A 20-year-old man is facing charges after he allegedly stole multiple vehicles that were listed for sale while posing as a would-be buyer.
Investigators with the York Regional Police Auto Cargo Theft Unit began a probe in December after officers responded to a vehicle theft call that occurred in Vaughan.
Officers said the caller posted his vehicle for sale online and a person who came to look at it drove away
Police located the vehicle and began a wider investigation into the suspect.
Police say that investigators concluded that the suspect was responsible for other similar incidents involving vehicles that had been listed for sale.
The suspect, 20-year-old Andrei Topor Gosman of Richmond Hill, was arrested and charged on Feb. 28.
Officers say they recovered three stolen re-vinned vehicles: a 2021 grey Mercedes, a 2021 grey Porsche and a 2021 grey Audi.
Gosmon is charged with six offences, including robbery with a firearm and three counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
