Arrested for Possession of Drugs and Loaded Handgun

The Peel Regional Police S.T.E.P. (Strategic and Tactical Enforcement Policing) program have completed an investigation that resulted in the arrest of a Toronto resident, and the seizure of a loaded handgun and a quantity of drugs.
On Sunday July 16, 2017, S.T.E.P. officers investigated the accused at a motel in the area of Britannia Road and Hurontario Street in Mississauga. During the investigation, police located a loaded handgun, extra ammunition, and a quantity of crack cocaine.
Yvenord HYACINTHE, a 35-year-old male from Toronto was charged with numerous drug and firearms offences.
HYACINTHE was held for a bail hearing at the A. Grenville & William Davis Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton on Monday, July 17, 2017.
S.T.E.P. is operated and managed by the Peel Regional Police Street Crime Gang Unit. It was created in partnership with the government’s Provincial Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (P.A.V.I.S.), an undertaking that provides assistance to police services across Ontario to help in rooting out criminal gangs and taking illegal guns off our streets.
Anyone who may have information pertaining to the possession of illegal firearms is asked to call the Street Crime Gang Unit at (905) 453-3311, ext. 7704. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by visiting www.peelcrimestoppers.ca, or by sending a text message to CRIMES (274637) with the word “PEEL” and then your tip.

Knife-Point Robbery in Brampton
Investigators from the Peel Regional Police 21 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau are appealing for assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a knife-point robbery that occurred in the City of Brampton.
On Sunday, July 6, 2017, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the victim, a 60 year-old man from Toronto, was walking in Aloma Park in Brampton. He was confronted by a male who held a knife to the victim’s stomach while demanding that he turn over his watch and cell phone. The victim complied, and the suspect also removed the victim’s eyeglasses before fleeing on foot with the items. The victim was not injured.
The suspect is described as male, black, about 5’8”- 5’10”, in his late teens to early 20’s, slim build, and clean shaven. He was wearing a dark blue or black hoodie and black pants.
Anyone with information relating to this incident is asked to call investigators of 21 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at (905) 453-2121, ext. 2133. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by visiting www.peelcrimestoppers.ca or by sending a text message to CRIMES (274637) with the word ‘PEEL’ and then your tip.