Man, teen face charges over rock-throwing incidents north of Toronto

Police successful York Region said they person laid charges successful transportation with a caller slew of rock-throwing incidents that person plagued Markham and Whitchurch-Stouffville since past July.

A 17-year-old lad is facing 2 charges of mischief nether $5,000 and an 18-year-old antheral has besides been charged with mischief nether $5,000.

A constabulary spokesperson told Global News the charges against the brace are successful transportation with a stone being thrown astatine a car parked adjacent Neeley and Stalmaster roads successful Markham connected Jan. 26.

He said the 17-year-old had besides been charged with throwing a stone astatine a moving conveyance adjacent Highway 48 and Hoover Park connected July 10, 2024.

The spokesperson said the conveyance was damaged but determination were nary injuries reported.

York constabulary said they are continuing to analyse and expect that determination whitethorn beryllium further charges laid going forward.

Over the past fewer months, Ontario and York constabulary person said the country has seen much than 20 incidents wherever rocks were thrown astatine moving vehicles successful the country since Sept. 12, 2024.

On Friday, a York constabulary spokesperson told Global News the work has investigated 29 incidents dating backmost to July 10, 2024.

Ontario constabulary person reported astatine slightest different 10 incidents connected highways they show successful the area, including 1 connected Nov. 30 successful which a autobus carrying passengers down Highway 48 adjacent to midnight became a unfortunate of the serial stone throwers.

The stone appeared to person smashed the model successful beforehand of the driver’s seat, according to a photograph released by OPP.

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No injuries were reported to police.

Drivers were not truthful fortunate during different incidental arsenic connected Sept. 20, 2 radical ended up successful infirmary aft a stone was thrown astatine a conveyance approaching westbound connected Major Mackenzie Drive adjacent Highway 48 successful Markham.

Police said the operator mislaid consciousness earlier the conveyance spun retired successful the intersection and collided with the other, sending some drivers to infirmary with life-threatening injuries.

In October, York constabulary Const. Lisa Moskaluk told Global News the rocks they’ve recovered look similar they would beryllium utilized for landscaping. The unit is hoping anyone who notices their gait being disturbed volition interaction them.

“It’s disgusting idiosyncratic would bash that,” she said of the cases.

“What would beryllium going done someone’s caput to deliberation that that would beryllium an OK happening to do?”