Durham Regional Police Say a 15-Year-Old Male Suffered a Significant Laceration After a Group of Youths Demanded His Jacket at the Landmark Cinemas on Consumers Drive in Whitby, One of Them Produced a Machete and Struck His Arm, and His Jacket and Cash Were Taken, and That Arrest Warrants Have Been Issued for Two of the Four People Believed Involved (October 26, 2026)
Durham Regional Police say officers responded to an armed person call at the Landmark Cinemas at 75 Consumers Drive in Whitby at approximately 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2026, and found a 15-year-old male with a significant laceration. The force says a group of youths demanded his jacket and, when he refused, one of the suspects produced a machete and struck his arm before the group assaulted him and took his jacket and cash. Police describe the injuries as non-life-threatening and say the victim was treated at the scene by police and paramedics before being taken to a local-area hospital. Durham police published a release on Monday, October 26, 2026 and say arrest warrants have been issued for two of the four people believed to be involved.
Legal status: No arrest has been reported. Durham police say arrest warrants have been issued for two of the four people believed involved; the release publishes no charge wording, nothing has been proven in court, and anyone eventually charged is presumed innocent.
The People Police Believe Were Involved
The release says four youths are believed to have been involved. All four are described by the force as youths, and under the Youth Criminal Justice Act none can be named. The release does not say which two of the four the arrest warrants cover.
Durham police say the incident is believed to be isolated and that the investigation is ongoing. The release asks anyone with information to contact Detective Constable Boodhoo of the Central West Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520, extension 1805.
What the Release Does Not Set Out
The release publishes no charge wording for the two people covered by the arrest warrants. It does not say whether the machete has been recovered.
The File, as the Release Sets It Out
- Call: An armed person call at approximately 12:40 a.m. on October 25, 2026.
- Place: Landmark Cinemas, 75 Consumers Drive, Whitby.
- Injury: The release’s headline and opening sentence describe a stabbing and serious injuries; its text describes a significant laceration after a machete strike to the arm, and says the injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening.
- Taken: The victim’s jacket and cash, according to the release.
- Warrants: Issued for two of the four people police believe were involved.
Timeline
- Sunday, October 25, 2026, about 12:40 a.m.Officers respond to an armed person call at the Landmark Cinemas on Consumers Drive in Whitby and find a 15-year-old male with a significant laceration, according to Durham police.
- Monday, October 26, 2026The Durham Regional Police Service publishes a release and says arrest warrants have been issued for two of the four people believed involved.
Responding and investigating force; the release says Central West Division officers responded and names a Central West Criminal Investigations Bureau officer on the file.
Related Files
Sources
- Durham Regional Police Service, “Youth Stabbed During Robbery in Whitby,” October 26, 2026 — for the incident, the injury and the warrants — drps.ca
No charge in this file has been tested in court, and anyone eventually charged is presumed innocent. The allegations are those of the Durham Regional Police Service, as published in its release of October 26, 2026. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.
