Canada - Violent sex assault, connection to Collingwood, Ont., Toronto, 2015
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Thinking this is the assault that occurred in Toronto in 2015, this composite of suspect was released at that time.
speculation, imo.
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-s...pect-in-sex-assault-near-dufferin-and-rogers/
Aug 13 2015
speculation, imo.
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-s...pect-in-sex-assault-near-dufferin-and-rogers/
Aug 13 2015
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My first thought on this perp is, how is he managing to keep his victims quiet? Very concerning.
The first victim (Toronto) got off a bus and was walking home - so the area does not strike me as remote but somewhat populated.
No location is given for the Collingwood victim, but cannot visualize a location where a scream would not be heard, especially on New Years Eve. The population in Collingwood doubles, maybe triples, on weekends and holidays - the base population is 20K or so.
Hoping this guy is found sooner rather than later.
The first victim (Toronto) got off a bus and was walking home - so the area does not strike me as remote but somewhat populated.
No location is given for the Collingwood victim, but cannot visualize a location where a scream would not be heard, especially on New Years Eve. The population in Collingwood doubles, maybe triples, on weekends and holidays - the base population is 20K or so.
Hoping this guy is found sooner rather than later.
Thanks for that Collingwood location dotr - heavily populated, heavy traffic with homes extremely close together.
This guy seems to be using an extreme threat and preying on strangers of opportunity. This one will be tough for LE.
This guy seems to be using an extreme threat and preying on strangers of opportunity. This one will be tough for LE.
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I'm impressed with the quality of these sketches they are the best I have seen. Hope they help find this monster.
Aug 15 2019
DNA evidence links suspect to 3 sex assaults in Toronto & Collingwood
"Toronto police have released composite sketches of a suspect they say has been linked to three sexual assaults in Toronto and Collingwood through DNA evidence.
Police say on July 15 a 28-year-old woman ordered a ride-sharing service to pick her up on Lake Shore Boulevard between Newfoundland Road and Strachan Avenue at approximately 10:25 p.m.
After confirming with the driver that this was the vehicle she ordered, she was taken to a parking lot in the area of Jane Street and Eglinton Avenue where she was sexually assaulted and threatened with death.
The suspect is described as between 25-35 years of age, with a brown complexion, approximately five-foot-seven and five-foot-nine with a small build and a short beard."
DNA evidence links suspect to 3 sex assaults in Toronto & Collingwood
"Toronto police have released composite sketches of a suspect they say has been linked to three sexual assaults in Toronto and Collingwood through DNA evidence.
Police say on July 15 a 28-year-old woman ordered a ride-sharing service to pick her up on Lake Shore Boulevard between Newfoundland Road and Strachan Avenue at approximately 10:25 p.m.
After confirming with the driver that this was the vehicle she ordered, she was taken to a parking lot in the area of Jane Street and Eglinton Avenue where she was sexually assaulted and threatened with death.
The suspect is described as between 25-35 years of age, with a brown complexion, approximately five-foot-seven and five-foot-nine with a small build and a short beard."
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Toronto Police Service :: News Release #44877
"A joint services team, including the Ontario Provincial Police, is investigating the three sexual assaults:
1) Monday, July 15, after 10:25 p.m.
It is reported that:
- a 28-year-old woman had ordered a ride-share service to pick her up along Lake Shore Blvd. between Newfoundland Rd. and Strachan Ave.
- she got into a vehicle after asking if it was the vehicle she ordered
- the driver led her to believe he was her ride-share driver
- he drove her to a parking lot in the area of Jane St. and Eglinton Ave. W. and sexually assaulted her
- he made death threats to her
- he drove away from the area at a high rate of speed
- the suspect is described as 25-35, brown complexion, approximately 5’7” – 5’9”, with a small build, and a short beard
- the vehicle is described as possibly grey, silver or black with four doors
The suspect suffered an injury to his eye during the sexual assault.
Investigators ask that anyone working in a hospital, clinic, doctor’s or optometrist’s office or pharmacy that may have encountered someone with similar description and injury on July 16 or later to contact police at 416-808-7474 or do so anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222-TIPS.
