Arrest in violent convenience store robbery, Dervan Lewis, 21, faces 10 charges

Toronto Police Service News Release

Arrest in violent convenience store robbery, Dervan Lewis, 21, faces 10 charges

Friday, May 23, 2014 - 4:53 PM
Hold Up:  416-808-7350

On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, officers responded to a call for robbery in the Jarvis Street and Gerrard Street East area.

It is alleged that:

- at 7:50 a.m., a man walked into a convenience store in the Sammon Avenue and Coxwell Avenue area

- he stole an item and was confronted by the store clerk

- he assaulted the store clerk, punching him several times about the face

- he left the store and got into a taxi cab

- he became aggressive with the taxi cab operator

- he ordered the driver out of the cab, punching him about the face numerous times

- the driver fled the vehicle, taking the car's electronic starter

- the man stole the cab and drove to the Don Valley Parkway and Highway 401 area

- the cab stalled due to the missing electronic starter

- a concerned citizen stopped and offered him a ride to the gas station, thinking that he had just broken down

- the citizen was ordered to leave his car and the man then drove it away

- the man then drove to a gas station in the Jarvis Street and Wellesley Street East area

- he entered the store and began gathering numerous items

- he was confronted by the store clerk as he attempted to leave without paying

- he punched the clerk several times about the face, knocking the clerk to the ground

- a patron witnessed this assault

- the man approached the patron and poured a can of soda over her head

- the suspect fled the area southbound

- he then walked into another convenience store in the Jarvis Street and Gerrard Street area

- he became aggressive towards patrons and staff, stealing various food items

- he was approached by the store clerk and asked to leave

- he punched the clerk, striking him several times about the face

Dervan Lewis, 21, of Toronto was arrested and charged with:

1) Robbery
2) Robbery
3) Theft of Motor Vehicle
4) Theft of Motor Vehicle
5) Robbery
6) Theft under
7) Assault
8) Assault Police Officer
9) Assault Police Officer
10) Assault

On Wednesday, May 21, 2014, he appeared in court at Old City Hall, room 101.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7350, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable David Hopkinson, Corporate Communications, for Staff Inspector Mike Earl, Hold Up