Two males are facing multiple charges after they were arrested in possession of three restaurant debit machines.
In the late evening of Sunday, February 3, 2019 police were called to a restaurant in the Salem Road/Kingston Road East area of Ajax. Two males who had just stolen a wireless PIN pad terminal at a restaurant were seen at another restaurant nearby. Officers attended the second restaurant and arrested two males after locating three stolen restaurant debit machines in a backpack.
In addition, one male was found to be in possession of an unauthorized credit card and multiple gift cards. Evidence indicates the wireless PIN pad devices were intended to be used to complete fraudulent returns on credit/debit cards. The investigation is ongoing and one of the debit machines came from a restaurant in Scarborough.
George QUISIDO, age 40, of Avenue Road in Toronto is charged with: Fraud Under $5000; Theft Under $5000 x3; Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 x4; Unauthorized Possession of Credit Card and Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence.
Kamlesh DOOKIE, age 36, of Rosehill Boulevard in Oshawa is charged with: Fraud Under $5000; Theft Under $5000 x3; Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 x3; Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence and Failing to Comply with Probation.
Both accused were released on a Promise to Appear with Undertaking conditions. Anyone with new information about this investigation is asked to contact Detective Carriere of the DRPS Fraud Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5279 or Detective Constable Snow at ext. 5358.
Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or on the website at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.
Author: Pete Fisher
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