Chief Saunders

• Witnesses at Raptors parade shed more light on situation involving baby in distress

  "It wasn’t clear to me who I would ask for help if they weren’t there because we didn’t see any parade officials or none that were clearly visible as parade officials."

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2019
  
• Officers, paramedics say Raptors parade delayed crews getting to baby suffering fatal medical episode

  Global News has learned from multiple sources that a baby suffered a medical episode during the event and that due to the large number of people, it was difficult for emergency services to get to them.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2019
  
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• Police make dozens of arrests in Toronto-area gang probe

  Toronto's police chief says the force has dealt a significant blow to a gang he alleges has been selling fentanyl throughout Canada for some time.

  Crime

  Jun 27, 2019
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• Danforth shooter had lengthy history of violent thoughts, but motive remains unclear: Toronto police

  Toronto police released its findings on Friday of the investigation into the 2018 Danforth shooting that left two dead and 13 injured.

  Crime

  Jun 21, 2019
• Toronto police say over 3,100 guns netted in buyback program

  Toronto police said over 1,900 long guns and over 800 handguns were collected.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2019
• Toronto police chief defends handling of Bruce McArthur investigation after sentencing

  "This was not a case of police didn't think anything was going on," Mark Saunders said, while speaking to reporters.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2019
• Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders calls 2018 ‘unique’ year with record-high number of homicides

  Chief Mark Saunders says a deadly van attack in April and a mass shooting in the bustling Danforth neighbourhood made residents question the safety of their city.

  Crime

  Dec 27, 2018
• Majority of Toronto residents believe city has ‘serious gun problem’: poll

  Just over half (55 per cent) of Torontonians agree they are afraid of falling victim to gun violence.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2018
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• Guns in Toronto — why is this such a difficult issue?

  While suburban voters would likely side with downtown voters on the need for greater gun control, rural voters have a much different view.

  Commentary

  Aug 7, 2018
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• What is ‘ShotSpotter’? Controversial gunshot detector technology approved by Toronto police

  According to its privacy policy, ShotSpotter said its devices only record and provide police with audio beginning two seconds before a gunshot has been fired and ending four seconds after.

  Crime

  Jul 20, 2018