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Several days before, on Nov. 13, five people with their faces covered went to a home in Mississauga near  around 2:40 a.m., police said. They allegedly broke into the home through the front door, stole the victim’s vehicle keys and drove off in a vehicle.

Later that morning around 3:45 a.m., the group broke into another home near  in Brampton, police said. With their faces still covered, they allegedly stole several items from the home while the victims were asleep. 

Approximately two hours later around 6 a.m., the same group of people broke into a home near in Brampton through the front door, police continued. They confronted the victims on the home’s second floor and allegedly demanded their vehicle keys at gunpoint before fleeing in the victim’s vehicle, Peel police wrote .

A 32-year-old man from Pickering has been charged with nine criminal offences related to the break-and-enters while he was already in custody in connection to the TTC bus collision. He was one of four people charged following the crash, including two 19-year-olds and a 33-year-old.

In a post on X following the crash, the said that two of the four people in the stolen BMW were on bail at the time of the crash, including one for a violent robbery.

Security footage released by Qunubu Cannabis, a business in the area, showed the dramatic moment of impact in the early hours of Nov. 18 that caused the TTC bus to careen 180 degrees after it was hit while passing through the intersection, slamming its rear end into a guardrail. Heavy smoke could be seen rising from the rear of the car after the collision.

Photos taken at the scene show the BMW destroyed from the impact — including a totalled hood, damaged rear and all four doors torn off — while the bus appeared severely damaged before it was towed away.

The BMW was allegedly stolen at gunpoint on Nov. 1 near .

Investigators said a victim was travelling in their white BMW X6 when a black sedan cut them off. Two people, including one with a handgun, got out of the sedan and approached the victim demanding they hand over the vehicle, police said. The two then drove off in the BMW X6 with the black sedan travelling in tandem.

On the same day as the three break-and-enters, the stolen BMW was driven to a home near where five people got out of the car and used a rock to smash the front glass door. Police said they were unable to enter the home because the door was reinforced with security film.

About half an hour later, police responded to another break-in at a residence near . Five people allegedly forced open the front door, entered the home and took some personal items before fleeing the area in the same BMW X6.

The man from Pickering was subject to a judicial release order related to similar criminal offences. He was held for a bail hearing and appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton, where he was remanded into custody pending a future bail hearing.

Peel police said the investigation is ongoing and it anticipates more charges will be laid.

With files from Andy Takagi and Estella Ren