'Give them up': Canada's top 25 most wanted criminals revealed, over $750,000 in rewards offered

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 Barrera, 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.

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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 Barrera. “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."

Edwin Alvarado was killed in October after being shot at La Liga Sports Complex, an indoor soccer and basketball facility near Finch Avenue West and Alness Street (TPS handout)

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 Scarborough parking lot shooting death of Craig MacDonald.

“It’s not an exact science,” Langlois said, referring to how the suspects are ranked.

"The Bolo Program does three very important things. It undoubtedly makes our communities safer. It plays an extremely important role in allowing victims and survivors to take the next step forward in their most unfortunate journeys. And finally, it allows all of us to stand up against those who are accused of unthinkable acts of violence and are defying our rule-of-law by actively evading arrest.”

Cuxum is one of 10 suspects wanted by GTHA police forces, who is included on the list.

BOLO has agreed to post rewards for the apprehension of any of the suspects and will also publicize their names through a social media campaign and, in some instances, the use of billboards.

“If you know where one of these wanted individuals is, the time has come to give them up,” said TPS Chief Myron Demkiw. “We don’t need evidence. We don’t need you in court. We just need to find them.”

Here's the full list:

1. Cristian Adolfo Cuxum
   Wanted by Toronto Police Service for Murder
   Reward up to $250,000
2. Rabih Alkhalil
   Wanted by Royal Canadian Mounted Police for Murder & Being Unlawfully at Large
   Reward up to $100,000
3. Cody Casey
   Wanted by Vancouver Police Department for Drug & Firearm Offences
4. Saed Osman
   Wanted by Edmonton Police Service for Murder
   Reward up to $75,000
5. Kiarash Parzham
   Wanted by Toronto Police Service for Murder
   Reward up to $50,000
6. Talal Amer
   Wanted by Calgary Police Service for Manslaughter
   Reward up to $50,000
7. Kensworth Francis
   Wanted by York Regional Police for Murder
8. Jabreel Elmi
   Wanted by Toronto Police Service for Murder
   Reward up to $50,000
9. Rajahden Angus Campbell
   Wanted by Toronto Police Service for Murder
10. Jonathan Ouellet-Gendron
    Wanted by Saskatoon Police Service for Murder
11. Mohamed Shire
    Wanted by Ottawa Police Service for Murder
12. Phuong Tan Nguyen
    Wanted by York Regional Police for Murder
    Reward up to $50,000
13. Danick Miguel Bourgeois
    Wanted by Ontario Provincial Police for Murder
14. Malique Calloo
    Wanted by Windsor Police Service for Murder
15. Satinderjit Singh Brar
    Wanted by Royal Canadian Mounted Police for Murder
16. Kamar Cunningham
    Wanted by Toronto Police Service for Firearms Trafficking
17. Youcef Bouras
    Wanted by Service de police de l'agglomération de Longueuil for Murder
    Reward up to $50,000
18. David Allen Bonness
    Wanted by United States Marshals Service for Rape of a Child
    Reward up to $25,000
19. Zakria Mousa
    Wanted by York Regional Police for Attempted Murder
20. Omar Abukar
    Wanted by Sûreté du Québec for Pimping
21. Daniel Tomassetti
    Wanted by Hamilton Police Service for Murder
22. Phillip Grant
    Wanted by Toronto Police Service for Murder
23. Kier Bryan Granado
    Wanted by Calgary Police Service for Murder
    Reward up to $50,000
24. Nouraldin Rabee
    Wanted by Windsor Police Service for Murder
    Reward up to $50,000
25. Savang Sychantha
    Wanted by Ontario Provincial Police for Murder