Pearson Airport Takedown: Peel Police Capture UK Fugitive Raheem Hartley Following Transnational Flight in Armed Commercial Carjacking
TORONTO & MISSISSAUGA — Tactical officers from Peel Regional Police’s Central Robbery Bureau have unsealed the international arrest of a 24-year-old United Kingdom national who fled Canada following a daylight armed commercial carjacking near Toronto Pearson International Airport.
The fugitive, **Raheem Hartley (24)**, was disarmed and taken into federal custody as he stepped off an international flight at Toronto Pearson Airport. The arrest closes a multi-year joint surveillance probe tracking Hartley’s movements since he slipped past border authorities following an armed takeover near Torbram Road and Derry Road East.
The Derry Road Commercial Truck Hijacking
The robbery dossier tracks back to the afternoon of February 4, 2025. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., a commercial driver was parked in his delivery vehicle near Torbram Road and Derry Road East in Mississauga when two masked gunmen approached.
Sworn court dockets confirm both suspects drew handguns, aimed them at the driver’s head, and forcefully ejected him onto the pavement before speeding away in the stolen commercial vehicle. Central Robbery Bureau detectives subsequently identified Hartley as one of the primary gunmen.
Fugitive & Indictment Dossier
- **The Accused:** Raheem Hartley, 24, of the United Kingdom.
- **Arrest Location:** Toronto Pearson International Airport (Terminal Intercept).
- **The Incident:** Feb. 4, 2025 armed takeover of a commercial vehicle at Torbram Rd & Derry Rd E.
- **The Charges:** Robbery, Disguise with Intent, and Use of an Imitation Firearm While Committing an Offence.
Central Robbery Bureau Operational Log
Remanded into Judicial Custody
Following his arrest at Pearson Airport, Hartley was transferred directly to the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton. Investigators continue to actively hunt the secondary masked gunman involved in the Derry Road carjacking.
Primary Wire Sources
- Peel Regional Police Official Release #PR250039972 (Published July 31, 2026).
- CP24 Local Crime Beat: “U.K. man wanted on Canada-wide warrant charged in connection with Mississauga carjacking” (Published July 31, 2026).
- InSauga Regional News: “Police arrest UK man at airport months after armed Mississauga carjacking” (Published July 31, 2026).