Anyone in the area Lake Shore Blvd. at the time of the pick-up or shortly after in the Jane St. and Eglinton Ave. W. area that may have noticed the suspect or suspect vehicle or may have photos, video or dash cam video is asked to contact police.
2) January 1, 2017, at approximately 1:50 a.m., Collingwood, Ontario
- officers from the Collingwood OPP Detachment responded to a report that a 17-year-old girl was pulled into a vehicle by a man and sexually assaulted
- the incident occurred at approximately 1:20 a.m., on Birch St. and Second St. in Collingwood
- the man was described as brown, late 20s to early 30s, average build with a large mid-section, thin beard, 5’6’ - 5’7”, wearing a blue T-shirt, black pants and a black baseball cap with a white logo
- he was driving a 2005-2010 four-door silver/gray or tan sedan with black steel rims
An Ontario Provincial Police composite sketch from the incident is attached to this release.
3) Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at approximately 1 a.m.
- a 23-year-old woman was approached from behind by a man, dragged into a laneway, and sexually assaulted in the area of Dufferin St. and Rogers Rd.
- the man was described as brown, mid-20s, 5'5" - 5'6", with a slight beard. He was wearing a black baseball hat, a black, zippered, hooded sweater with white drawstrings, black T-shirt and black baggy jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World."
Toronto Police Service :: News Release #44877
"A joint services team, including the Ontario Provincial Police, is investigating the three sexual assaults:
1) Monday, July 15, after 10:25 p.m.
It is reported that:
- a 28-year-old woman had ordered a ride-share service to pick her up along Lake Shore Blvd. between Newfoundland Rd. and Strachan Ave.
- she got into a vehicle after asking if it was the vehicle she ordered
- the driver led her to believe he was her ride-share driver
- he drove her to a parking lot in the area of Jane St. and Eglinton Ave. W. and sexually assaulted her
- he made death threats to her
- he drove away from the area at a high rate of speed
- the suspect is described as 25-35, brown complexion, approximately 5’7” – 5’9”, with a small build, and a short beard
- the vehicle is described as possibly grey, silver or black with four doors
The suspect suffered an injury to his eye during the sexual assault.
Investigators ask that anyone working in a hospital, clinic, doctor’s or optometrist’s office or pharmacy that may have encountered someone with similar description and injury on July 16 or later to contact police at 416-808-7474 or do so anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222-TIPS.
Anyone in the area Lake Shore Blvd. at the time of the pick-up or shortly after in the Jane St. and Eglinton Ave. W. area that may have noticed the suspect or suspect vehicle or may have photos, video or dash cam video is asked to contact police.
2) January 1, 2017, at approximately 1:50 a.m., Collingwood, Ontario
- officers from the Collingwood OPP Detachment responded to a report that a 17-year-old girl was pulled into a vehicle by a man and sexually assaulted
- the incident occurred at approximately 1:20 a.m., on Birch St. and Second St. in Collingwood
- the man was described as brown, late 20s to early 30s, average build with a large mid-section, thin beard, 5’6’ - 5’7”, wearing a blue T-shirt, black pants and a black baseball cap with a white logo
- he was driving a 2005-2010 four-door silver/gray or tan sedan with black steel rims
An Ontario Provincial Police composite sketch from the incident is attached to this release.
3) Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at approximately 1 a.m.
- a 23-year-old woman was approached from behind by a man, dragged into a laneway, and sexually assaulted in the area of Dufferin St. and Rogers Rd.
- the man was described as brown, mid-20s, 5'5" - 5'6", with a slight beard. He was wearing a black baseball hat, a black, zippered, hooded sweater with white drawstrings, black T-shirt and black baggy jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World."
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Man linked to 3 sexual assaults in Toronto, Collingwood ‘escalating in violence,’ police say
“I believe he is escalating in violence,” Supt. Pauline Gray told reporters at a news conference on Thursday. “Participate in getting this guy off the streets before he attacks another woman walking home.”
She said the injury he sustained to his eye may be the key to catching him.
"Turn your mind to those people who work in offices, ophthalmologist offices, urgent care clinics, somebody who is an intake worker at one of these places and remembers him coming in to seek some sort of care for his eye," she said.
