Salvation Army toy thefts: Ajax man arrested

Salvation Army theft

Carlos Osorio / Toronto Star

TORONTO -- Major John Murray of the Salvation Army addressed the media at the warehouse facility on Railside Road.The Salvation Army has been the victim of an intricate fraud which robbed it of more than $2 million in toys from its Toronto warehouse over the course of two years, charity officials say.The agency fired the executive director of the warehouse November 26. November 2012.

TORONTO -- An Ajax man has been arrested in connection with the theft of $2 million worth of toys from the Salvation Army.
Umaish Ramrattan, 61, was arrested by Toronto police Wednesday night. He’s facing 40 charges in connection with the theft of a massive haul of donated goods from the Salvation Army.
Mr. Ramrattan is the second person arrested in the investigation, which was launched last week. He’s scheduled to appear in court Jan. 4.