Niagara police arrest 2 males, 2 teens at large after gang sexual assault

Police have arrested one boy and a man and are looking for two teen males connected to a gang sexual assault that happened Sept. 15 in St. Catharines.

Detectives learned that four male suspects had allegedly committed a break and enter at a home in the area of Welland Avenue and Lake Street in the City of St. Catharines to assault a woman.

Investigators say the suspects stole multiple items from the woman’s home before leaving the woman with non-life-threatening physical injuries.

Officers executed search warrants at homes in the cities of Niagara Falls and St. Catharines on Friday and arrested a 17-year-old boy from Niagara Falls.

The boy was charged with multiple offences involved with breaking and entering and for sexual assault.

The boy is being held in custody pending a bail hearing scheduled to take place Saturday at a St. Catharines courthouse.

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Police say they arrested 24-year-old Kieran Ennis from Atwood North Perth after he turned himself in to custody voluntarily.

Ennis has been charged with multiple offences including sexual assault with a firearm and breaking and entering.

Niagara police are looking for a 17-year-old boy from St. Catharines and 19-year-old Larry L. Smith from St. Catharines as part of the investigation into the assault.

Detectives say they have reason to believe the assault was targeted.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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