Peel Regional Police have recovered 13 stolen vehicles valued at more than $800,000 and broken up an organized auto crime group operating in Mississauga, according to a March e-newsletter from Ward 11 Councillor Brad Butt.
Officers from the 11 Division Break and Enter Auto Response Unit and the Community Intervention and Response Team began investigating the group in October 2025, after it was linked to multiple stolen vehicles.
The investigation wrapped up in March 2026 following search warrants executed at two Mississauga residences. In total, 13 vehicles were recovered, and two brothers from Mississauga now face a combined 55 criminal charges.
The newsletter credits ongoing police efforts to disrupt auto theft with a nearly 15 per cent decrease in stolen vehicles so far in 2026 compared with the same period last year.
Nearly 200 charges in Project Toretto
In a separate case, investigators with the 12 Division Break and Enter Unit have laid 190 charges after a string of commercial break-ins across Mississauga.
Between November 2025 and January 2026, police received reports of more than 35 break-ins targeting commercial businesses. Various vehicles were used during the offences, including a 2007 silver Acura RDX and a 2009 Hyundai Elantra.
Under an investigation known as Project Toretto, officers executed four search warrants on Feb. 10 — three at Mississauga residences and one on a vehicle. The searches led to the arrest of two young offenders and the recovery of more than $50,000 in stolen property, including jackets, shoes, perfumes and other cosmetic products.
Road safety funding flows to school zones
The City is also moving forward with new road safety measures in school zones after the province ended the use of automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras in November 2025 through legislation.
Mississauga has received $2,242,888 in interim provincial funding from the Road Safety Initiatives Fund, along with an additional $8,934,513 that will be reimbursed once the City incurs costs. The money can only be spent in school zones and community safety zones where ASE cameras were deployed or had been planned.
The interim funding is to be divided equally across all 11 wards, at roughly $200,000 per ward — enough for road safety improvements in three to four school zones in each.
Reminder on student vaccination records
Peel Public Health continues to work with families and school boards to make sure students meet the requirements of Ontario's Immunization of School Pupils Act. The agency sends two notification letters, a few months apart, to give families time to catch up on missing vaccines or report doses before a suspension order is issued. Suspension is described as a last resort.
In-school catch-up clinics are being held for secondary students, and public health nurses are providing extra on-site support at schools ahead of suspension periods. Families can report vaccine doses online or book an appointment with a health-care provider or at a Peel Public Health clinic.
