15 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto woman, 31, accused of impersonating nurse at LTC homes

A 31-year-old Toronto woman is accused of fraud after allegedly impersonating a nurse to gain employment. Toronto Police said the suspect was employed at various long-term care homes across the GTA between June 2020 and June 2024, but had done so by allegedly using the name and nursing credentials of another person. The suspect also […]

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19 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Five boys charged in double stabbing at Scarborough school

Five boys, ranging in age from 12 to 15, face charges, after two teens were stabbed and robbed near a Scarborough high school Monday afternoon. Toronto Police said officers responded to a call for a stabbing at about 1:50 p.m. in the Guildwood Pkwy.-Livingston Rd. area, near Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute. Five youths approached […]

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24 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Man, 20, accused of sexual assault in Richmond Hill pool

Cops in York Region have charged a man with an alleged sexual assault in a public pool and say they are seeking additional alleged victims. On April 5, police say a swimmer at an indoor community centre pool in the Spadina and Weldrick Rds. area of Richmond Hill “was inappropriately touched by an unknown male […]

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44 h. ago Suspects sought after 2 students stabbed near Scarborough high school

Police are looking for suspects after two students were stabbed at a plaza near a Scarborough high school on Monday afternoon. Toronto Police said the incident happened at 1:49 p.m. in the Guildwood Pkwy.-Livingston Rd. area. Sir Wilfrid Collegiate Institute is just east of that intersection. Cops said the victims were students at the school […]

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47 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto trio charged after 18 kilos of drugs seized

A trio from Toronto have been charged with drug trafficking offences after a three-month probe by York Regional Police. In a statement Monday, police said investigators “identified three suspects trafficking large quantities of drugs within York Region” in February. Officers executed two search warrants at residences in Toronto and seized more than 18 kilograms of […]

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65 h. ago CRIME SCENE: York cops step up patrols after hate incidents in Vaughan

York Regional Police will be stepping up community patrols and awareness campaigns after two separate hate incidents in Vaughan over the last week. Police said officers responded to the first incident Thursday in the Bathurst St.-Major Mackenzie Dr. W. area after reports of antisemitic graffiti. They said a swastika that had been spray-painted on a […]

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5 d. ago More sex charges for man after boy assaulted in public washroom: Police

A 31-year-old man charged recently with sexual assault faces additional charges after a boy was sexually assaulted in a washroom in west London. The school-age boy went to a public washroom in a building on Hyde Park Road near Sarnia Road on Friday, May 2 around 9:30 p.m. A man not known to the boy […]

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5 d. ago CRIME SCENE: 7 charged, 2 others wanted after Peel vehicle fraud probe

Seven people from across the GTA have been charged and warrants have been issued for two others as part of a vehicle fraud investigation. Peel Regional Police said that between Jan. 30 and Feb. 27, an employee of a Mississauga auto dealership allegedly used his position as a sales associate to facilitate the fraudulent transactions […]

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5 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Man, 24, accused of online extortion of Alberta youth faces child porn charges

A 24-year-old Toronto man is facing child porn charges after allegedly extorting a rural Alberta youth. Mounties in Alberta said they started investigating in December 2024 after receiving reports that a child from Oyen, a town about 190 km north of Medicine Hat near the Saskatchewan border, was allegedly victimized online. Investigators retrieved information linked […]

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7 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Man found not criminally responsible for assault on the lam

A 41-year-old man who was found not criminally responsible for assault and carrying a concealed weapon has gone missing from a psychiatric facility in Toronto, according to police. Toronto Police issued an alert, saying Martin Hall was last seen on Monday at 1 p.m., in the Ossington Ave.-Queen St. area. Hall is described as 6-foot-3, […]

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8 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto man charged after shots fired last month in York

A 30-year-old Toronto man is facing gun and drug charges after a firearm was discharged in the York area. Toronto Police said that officers responded to a person with a gun call April 24 in the Weston Rd.-Jane St. area, where the accused allegedly discharged a firearm into the air before fleeing. Police identified a […]

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1 week ago CRIME SCENE: Brampton delivery driver charged with sex assault in Hamilton

A 29-year-old Brampton man has been charged in connection with an alleged sex assault at a Hamilton apartment complex. It’s alleged that the accused was working as a delivery driver on April 3 when he entered the victim’s apartment in the Barton St. E.-Ottawa St. N. area under the guise of using the restroom and […]

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1 week ago CRIME SCENE: Man sought in online marketplace fraud in Bowmanville

Durham Regional Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a online marketplace fraud investigation in Bowmanville. Cops say on March 8 around 8:30 p.m., a man arrived at the victim’s residence to pick up an item posted online. Police say the suspect presented a screenshot as proof the e-transfer had […]

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2 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto man, 19, charged with human trafficking, firearm offences

Peel Regional Police have charged a 19-year-old Toronto man with human trafficking and firearm-related offences. Officers began an investigation in April relating to a victim allegedly involved in the sex trade within the GTA. The accused allegedly recruited and exploited the victim into the sex trade and took her earnings, while moving her around the […]

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2 w. ago Manitoba teen faces murder charge in 2024 Misipawistik Cree Nation shooting

A 16-year-old boy was re-arrested Friday and charged with second-degree murder, Manitoba RCMP say, in connection with a September 2024 shooting at a Misipawistik Cree Nation home.

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2 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto woman, male youth charged in carjacking, robbery probe

A 26-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy from Toronto are facing charges after a carjacking and retail robbery probe in the south Etobicoke and Markland Woods neighbhourhoods. Among the incidents reported to Toronto Police: — Officers responded on April 11 at 8:16 a.m. to a call for a person with a gun in the Burnhamthorpe […]

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2 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Vehicle sought after pedestrian critically hurt in Etobicoke crash

Police are seeking information from the public after a 29-year-old male pedestrian was critically injured during an early morning hit-and-run in Etobicoke.  Toronto Police said officers responded to a personal injury collision on Sunday at about 2:30 a.m. in the Evans Ave.-Royal York Rd. area, where a vehicle travelling northbound on Royal York struck a […]

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2 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Brampton man caught, another sought for 2023 auto thefts

A 29-year-old Brampton man is facing break-and-enter and auto theft charges after two luxury vehicles were stolen in late 2023. Peel Regional Police also said a 26-year-old man, also from Brampton, is wanted on the same charges. According to police, two suspects unlawfully entered a Brampton-area business that rents luxury vehicles on Nov. 4, 2023. […]

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2 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Man accused of sex assault on Richmond Hill bus

A 31-year-old Aurora man has been charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a bus in Richmond Hill. York Regional Police said on Monday, between 6-7 p.m., the victim alleges they were travelling on a bus from Yonge St. in Richmond Hill to Finch Station in Toronto, when the accused sat beside her […]

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2 w. ago Boy, 16, charged with making threats against Halifax high school, weapons seized

Police arrested the teen at 3 a.m. Wednesday and seized "a number" of weapons. They allege the youth had made threats to bring weapons to Citadel High School.

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