Teen wanted after escaping custody in Brampton, police say

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· Posted: Jun 02, 2025 6:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

Toronto constabulary are searching for a 17-year-old who they accidental escaped from youth detention installation successful Brampton past week.

Lucas Nyilas of Toronto is wanted for flight of lawful custody, constabulary say. By law, minors cannot beryllium identified nether the Youth Criminal Justice Act, nevertheless constabulary accidental they person obtained judicial authorization to place the teen until June 7th.

Nyilas was being held successful detention connected 2 abstracted sets of charges, constabulary say, including quality trafficking and respective counts of robbery with a firearm, Toronto constabulary said successful a quality release. He is besides wanted connected warrants obtained by constabulary successful Hamilton, Waterloo and Peel Region.

On Friday astatine astir 11:45 a.m., Peel constabulary were called about a antheral who they accidental escaped from the Cuthbert House Open Detention facility in the country of Nelson Street W. and Main Street S. in Brampton, the merchandise said.

Nyilas is described arsenic 5 feet 7 inches, 160 pounds, with a mean build, a clean-shaven look and brownish hairsbreadth styled successful a buzz cut. He was past seen wearing a bluish hoodie and reddish way pants. Police accidental helium is known to predominant the Etobicoke area.

Police are asking for the public's assistance successful locating the teen, saying not to attack him, but to telephone 911 if helium is spotted.

Anyone with accusation connected his whereabouts is asked to interaction constabulary oregon Crime Stoppers.