Police in York Region say one of three men arrested during an alleged home invasion in Toronto is connected to a pair of home invasions in Vaughan.

Security footage on September 10 captured four suspects forcing their way into a home using an axe and an extendable baton in the Timber Creek Boulevard and Major Mackenzie Drive West area, while separate security footage on August 31 showed three males attempting to force their way into a home in the same area. At least one of the suspects was armed with a handgun.

Investigators say during both home invasions, the suspects fled in a dark-coloured SUV, which was later located in the area of Yorkleigh Avenue and Scarlett Road in Etobicoke on September 16.

Police allege five people were seen exiting the vehicle and preparing to commit a home i

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