Citing an overwhelming public response, Toronto police say they have arrested seven more G20 “most wanted” suspects.
Six men and one youth, including a man in an expensive black jacket and with a military-type haircut who was widely rumoured to be agent provocateur, were arrested on Sunday and Monday.
“Eighty per cent of the names were given by the public,” said Det. Sgt. Gary Giroux, who is heading the G20 investigative team. “There’s been very good cooperation from the public — just what we were hoping for.”
Kurt Roarco, 22, of no fixed address, is charged with mischief over $5,000, damage to property and failing to comply with probation.
Andrew Loughrin, 23; Michael Corbett, 29; Bryan O’Handley, 19; and Robert Kainola, 24, all of Toronto, are charged with mischief over $5,000.
Jeffrey Delaney, 23, of Toronto, was charged with mischief over $5,000 and attempted theft over $5,000.
A seventh suspect, a young offender who cannot be named, is facing two charges of mischief over $5,000.
They are all being held pending bail hearings.
Corbett, O’Handley, Delaney and the young offender surrendered to the police while the others were arrested, said Meaghan Gray, a spokesperson for the G20 investigative team.
Another set of photos — as many as 20, said Giroux — will be released on Wednesday to get the public’s help in identifying them.
Police appealed to the public early last week, asking for help in identifying those who were involved in the rampage on downtown streets where police cruisers were burned, windows were smashed and goods were stolen from stores.
Most of the images that were released came from the public, but some were taken by undercover officers who were in the G20 crowds.
Two men were arrested soon after. Cody Caplette, 21, and Philip Lee, 28, are facing a slew of charges.
Caplette is charged with mischief over $5,000 in connection with damage done to a police car on Queen St. W., and intimidation of a justice-system participant (threatening a police officer).
Lee faced charges of theft and possession of stolen property over $5,000 involving a police radio taken from a cruiser, theft and possession under $5,000, and assault.
The 22-member G20 investigative team is using facial-recognition software supplied by the banking industry in an attempt to identify suspects in poorer quality images.
Investigators say that even a face partially hidden by a bandana can be identified by the technology, which can match a person’s eyes with someone on file.
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