Fraudster takes $700K from not-for-profit: Toronto police
More than $700,000 was taken from a Toronto not-for-profit organization in a fraud scheme that has now resulted in an arrest, police say.
Crime
May 9
Penalty hearing underway for Toronto police superintendent over cheating scandal
A Toronto police prosecutor told a tribunal Monday an appropriate penalty for Supt. Stacy Clarke, who admitted to a 2021 promotional cheating scandal, would be a two-rank demotion.
Crime
May 6
Tow truck fire in East York was arson: Toronto police
Toronto police are investigating an arson involving a tow truck fire early Sunday. The fire follows two separate shooting incidents Saturday involving tow trucks.
Crime
May 12
Girl sexually assaulted on Toronto transit bus: police
Toronto police said they responded to a call for a sex assault in the Acorn Avenue and Dundas Street West area at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 6.
Crime
May 11
Toronto police chief apologizes for comments made after man acquitted in cop death
Toronto's police chief is apologizing for his "choice of words" in reacting to the acquittal of a man who had been accused of fatally running over an officer.
Canada
Apr 30
Rideshare driver exposes himself, sexually assaults passenger: Toronto police
Toronto police said an arrest has been made in the case but officers believe there may be more victims.
Crime
May 9
Toronto police identify man killed in double shooting
Police said officers responded at around 1:09 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Winona Drive and Vaughan Road for a shooting.
Crime
May 8
Man arrested after 2 young girls, 34-year-old woman sexually assaulted: Toronto police
A man has been arrested after two young girls and a 34-year-old woman were sexually assaulted this week, Toronto police say.
Crime
May 10
Scarborough shooting sends one to hospital, investigation underway: Toronto police
Toronto police are investigating a shooting early Sunday following a dispute outside a home in Scarborough. One man was taken to hospital, and the investigation is ongoing.
Crime
May 19
3 charged after man slashed in north Toronto: police
Three suspects have been charged, including two youths, after a man was slashed in north Toronto last month, police say.
Crime
May 7
Child flown to Vietnam, not returned in alleged parental abduction: Toronto police
A man flew to Vietnam with his three-year-old child and hasn't returned in what officers now believe is a parental abduction, Toronto police say.
Crime
May 7
Person dead following afternoon stabbing in Etobicoke: Toronto police
Police said the incident took place around 2:07 p.m. near Eglinton Avenue West and Kipling Avenue. One male died, and another male was in custody, they said.
Crime
Apr 18
Careless driving charge laid after cyclist killed by truck in Toronto: police
A man has been charged with careless driving after a cyclist was struck and killed by a truck in Toronto last week, police say.
Canada
May 7
Toronto police chief backtracks on comment after Umar Zameer verdict
Toronto's chief of police, Myron Demkiw, deflected criticism Tuesday regarding a controversial comment he made outside the Superior Courthouse Sunday.
Crime
Apr 23
Jury begins deliberations in trial of man accused of fatally running over Toronto cop
The judge presiding over the trial of a man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer is set to continue her instructions to the jury today.
Crime
Apr 18
Toronto police seek suspect accused of setting multiple vehicles on fire
Toronto police are asking for the public's help in identifying the person who has been deliberately lighting vehicles on fire in the city's Caledonia neighbourhood.
Crime
Apr 28
CCLA presses for action after Toronto police chief comments on Zameer acquittal
The CCLA is asking Toronto's police services board whether it thinks comments made by the force's chief were appropriate after a man was acquitted in the death of an officer.
Canada
Apr 25
Toronto police release image of suspect after man found dead in residential unit
Toronto police said they were called to an address near Lawrence Avenue East and Morningside Avenue before midday on April 24.
Crime
May 3
Toronto carjackings: 3 people face 54 charges in latest auto theft probe
Three people are facing a total of 54 charges in relation to an auto theft investigation that nearly saw police officers injured during an arrest.
Crime
Apr 16
Jury finds Zameer not guilty in Toronto police officer’s death
A man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer sobbed with relief on Sunday after a jury found him not guilty in the officer's death.
Crime
Apr 21
