WARMINGTON: Peel cops BEAR down to nab man wanted for 31 break-and-enters
· Toronto Sun
What was with the frequency, Kenneth? And was it that frequency that finally landed you in handcuffs? Or was it just the skills of Peel Regional Police’s famous BEAR unit that had your scent and relentlessly hunted you down?
Maybe it was a little bit of both.
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Either way, Peel Regional Police finally tracked down the elusive Kenneth Levy and charged him in connection with close to three dozen break-and-enter robberies.
“Investigators with the Break and Enter Auto Response (BEAR) Unit have arrested a man believed to be responsible for 31 break-and-enter offences across Peel Region,” Peel cops announced Tuesday.
But this was a real Catch Me If You Can case. And this guy was hard to catch. In fact, when I wrote about him on Feb. 24 , he had Peel police appealing for help across the province to watch for him.
Man Arrested in Connection with 31 Break-and-Enters Across Peel Region
— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) March 31, 2026
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“It’s mostly small businesses that are being targeted,” said Peel Det. Joe Cardi, adding he was allegedly stealing “things that are easy to sell” like “laptops, phones and cash.”
He would allegedly hang out in industrial areas with small businesses, many times wearing a COVID-19-style mask.
“He was last seen wearing a black North Face Jacket, black pants, blue Nike hat,” police said. “Levy is described as a male, Black, 5-foot-7, approximately 180 pounds with short black hair, brown eyes, and a dark complexion.”
His trail had gone cold. But one thing you don’t want is to have the BEAR Unit looking for you. In just six months, this group has made 55 arrests, laid 366 charges and recovered hundreds of pieces of stolen property, including 184 stolen cars.
They have criminals leaving town and on the run
“Through proactive enforcement and inter-agency collaboration, the BEAR Unit continues to target and dismantle individuals and organized groups causing harm in our communities,” Chief Nishan Duraiappah said. “Property crimes have a lasting impact, disrupting daily life and undermining residents’ sense of safety. We will continue to send a clear message that this type of crime will not be tolerated.”
The BEAR Unit picked up the scent and with their collar heading east on a VIA train for Montreal, they reached out to other Ontario police services for help before he could get across the border.
“On March 24, with the assistance of Kingston Police Service, Ottawa Police Service, Cornwall Community Police Service, and VIA Rail, officers located the accused aboard a train en route to Montreal,” Peel police said. “As a result, Levy, 39, from Mississauga, was arrested and charged with 62 criminal offences:”
Among those were 27 counts of break-and-enter and committing an indictable office and 27 counts of allegedly using a disguise with intent to commit a crime.
Levy was held in custody pending a bail hearing and is expected to face additional charges from Toronto Police and Halton Regional Police. He has not had any of these charges tested in court and is considered innocent until proven guilty.
This has the makings of an interesting court trial.
“Between September 2025 and February 2026, the BEAR Unit identified a pattern of break-and-enter offences across the region, resulting in approximately $200,000 in stolen computer related items,” Peel police said. “In one incident, the accused gained entry to a business in Mississauga and stole approximately 15 laptops valued at $35,000.”
But to borrow from the band R.E.M., while Peel cops “never understood the frequency,” they did understand the BEAR Unit was good for the chase and ultimately tracked down their guy.