{"id":626095,"date":"2026-04-24T18:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/626095\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T18:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:34:11","slug":"police-offering-25k-reward-for-information-on-disappearance-of-toronto-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/626095\/","title":{"rendered":"Police offering $25K reward for information on disappearance of Toronto woman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police are offering a $25,000 reward for information in the disappearance of a woman last seen in Burlington, Ont., nearly two years ago, as investigators say foul play is a possibility.<\/p>\n

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Halton police are seeking help in locating Irma Galastica, a 34-year-old who has been missing since Aug. 31, 2024, the service announced at a news conference Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe disappearance of a young woman, a mother, is something we take very seriously,\u201d Deputy Chief Jeff Hill said.<\/p>\n

Police are now appealing to the public for any information \u201cno matter how small or insignificant\u201d that could lead to Galastica\u2019s location.<\/p>\n

Det. Mark Brewster laid out the timeline of Galastica\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n

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Galastica left her Toronto home on Aug. 30, 2024, and travelled to Hamilton, where she attended Sankofa Lounge, a nightclub at 92 Jackson St., Brewster said.<\/p>\n

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In the early morning hours of Aug. 31, around 4:45 a.m., she left the venue with a group and used a ride-share service to travel to a residence at 629 Old York Rd. in Burlington.<\/p>\n

The address is the last confirmed location where Galastica was seen or heard from.<\/p>\n

Galastica\u2019s landlord reported her missing nearly two weeks later, Brewster said.<\/p>\n

About a week after that, investigators searching for her located a clandestine drug lab on the Burlington property, but Galastica was not found.<\/p>\n

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Police have identified and interviewed everyone believed to have been at the Burlington residence, except for the homeowner, Eric Carpenter, Brewster said.<\/p>\n

Investigators have been unable to locate him despite extensive efforts over the past 20 months, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest, according to police.<\/p>\n

\u201cIrma has not been seen or heard from since, and we believe that foul play is a possibility,\u201d Brewster said, adding that while investigators remain hopeful she is alive, her death is also a possibility.<\/p>\n

Galastica is described as five feet five inches tall with a medium build, olive skin, chest tattoos and a nose piercing. She was last seen wearing a halter top, white shorts and black shoes, carrying a small bag.<\/p>\n

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Halton police or Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n

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