'The time has come to give them up': Canada's top 25 most wanted criminals revealed with over $750,000 in rewards
CTV
The top 25 most wanted criminals in Canada have been announced to the public.
The widow of a man who was gunned down while refereeing a soccer game last fall is urging the 19-year-old man responsible for her husband’s death to turn himself in.
Alexandra Alvarado, widow of Edwin Farley Alvarado Quintero, spoke at a news conference for BOLO in Yonge-Dundas Square on Monday, where the top 25 most wanted criminals in Canada were announced to the public.
A $250,000 award has been made available for the capture of Cristian Adolfo Cuxum, whose alleged actions in October also left two soccer players with “life-altering” injuries.
"To the man who took [Edwin’s] life: You destroyed us. You destroyed our family,” said Alvarado. “You destroyed our plans. Our dreams. Our sense of safety. Our everything. You cannot make that right. But if you turn yourself in, you will allow us to take our next step forward in this nightmare."
Cuxum’s alleged offenses are at the top of the list due to the incident’s widespread community impact, as well as the nature of the crime in question, said BOLO program director Max Langlois in a Q & A, surrounded by life-sized cardboard cut-outs of the 25 most wanted suspects.
Last April, 32-year-old Abilaziz Mohamed was arrested within hours of being named as the top suspect on the BOLO list. He was subsequently charged with first-degree murder in the SScarborough parking lot shooting death of Craig MacDonald.
“It’s not an exact science,” Langlois said, referring to how the suspects are ranked.
