These alleged carjackers in York Region might want to find another line of work

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Just call them Keystone carjackers! 

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Three masked and armed losers not only failed to get away with the car they were trying to carjack but allegedly got caught by police in their getaway car, too. 

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So much for easy money. So much for being master (alleged) criminals. The alleged car thieves are now before the courts. 

All of this, thanks to great investigative work by York Regional Police’s Hold-Up Unit.

It started at 2 a.m. on April 6 at Yonge St. and Glen Cameron Rd. in Markham when police got word there was a carjacking in progress. 

“The victim was walking to her vehicle when a suspect approached and pulled her away. A second suspect then entered her vehicle,” Const. Lisa Moskaluk alleged in a news release. “The victim struggled with the suspect while her husband joined in to assist. As they attempted to flee in the victim’s vehicle, the suspects crashed into another vehicle in the parking lot.” 

Oops. 

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But they did manage to get out of there by running to “a getaway car, driven by a third suspect,” who — like the other two — was wearing a mask, said police. 

Only one problem. They were allegedly in a stolen vehicle, reported missing April 1 in Peel Region. 

Oops, again. 

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Moskaluk, herself a great reporter back in the day, by the way, alleged that “on April 13, investigators were able to locate the stolen vehicle with three suspects inside and attempted to stop it.” 

The three got out and tried to run off. 

“After a brief foot pursuit, all suspects were taken into custody,” said police.

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Police alleged that “during the arrest, a loaded handgun with an extended magazine was located and the stolen vehicle recovered.” 

Oops, times three. 

Charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, disguise with intent, possession of a loaded restricted firearm with ammunition, possession of a prohibited device and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 are: Poshur Williams ,18, of Toronto — who police say was on a “release order at the time of arrest” — and two males, one 16 and the other 17. The younger two cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

None of these charges have been tested in court and those charged are innocent until proven guilty. 

But as a columnist who has covered crime for 40 years, I can offer this advice: If all or any of these three are found guilty of these charges, the best suggestion I can offer is to find another line of work. Go straight and take this as a lesson for the future.

If the facts presented by police prove to be true, it’s clear that whoever was behind this alleged crime was not that good at it.

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