Why teens are being recruited to commit violent crimes | Full episode | the fifth estate

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A crime wave is hitting jewelry stores across Canada. Smash-and-grabs are going viral on social media, but who's really behind these robberies? We reveal how adults are gaming the system by luring teens into committing violent crimes that have lifelong consequences. Comments on this episode were open for the weekend following its posting on Nov. 20, 2025, to allow for responsive comment moderation. You can read more about why comments aren't open all the time across CBC and other ways to interact with us: https://cbchelp.cbc.ca/hc/en-ca/articles/21378634468763-Why-aren-t-comments-available-all-the-time 00:00 - Inside a police takedown 15:33 - Family of home invasion shares their story 23:04 - Peel Police set up task force 25:10 - Mother of accused young offender speaks 33:40 - Preventing crime Subscribe for more videos from The Fifth Estate: http://bit.ly/25W8cpn Connect with The Fifth Estate online: Website : http://bit.ly/1d0FBxq Instagram : http://bit.ly/25W8SLs For more than five decades, the fifth estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program. Hosts Mark Kelley, Steven D'Souza and Ioanna Roumeliotis continue a tradition of provocative and fearless journalism. the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians — delivering a parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy. the fifth estate airs Fridays at 9pm on CBC-TV and steams on CBC GEM. See new episodes first on YouTube Thursdays at 7pm ET CREDITS: THE FIFTH ESTATE 51-06 Friday, November 21, 2025 Smash & Grab producer/director Roxanna Woloshyn writer Ioanna Roumeliotis investigative journalist Matthew Pierce principal photography Saeed Dehghani Ousama Farag senior videographer Jonathan Castell additional photography Yanjun Li Pelin Sidki video editor Jan Silverthorne editing support Christine Barclay archival material Facebook/D.C. Taylor Jewellers Instagram/905hub Instagram/at_the_scene_photography Instagram/notonjoeswatch Instagram/oye.student Instagram/shottawa.tv Peel Regional Police Reddit/cheekymonkey_toronto X/@2Nahhh X/@905hub_ X/@danno510200 X/@rosannaanisi1 YouTube/CHCH News YouTube/CP24 YouTube/CTV News York Regional Police visual research Leslie Morrison graphic designer Tim Kindrachuk post audio Ron Searles colourist Scott McIntyre rollout producer Leanne Stepnow social media producers Alex Migdal Alex Soloducha Britt Purdy digital producer Janet Davison media management Laurel Robinson resource coordinators Marc Cormier Dragan Maricic associate director Carmen Smith packaging editor Alessia Protomanni coordinating associate director Jane Wilson senior producer Emmanuel Marchand executive producer Allya Davidson original broadcast Nov. 21, 2025