{"id":542717,"date":"2026-03-17T17:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/542717\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:07:14","slug":"big-safe-filled-with-jewelry-stolen-in-toronto-cops-on-hunt-for-mississauga-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/542717\/","title":{"rendered":"Big safe filled with jewelry stolen in Toronto; cops on hunt for Mississauga man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Mississauga man is one of multiple people being hunted by police after bandits broke into a jewelry store in Toronto\u2019s west end earlier this month and made off with a large safe filled with valuables.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Police said the culprits broke into an adjoining business on March 1, a Sunday, to gain entry to the Islington Avenue\/Albion Road area jewelry store.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s alarm system alerted police to the break-and-enter.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple culprits are alleged to have stolen \u201ca large safe containing jewelry and other valuable items,\u201d police said in a news release on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said the bandits loaded the safe into a silver Dodge Caravan and fled the scene.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-801337\" class=\"wp-image-801337 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Missy-suspect-in-TO-jewelry-store-rob-Jose-Cristian-Ilie-Parvan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"687\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-801337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Cristian Ilie Parvan, 22, of Mississauga, is wanted by police.<\/p>\n<p>Police didn\u2019t say how many people they\u2019re looking for in connection with the theft, only that more than one person is believed to have been involved.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773763514_167_awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu.jpg\" data-videoid=\"790139\" data-uuid=\"awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-at-1.55.02-PM-1024x513.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>      <\/p>\n<p>Investigators have identified one person they\u2019re seeking.<\/p>\n<p>Jose Cristian Ilie Parvan, 22, of Mississauga, is wanted for:<\/p>\n<p>Break-and-enter<br \/>\nTheft over $5,000<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is asked to contact the Toronto Police 23 Division Major Crime Unit at 416-808-2306 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-801348\" class=\"wp-image-801348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vehicle-wanted-in-toronto-jewelry-store-rob.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"426\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-801348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The silver Dodge Caravan police believe was used in the jewelry store robbery. (Both above photos: Toronto Police)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-801338\" class=\"wp-image-801338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Albion-Road-and-Islington-Avenue-Toronto-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1015\" height=\"681\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-801338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image shows general area of the jewelry store that was robbed on March 1.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 32,874 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,260,432 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    1586 VOTES<br \/>\n    Are you worried you might lose your job in the next 6-12 months?    <\/p>\n<p>\tWIN A $100 GIFT CARD<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to INsauga\u2019s daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Mississauga man is one of multiple people being hunted by police after bandits broke into a jewelry&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194297],"tags":[49,48,55405],"class_list":{"0":"post-542717","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mississauga","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mississauga"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}