Toronto police are searching for a suspect in a January stabbing and home invasion in Scarborough who, they say, tampered with his ankle bracelet and failed to appear in court last month. Police said they were informed on Sept. 16 that 22-year-old Ricardo Romero Gonzales, who was released on bail with the condition that he wear an ankle monitor, had potentially cut off the device. Days later, on Sept. 22, he did not attend court. He is now wanted for failure to comply with a release order. Gonzales is described as five-foot-seven with black hair, brown eyes, and a medium build. Police said he is known to frequent Jane Street and Wilson Avenue. The 22-year-old is one of the two suspects who have been charged in the Jan. 22 stabbing in the area of Kennedy and Ellesmere Roads. Police said two male suspects allegedly forced their way inside a residence and began assaulting one occupant while demanding cash. When another occupant appeared, they were stabbed in the stomach by the suspects, police allege. The suspects took a quantity of cash and fled. Police arrested the one suspect, 32-year-old Francisco Garcia Arroyo, on May 4 and charged him with two counts of robbery with a weapon and aggravated assault. Gonzales was arrested on July 16, and the same charges were laid against him. Police are asking anyone with information about Gonzales’ whereabouts to contact them or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
