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Oshawa man suspected in fatal arson arrested while trying to set 2nd fire, police sayDurham Regional Police Service is asking anyone with cellphone, dashcam, surveillance footage or information about the incident to contact investigators.CrimeApr 7
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Durham Police lay over 1k charges, arrest 46 in ‘criminal tourism’ bustDurham police say 46 people have been arrested and 164 remain wanted after a years-long probe linked more than 200 incidents to organized crime groups.CanadaJun 5
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4 teens injured, 1 airlifted to trauma centre after rollover crash: Durham policeFour young people were injured, including two who were ejected from a vehicle, in a serious rollover crash in Whitby early Thursday morning, police say.CanadaMay 28
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Former Durham police officer faces multiple historic sexual assault charges: SIUA former Durham officer faces multiple charges after Ontario’s police watchdog reopened a 2003 sexual assault investigation with new information.CrimeMay 21
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Halton police seize ‘historic’ number of firearms in largest bustHalton police say they seized 24 handguns and other prohibited items in a major GTA drug trafficking probe, marking the largest firearms seizure in the service’s history.CrimeMay 19
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‘Rot in jail’: Ford criticizes child killer being granted unescorted absencesDurham Regional Police issued a warning about the Darren Scott Ray's first release into the community, advising he had a history of serious criminal convictions, including murder.CrimeMar 17
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Man’s death outside Oshawa Tim Hortons under investigation: policeDurham police were called Saturday evening about a fight outside a Tim Hortons. They arrived to find one man dead. The suspects fled. Officers remain in the area to investigate.CrimeMay 10
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OPP officer killed in motorcycle crash gets procession on Highway 401OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique said Malcolm 'served his community with dedication to duty, honour' and 'made the ultimate sacrifice.'CrimeApr 30
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Man dead after deadly break-in east of Toronto, police searching for suspectsAround 12:40 a.m., police were called to the area of Shorten Place and Haskell Avenue in Ajax, where a man was discovered with "traumatic injuries" and pronounced dead.CrimeApr 14
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Another Ontario police force is turning to drones for some 911 callsDurham Regional Police Service announced last week its pilot project will see remotely-piloted drones being deployed to assist in unknown‑risk or high‑risk calls.CrimeFeb 23
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Toronto police charge 5 with antisemitic hate over Bathurst-Sheppard protestsInvestigators said the arrests were for the wilful promotion of hate, allegedly targeting the Jewish community, and dated back to demonstrations in mid-March.CanadaJun 1
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Boy, 14, pleads guilty to 1st-degree murder of Pickering seniorInside an Oshawa courtroom Thursday, friends and family of 83-year-old Eleanor Doney learned about the boy's interests in the weeks leading up to the attack.CrimeApr 9
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Ontario police help nab suspects wanted in armed Montreal robberyMontreal police say their partners in Ontario helped nab two suspects sought in an armed robbery that occurred in Southwest earlier this year.CrimeMay 7
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Friends of murdered teen decry killer’s temporary absences, call for reformThe friends of a 14-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted and murdered 40 years ago are calling for reforms after his killer was granted three unescorted temporary absences.CanadaMar 24
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Deputy police chief in Durham Region suspended over ‘racially inappropriate term’A high-ranking police officer east of Toronto has been suspended after allegedly using a racially inappropriate term.CanadaFeb 27
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Body-worn camera footage shows police rescue of man from frigid Lake OntarioDurham police say officers pulled a man from the frigid waters of Lake Ontario at the Bowmanville pier after he fell in. Body-worn camera footage shows the rescue.CanadaMar 10
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Fairview Mall shooting suspect also wanted in $235K jewelry theft in Durham: policeA Montreal man wanted after a security guard was shot following a robbery at Fairview Mall on Tuesday is also accused of stealing $235,000 worth of jewelry three years ago.CrimeApr 23
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A major housing development is in the works east of Toronto, but some are crying foulPickering is set to vote next month on a secondary housing development plan that could transform the municipality's landscape east of Toronto over the next quarter-century.CanadaApr 27
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Police bust $3M fraud targeting Ontario cleaning business over 15 yearsAccording to police, five additional suspects remain outstanding in a long-term fraud investigation involving an employee allegedly redirecting more than $3 million.CanadaMar 6
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Teen arrested in historic $7M cocaine seizure: Durham policeDurham police say a 17-year-old boy was arrested after officers seized 325 kilograms of cocaine worth more than $7 million in one of the service’s largest busts.CrimeFeb 27