She also urged anyone who may know someone who fits the description of the suspect to contact police.
"People who perpetrate this do not do it openly. It is not something they telegraph. It is not something document. It is not something that they tell their best friend. It is perfectly normal to be shocked and wonder, ‘How didn’t I know?’ But I implore upon them to not discount it. Don’t think, ‘Not him,'" Gray said.
"It can be anybody. It can be your next-door neighbour. It can unfortunately be your son. It can be your boyfriend."
Gray called the suspect’s attacks “opportunistic” and said she believes there are other victims who have not yet come forward.
“He is looking for young women walking on their own,” she said.
“We wanted to make people aware that this gentleman, and I use that term loosely, is out there.”
Man linked to 3 sexual assaults in Toronto, Collingwood ‘escalating in violence,’ police say
“I believe he is escalating in violence,” Supt. Pauline Gray told reporters at a news conference on Thursday. “Participate in getting this guy off the streets before he attacks another woman walking home.”
She said the injury he sustained to his eye may be the key to catching him.
"Turn your mind to those people who work in offices, ophthalmologist offices, urgent care clinics, somebody who is an intake worker at one of these places and remembers him coming in to seek some sort of care for his eye," she said.
She also urged anyone who may know someone who fits the description of the suspect to contact police.
"People who perpetrate this do not do it openly. It is not something they telegraph. It is not something document. It is not something that they tell their best friend. It is perfectly normal to be shocked and wonder, ‘How didn’t I know?’ But I implore upon them to not discount it. Don’t think, ‘Not him,'" Gray said.
"It can be anybody. It can be your next-door neighbour. It can unfortunately be your son. It can be your boyfriend."
Gray called the suspect’s attacks “opportunistic” and said she believes there are other victims who have not yet come forward.
“He is looking for young women walking on their own,” she said.
“We wanted to make people aware that this gentleman, and I use that term loosely, is out there.”
Dec 17 2019
Toronto Police Service :: News Release #46175
"It is alleged that:
- on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at approximately 1 a.m., in the Dufferin Street and Rogers Road area of Toronto, a 23-year-old woman was approached from behind by a man, dragged into a laneway, and sexually assaulted.
It is further alleged that:
- on January 1, 2017, at approximately 1:20 a.m., in the Birch Street and Second Street area of Collingwood, a 17-year-old female was pulled into a vehicle by a man and sexually assaulted.
On Thursday, March 2, 2017, investigators from Toronto Police and the Ontario Provincial Police released a composite sketch of a man they believed was responsible for both incidents and a tip line was established to collect information from the community.
It also alleged that:
- on Monday, July 15, 2019, at approximately 10:30 p.m., in the Eglinton Avenue West and Jane Street area of Toronto, a 28-year-old woman got into what she believed was a ride-share vehicle when the driver took her to a parking lot and sexually assaulted her.
It is further alleged that:
- on Friday, November 1, 2019, in the early morning hours, a 22-year-old woman was taken from the Polson Street and Cherry Street area of Toronto to a parking lot and sexually assaulted in a vehicle
- the woman was able to note the man’s license plate and contacted police
As a result, on November 1, 2019, Dipesh Patel, 34, of Toronto, was arrested and charged in relation to the November 2019 incident.
After further investigation, officers with the Toronto Police and the OPP are alleging the man is responsible for all four incidents. He has been charged with:
1. Three counts of Sexual Assault
2. Extortion
3. Three counts of Forcible Confinement
4. Two counts of Robbery
5. Two counts of Sexual Assault with a Weapon
6. Assault with a weapon
7. Two counts of Threaten Death
8. Three counts of Assault
9. Use Firearm to commit an indictable offence
10. Two counts of Choking
Investigators are concerned there may be other victims and are asking anyone with information to contact police."
Toronto Police Service :: News Release #46175
"It is alleged that:
- on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at approximately 1 a.m., in the Dufferin Street and Rogers Road area of Toronto, a 23-year-old woman was approached from behind by a man, dragged into a laneway, and sexually assaulted.
