1 hour ago Former teacher in NYC sentenced after posing as teen on Snapchat to solicit nude images from kids

NEW YORK — A former math teacher at an upscale private school in Brooklyn was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison on charges that he posed as a teenager on Snapchat to solicit nude images and sexual videos from children. Winston Nguyen, 38, had pleaded guilty earlier this month to one count of use […]

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3 h. ago In Calgary courts: Suspect in Calgary homicide admits being present, but denies involvement

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from March 17-21, 2025

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3 h. ago In Calgary courts: Crown seeking up to eight years for sex offender who was caught on security video

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from March 17-21, 2025

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7 h. ago Edmonton police seek suspects after senior scammed out of $30K

Edmonton police need help identifying two suspects after $30,000 was stolen from a senior. On Jan. 30, the 85-year-old man answered a phone call from scammers who identified themselves as bank employees, stating that his credit cards were being used outside of Edmonton, said police in a release on Tuesday. The senior followed their instructions, […]

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9 h. ago B.C. crime news: Several youths arrested in Surrey mall | Richmond teen arrested after cab driver stabbed in Vancouver

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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9 h. ago B.C. crime news: One injured in early morning Kelowna shooting | Several youths arrested in Surrey mall | Richmond teen arrested after cab driver stabbed in Vancouver

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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9 h. ago B.C. crime news: Richmond police investigate attempted sunglass theft at mall | One injured in early morning Kelowna shooting | Several youths arrested in Surrey mall

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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9 h. ago B.C. crime news: Richmond police investigate attempted theft | One injured in Kelowna shooting | Youths arrested in Surrey

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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9 h. ago B.C. crime news: Teen arrested after cab driver stabbed | One critically injured in Kelowna shooting | Man chased, shot at by group of teens in Surrey | Noxious spray used in attempted Richmond theft

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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22 h. ago North York hairdresser accused of sexually assaulting youth customers

A 60-year-old North York hairdresser has been charged with sexual assault involving male youth customers. In a news release issued on Tuesday night, Toronto Police said the accused owns a salon called “Miss Agot” in the Bathurst St.-Wilson Ave. area. Police said that on March 7, a male youth attended the salon for a haircut […]

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23 h. ago Brampton man wanted for attempted murder in 2024 towing industry shooting

2nd Brampton man charged with discharging firearm, assault with weapon after incident in October

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24 h. ago Two men found guilty in smuggling conspiracy where 53 immigrants died in tractor

SAN ANTONIO — Two smugglers charged after 53 immigrants died in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning were found guilty Tuesday after a two-week trial. The 2022 tragedy in San Antonio was the nation’s deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border. Jurors in federal court in San Antonio took only about […]

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26 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Newmarket community support worker charged with fraud

A community support worker from Newmarket has been charged after allegedly defrauding a vulnerable person of more than $10,000 over three years. York Regional Police said a family member of the victim contacted police after more than $10,000 was withdrawn from their account between 2021 and 2023. “The victim, who is a vulnerable member of […]

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27 h. ago In Calgary courts: Details of brutal abuse of Calgary boy at hands of his parents read out in court

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from March 17-21, 2025

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30 h. ago Crown seeks prison time for Edmonton police officer who sought sex from victims of crime

If Crown prosecutors have their way, an Edmonton police officer who used his job to pursue vulnerable women for sex will serve time behind bars. The defence, on the other hand, says it would be wrong to imprison a man whose misbehaviour can be attributed, in part, to post-traumatic stress stemming from his military service […]

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46 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto man accused of assaulting parking enforcement officer

A 55-year-old Toronto man is accused of assaulting a Toronto Police parking enforcement officer in the east end. Toronto Police said officers responded on March 10 at 1:31 p.m. to a call for a fail-to-remain personal injury collision in the Danforth Ave.-Dawes Rd. area. It’s alleged that a parking enforcement officer was attempting to conduct […]

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47 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Vaughan trio charged in violent Markham robbery

Three Vaughan men have been charged following a violent robbery in a Markham parking lot last week. York Regional Police said officers responded on March at 5 p.m. to a parking lot in the Woodbine Ave.-Yorktech Dr. area for a report of a robbery. Officers arrived at the scene and learned that the victim had […]

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49 h. ago Court finds UWaterloo stabbing was hate crime in sentencing attacker

A mass stabbing at a University of Waterloo gender studies class was not a terrorist attack but a “particularly grave” hate crime meant to make people feel unsafe in those spaces, an Ontario judge ruled Monday in sentencing the attacker to 11 years in prison. The judge sentencing Geovanny Villalba-Aleman told a Kitchener court that […]

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50 h. ago B.C. crime news: Car shot up in Delta but no one injured | Did you lose cash in Langley? | Assault at Langley Memorial Hospital

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Monday, March 17, 2025

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51 h. ago Police arrest three people after man shot at Kingway LRT station: EPS

Police have arrested three suspects after a shooting in central Edmonton on Monday morning. At roughly 9 a.m. officers responded to the Kingsway LRT station in the area of 111 Avenue after a report of an assault, said an EPS spokesperson in an email to Postmedia. Police located a man who had been shot. He […]

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