CRIME SCENE: Police warn of concert and sports ticket scams

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Peel Regional Police are reminding concertgoers and sports fans to be on the lookout for tickets, especially during the Taylor Swift frenzy that has gripped the Greater Toronto Area and beyond this week and next.

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The public appeal is part of an investigation into what police have described as a prepaid scam involving the fraudulent sale of tickets to music and sporting events in the GTA.

In a press release issued Friday, police said the extensive investigation between February and October was launched after receiving several reports that the suspect fraudulently sold unsuspecting victims tickets to concerts and sporting events, passing them off as tickets from legitimate and reputable ticketing companies. .

Investigators believe the victims of these incidents suffered financial losses of more than $38,000.

An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for Jaspal Singh Tiara, 37, of Toronto. He is wanted for fraud over $5,000, but failed to comply.

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Tiara had already been released on similar charges.

“Given the increased awareness of the concert in the GTA this week, it is believed that he may still be actively seeking additional unsuspecting victims,” ​​police said in a news release.

Investigators believe that additional victims are possible.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 905-453-2121, ext. 3335 or contact Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or at peelcrimestoppers.ca.

OSHAWA MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN 2018

A 32-year-old Oshawa man has been charged for allegedly assaulting a woman six years ago.

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Durham Regional Police said officers responded to a sexual assault call in 2018 when a woman was leaving a downtown Whitby bar in the early hours of the morning looking for a ride home when a man approached her in his car. and offered a ride.

Cops said the man drove the woman to an empty parking lot where he sexually assaulted her before dropping her off outside a store in the Curtis neighborhood.

At some point this year, police allegedly received evidence that led them to investigate a suspect who lives in Oshawa.

Sopana Pusparaji was charged with sexual assault on Thursday.

Police have released a photo and believe there are additional victims.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 5312 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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