It is further alleged that:
- on January 1, 2017, at approximately 1:20 a.m., in the Birch Street and Second Street area of Collingwood, a 17-year-old female was pulled into a vehicle by a man and sexually assaulted.
On Thursday, March 2, 2017, investigators from Toronto Police and the Ontario Provincial Police released a composite sketch of a man they believed was responsible for both incidents and a tip line was established to collect information from the community.
It also alleged that:
- on Monday, July 15, 2019, at approximately 10:30 p.m., in the Eglinton Avenue West and Jane Street area of Toronto, a 28-year-old woman got into what she believed was a ride-share vehicle when the driver took her to a parking lot and sexually assaulted her.
It is further alleged that:
- on Friday, November 1, 2019, in the early morning hours, a 22-year-old woman was taken from the Polson Street and Cherry Street area of Toronto to a parking lot and sexually assaulted in a vehicle
- the woman was able to note the man’s license plate and contacted police
As a result, on November 1, 2019, Dipesh Patel, 34, of Toronto, was arrested and charged in relation to the November 2019 incident.
After further investigation, officers with the Toronto Police and the OPP are alleging the man is responsible for all four incidents. He has been charged with:
1. Three counts of Sexual Assault
2. Extortion
3. Three counts of Forcible Confinement
4. Two counts of Robbery
5. Two counts of Sexual Assault with a Weapon
6. Assault with a weapon
7. Two counts of Threaten Death
8. Three counts of Assault
9. Use Firearm to commit an indictable offence
10. Two counts of Choking
Investigators are concerned there may be other victims and are asking anyone with information to contact police."
Dec 17 2019 rbbm.
Police make arrest after allegedly linking DNA from 4 sex assaults to same suspect
Dipesh Patel, 34, of Toronto, is facing a slew of charges including sexual assault, forcible confinement, robbery, extortion and threatening death. HANDOUT/Toronto Police Service
"Toronto police have made an arrest after allegedly linking a suspect’s DNA to four separate sex assaults that took place in Toronto and Collingwood over a four-year period.
Dipesh Patel, 34, of Toronto, is facing a slew of charges including sexual assault, forcible confinement, robbery, extortion and threatening death, among others.
He made a brief court appearance on Tuesday morning."
"A third incident took place on July 15, 2019. Police say a 28-year-old woman ordered a vehicle to the Lake Shore Boulevard West and Strachan Avenue area using a rideshare app, and was picked up by the suspect who pretended he was her driver.
“She got into the vehicle asking if it was her rideshare and the driver led her to believe he was in fact her driver,” Supt. Pauline Gray said at the time.
Police say the suspect drove her to a parking lot near Jane Street and Eglinton Avenue where he sexually assaulted and threatened her.
The same suspect was arrested and charged with sexual assault in November 2019 after a 22-year-old woman said she was at Rebel Nightclub on Polson Pier and lost consciousness before waking up inside a vehicle allegedly being driven by Patel."
Police make arrest after allegedly linking DNA from 4 sex assaults to same suspect
Dipesh Patel, 34, of Toronto, is facing a slew of charges including sexual assault, forcible confinement, robbery, extortion and threatening death. HANDOUT/Toronto Police Service
"Toronto police have made an arrest after allegedly linking a suspect’s DNA to four separate sex assaults that took place in Toronto and Collingwood over a four-year period.
Dipesh Patel, 34, of Toronto, is facing a slew of charges including sexual assault, forcible confinement, robbery, extortion and threatening death, among others.
He made a brief court appearance on Tuesday morning."
"A third incident took place on July 15, 2019. Police say a 28-year-old woman ordered a vehicle to the Lake Shore Boulevard West and Strachan Avenue area using a rideshare app, and was picked up by the suspect who pretended he was her driver.
“She got into the vehicle asking if it was her rideshare and the driver led her to believe he was in fact her driver,” Supt. Pauline Gray said at the time.
Police say the suspect drove her to a parking lot near Jane Street and Eglinton Avenue where he sexually assaulted and threatened her.
The same suspect was arrested and charged with sexual assault in November 2019 after a 22-year-old woman said she was at Rebel Nightclub on Polson Pier and lost consciousness before waking up inside a vehicle allegedly being driven by Patel."
