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Review of Toronto police missing persons cases will include crimes of serial killer Bruce McArthur
Gloria Epstein, a former justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal, said in a statement that expanded terms of reference approved unanimously by the Toronto Police Services Board will give her work a wider perspective. Continue reading
Toronto police union, services board reach bargaining agreements
The Toronto police board announced that they reached agreements with the Toronto Police Association in a news release Saturday afternoon. Continue reading
Toronto police launching enhanced neighbourhood officer program pilot project
“These officers will be embedded. (They) will be part of their neighbourhoods for the next four years. I want the neighbourhoods to get to know the officers and the officers to know the neighbourhoods.” Continue reading
Review of Toronto police handling of missing person cases to take longer
Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Gloria Epstein told the Toronto Police Services Board that she now expects to finish around April 2020. Continue reading
New operators begin at Toronto police 911 communications centre to address wait times
In April, the Toronto Police Services Board approved increasing the number of operator position and revising shift schedules to tackle staffing shortages and cut wait times. Continue reading
Ontario judge to lead review of Toronto police handling of missing person cases
The announcement comes about three months after Mayor John Tory moved a motion to go ahead with the review, saying there were “troubling questions” in light of the killings for which landscaper Bruce McArthur has been charged. Continue reading
Working group struck for independent review of Toronto missing persons cases
The Toronto Police Services Board announced the independent review in March in the wake of murder charges laid against accused serial killer Bruce McArthur. Continue reading
Toronto police board approves hiring dozens of new 911 centre staff to address wait times
The report voted on by the Toronto Police Services Board on Wednesday comes months after Global News reported about lengthy 911 wait times and staffing issues inside the Toronto police communications centre. Continue reading
Toronto police looking to hire 50 new 911 operators in plan to address wait times, staffing issues
In September, Chief Mark Saunders tasked Deputy Chief Shawna Coxon to do a high-level review of the 911 communication centre. Her review will be considered by the Toronto Police Services Board on Wednesday. Continue reading
Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur’s case prompts review of handling of missing persons investigations
How Toronto police handled the cases of men missing from the city’s Church-Wellesley Village will undergo some form of external review in light of six murder charges laid against an alleged serial killer, the police service’s oversight board decided on Thursday. Continue reading