Tag: Toronto police

Woman in Custody After Numerous People Assaulted at Toronto Subway Station

Police say a woman was taken into custody after multiple people were assaulted at a Toronto subway station Monday morning. The Toronto Police Service says the incident happened at 9:24 a.m. at the St. Clair subway station and the suspect was detained by an off-duty officer until police arrived at the scene. Police say they are investigating the incident and paramedics are treating the…


Police Did Not Entrap Men in Child Sex Cases, Supreme Court of Canada Rules

The Supreme Court of Canada says a Toronto-area police force did not entrap men in an operation aimed at buyers of sexual services from children. The finding comes today in unanimous decisions in four appeals that arose from arrests and prosecutions in Project Raphael, a York Regional Police investigation that began in 2014. As part of…


Toronto Police Arrest Suspect in Shooting Outside High School That Killed One Person

Toronto police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect after a shooting outside a high school in the city’s east end this week that left one dead. Police say the shooting took place outside Woburn Collegiate Institute around 3:20 p.m. Monday, and left 18-year-old Jefferson Peter Shardeley Guerrier dead and a 15-year-old boy injured. Police say the…


Police Name Underage Suspect in Fatal Toronto School Shooting

The Toronto Police took the unusual step of going to court for permission to publicly identify the 17-year-old suspect in a deadly school shooting that killed 18-year-old Jefferson Peter Shardeley Guerrier in front of Woburn Collegiate Institute. The police are seeking the public’s help in finding Mustafa Kadhem, of Toronto, who is wanted on charges…


Police Name Underage Suspect in Fatal Shooting Outside Toronto School

The Toronto Police took the unusual step of going to court for permission to publicly identify the 17-year-old suspect in a deadly shooting that killed 18-year-old Jefferson Peter Shardeley Guerrier in front of Woburn Collegiate Institute. The police are seeking the public’s help in finding Mustafa Kadhem, of Toronto, who is wanted on charges of…


Toronto Officer Killed in ‘Ambush’ Attack Identified as 22-year Veteran, Father of 2

A 22-year Toronto police veteran was fatally shot in an “ambush attack” and the suspect is dead, with shooting scenes spanning three Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area cities Monday afternoon that left a third person dead and three others injured. Const. Andrew Hong, 48, of the traffic services division is survived by his wife, two…


Major Power Outage in Toronto’s Financial District Impacting Businesses, Traffic

Toronto’s downtown core is experiencing a major power outage, impacting the financial district as well as businesses and the Toronto Metropolitan University’s campus. Many businesses had to shut down on Aug. 11 due to the power outage, which impacted security as well as payment systems. Many shops put up “closed” signs due to the outage,…


Two Men Seriously Injured After Shooting at Toronto Mall, Police Say

Two men were seriously injured after being shot outside a Toronto mall Saturday evening. According to the Toronto police, officers were called to Fairview Mall in North York following reports of a shooting in a parking lot outside the LCBO and Shoppers Drug Mart just after 6:30 p.m. Officers found two men suffering from gunshot…


Police Seize Grenades and Firearms Found In Toronto Apartment

Toronto police discovered a number of grenades and firearms in an apartment complex after being called to investigate a sudden death that they say is not suspicious. Police said on Twitter that they discovered the weapons after arriving at the apartment near the area of Yonge Street and Drewry Avenue at 5:49 p.m. on June 28. “Officers…


Toronto Schools Lift Security Lockdowns After Police Shoot Male with Rifle

Several schools in east Toronto went under lockdowns on May 26 as police were to called to investigate a male carrying a rifle. The safety measures were lifted after the police shot the man. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) said on Twitter that schools including William G Davis Junior Public School, Joseph Howe Senior Public…