Youth seriously injured in shoes and cellphone robbery in Pickering; police search for 5 suspects

Police are searching for five suspects after a youth was seriously injured in a robbery in Pickering.

The youth reported the robbery in the Kingston Road and Rosebank Road area just after midnight on July 10, Durham Regional Police said in a press release on Thursday.

The victim planned to meet a friend in the area and parked his vehicle in a nearby lot, police said.

As he was walking toward a home, five men approached. The five men assaulted the youth, damaged his vehicle, and stole his shoes and cell phone, police said.

The suspects then fled the area in a dark-coloured vehicle.

The victim was transported to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Police ask anyone with dashcam, cellphone, surveillance footage, or any information about this incident to contact police at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1905.

Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.