near the Clark Blvd. and Rutherford Rd. South intersection.
Police did not disclose the reason for the traffic stop.
During the interaction, police say the suspect vehicle struck two cruisers before fleeing the area — striking a hydro pole in the process, which led to downed hydro wires and significant road closures.
Two men and three women were arrested.
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The men were treated and released from hospital.
After a search of the suspect vehicle, police say officers located a loaded Glock 42 semi-automatic handgun.
Police say one of the men, 26-year-old Walter Coreas De La Rosa of Toronto, was bound by a weapons prohibition order. He was charged with the following offences:
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Occupant of Motor Vehicle knowing there was a firearm
- Possession of Firearm – Contrary to Order
- Obstruct Plate
- Refusal to Comply with Demand (Alcohol)
- Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle
- Flight from Police
Piero Garcia Ravest, a 24-year-old man from Markham, was charged with the following offences:
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Occupant of Motor Vehicle knowing there was a firearm
- Fail to Comply with Release Order
Brittney Homen, a 26-year-old woman from Mississauga, Alana Smitten-Barnett, a 22-year-old woman of no fixed address, and Sarron Simon, a 22-year-old woman of no fixed address, were each charged with the following offences:
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Occupant of Motor Vehicle knowing there was a firearm
All five were held for a bail hearing and appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.
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