Two males were arrested after fleeing a Whitby break and enter in a stolen car and then trying to evade police.
On Monday, May 23, 2016, at approximately 12:20 a.m., police in Central West Division responded to an automotive business on Hopkins Street regarding a break and enter in progress. Suspects were observed inside the business using a gas-powered cutting saw. As officers arrived, two suspects fled the business in a car and did not stop for police. The car, later determined to have been stolen from Scarborough, narrowly missed colliding with a police cruiser head-on before coming to a stop on Dundas Street East when its front tire pulled off the rim during an attempted U-turn. The car was pinned by a police cruiser, but the suspects were able to flee on foot. One suspect was arrested after a short foot pursuit while the other suspect was apprehended by the DRPS K-9 Unit.
Darnel McFARLANE, age 29, of Trowbridge Court in Oshawa, and Kyle CHAPMAN, age 23, of Paddington Crescent in Oshawa, are charged with: Break and Enter; Possession of Stolen Property Over $5,000; Possession of Stolen Property Under $5,000; Disguise with Intent; and Possession of Break In Instruments.
McFARLANE is further charged with Dangerous Driving and Fail to Stop for Police. Both suspects were held for a bail hearing.
Anyone with new information is asked to contact Det. Groat of the Central West Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1845.
Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.
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