Teen charged after newspaper delivery driver carjacked in Bowmanville, police say

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· Posted: May 01, 2025 2:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

A 17-year-old is facing aggregate charges aft a paper transportation operator was carjacked successful Bowmanville connected Saturday, Durham constabulary say.

It happened astir 4:45 a.m. successful the country of Clarington Boulevard and Prince William Boulevard, investigators said successful a quality merchandise issued Thursday.

Police accidental the operator was sitting successful his conveyance astatine a transportation spot erstwhile 2 masked radical — one carrying a firearm — approached and pulled him retired the door. The suspects past took disconnected successful the stolen car, according to the quality release. The unfortunate wasn't hurt.

Officers aboriginal recovered the conveyance going westbound connected Highway 401, earlier turning disconnected astatine Westney Road successful Ajax, wherever it slammed into a pole, constabulary say. 

Both radical wrong past ran disconnected and, after a little chase, officers were capable to apprehension 1 of the suspects, portion the different got away, according to investigators.

A 17-year-old antheral from Ajax is present facing charges of robbery utilizing a restricted firearm, disguise with intent, possessing spot obtained by transgression implicit $5,000 and obstructing a bid officer.

He was held for a bail hearing. Anyone with accusation oregon video footage of the incidental is being asked to interaction Durham police.