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Toronto Police Charge Three in Violent Online Marketplace Robberies, Recover Loaded Handgun Toronto police have charged three people in connection with a series of alleged violent robberies targeting individuals selling high-value items online. Investigators also recovered a loaded Glock handgun equipped with an extended magazine. The investigation began in July 2026 after a victim selling a luxury watch was allegedly assaulted and robbed near Ellesmere Road and Bellamy Road North. Police said the victim had arranged to meet a potential buyer using the online alias “Omar Clarkson” and suffered serious injuries during the incident. On October 9, officers from the 42 and 43 Division Major Crime Units and Toronto Police Dog Services arrested two 17-year-old youths after suspects allegedly arrived in a stolen vehicle with stolen licence plates to meet another luxury watch seller near Highway 401 and Weston Road. A third suspect fled but was arrested the following day after police executed three search warrants in Toronto. CHARGED: Desmond Okuonhae, 18, -Robbery with an Offensive Weapon -Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5,000 -Conspiracy to Commit an Indicatable Offence -Robbery -Theft Under $5000 A Young Person, 17* -Robbery with Offensive Weapon -Carry Concealed Weapon -Occupy Motor Vehicle with Firearm -Possess Loaded Regulated Firearm -Possess Restricted or Prohibited Firearm Knowingly not Holding a License -Possess Firearm Without Holding a License -Possess Prohibited Device Knowing No Authority -Possess Weapon Dangerous to Public Peace -Possess Property or Thing Obtained by Crime/Exceeding $5000 -Two counts of Possess Property or Thing Obtained by Crime/not Exceeding $5000 -Disguise with Intent -Conspiracy to Commit an Indicatable Offence -Breach of Probation -Three counts of Possess Firearm While Prohibited A Young Person, 17* -Robbery with Offensive Weapon -Occupy Motor Vehicle with Firearm -Possess Loaded Regulated Firearm -Possess Restricted or Prohibited Firearm Knowingly not Holding a License -Possess Firearm Without Holding a License -Possess Prohibited Device Knowing No Authority -Possess Weapon Dangerous to Public Peace -Possess Property or Thing Obtained by Crime/Exceeding $5000 -Two counts of Possess Property or Thing Obtained by Crime/not Exceeding $5000 -Disguise with Intent -Conspiracy to Commit an Indicatable Offence -Breach of Recognizance Investigators believe there may be additional victims who interacted with Okuonhae through online marketplace transactions and are asking anyone with information to contact police.