Fourth suspect nabbed in off-duty cop’s stabbing during robbery

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A fourth and final suspect is in police custody following a brazen daytime robbery at an electronics store in Scarborough in which an off-duty Toronto cop was stabbed.

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Toronto Police say Preston Calladine, 48, of Toronto, was arrested and charged on Wednesday.

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He is facing numerous offences including robbery with a weapon, assault with a weapon, aggravated assault on a peace officer, weapons dangerous, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, three counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order.

Starlene Migwans, 42 and Dwayne Coombs, 46, both of Toronto, and Jim Dimce Kaluzovski, 47, of Keswick, are also facing a number of charges following a violent altercation at a Best Buy store.

On Dec. 6, police say officers responded to a call for an assault near McCowan Rd. and Progress Ave.

Cops allege three men and a woman entered the store, selected an item and tried to leave without paying.

However, an off-duty cop in the store at the time intervened and tried to stop them. The officer was then allegedly stabbed by one of the men.

The four bandits were captured on video loading the stolen item into a blue Toyota Sienna minivan before fleeing north on Brimley Rd. and then west on Hwy. 401.

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The officer, who received life-saving first aid from a rookie police officer, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-4300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or online at 222tips.com.

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