Arrests made in murder of Scarborough rapper
Two men have been arrested and a nation-wide warrant has been issued for a woman in connection with the murder of Scarborough rapper, Anthony Spencer. Spencer was shot in the head with a single bullet…
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Three men in custody, firearm seized following police chase
Police seized a firearm and took three men into custody following a chase late Wednesday afternoon near Victoria Park and Sunrise avenues. During the chase, one of the three men ran into the O’Connor Community…
Vandalism could be prevented with education, councillor says
Two Pickering teens were arrested after 19 glass bus shelters in Scarborough were damaged, according to Durham Police.
Ryerson student meeting addresses assaults on campus
Ryerson student Hanny Sierra thought all she needed to worry about in her third year graphic communications program was grades. “Given that so much attention has been brought to the issue, it is definitely concerning to think that safety is just one more thing Ryerson students have to worry about,” Sierra said.
New Yorker says Toronto’s safe streets not result of police presence
Kaitlin Heller thinks Toronto streets are very safe, but not necessarily the result of an increased police presence. “I used to live in Harlem, New York, and there were shootings on my doorstep,” Kaitlin Heller said while sitting on a bench at Yonge-Dundas Square. “Toronto feels much safer.”
Blair says Toronto safer
The Toronto police chief said the streets of the city were safer this summer because his officers worked compulsory overtime hours. In late July this year, Toronto Police of Chief Bill Blair announced the launch of the Toronto Police Service’s Summer Safety Initiative (SSI), which resulted in the equivalent of 329 additional full-time officers monitoring the city between July 26 and Sept. 9.
Scissor-wielding man shot by police had attempted earlier carjacking: Witness
Toronto Police Service reported this morning officers shot and killed a man who was wearing a hospital gown and waving a pair of scissors.
3 men in police custody following Project R-Bar arrests
Three Toronto men have been charged with multiple drug offences following an investigation by officers in 55 Division. The investigation, dubbed Project R-Bar, was in conjunction with the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police annual Lock it or Lose it campaign; a program encouraging drivers to become more proactive in their fight against theft from vehicles.
Liberal supporters defy vandalism in St. Paul’s riding
Liberal Party supporters are refusing to be intimidated by vandalism in a downtown Toronto riding. Last weekend in the St Paul’s riding, some residents with Liberal Party signs on their lawns had their homes and…
Toronto’s first ‘Slutwalk’ attracts thousands of supporters
More than 1,000 protestors hit the streets on Sunday for Toronto’s first “Slutwalk”, organized in response to controversial comments made by a police constable earlier this year.