62 h. ago Family members weep as witnesses recount shooting of Haldimand OPP officer

Const. Greg Pierzchala hit a button and recorded his own death. After pulling up to a collision scene on Dec. 27, 2022, the 28-year-old Ontario Provincial Police officer, who finished his probationary term that morning, started his body-camera, which recorded his first and final words with Brandi Stewart-Sperry and her partner. “Guys, I’m giving you […]

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67 h. ago Police in Ontario search for man suspected of using candy to lure child

Hamilton police are investigating after a man tried to lure an eight-year-old child into his van with promises of candy before attempting to grab the child.

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3 d. ago She was ‘violently murdered’ in 1995. Police in Ontario hope reward helps solve cold case

Diane Dobson was walking along Prince Road shortly before 6 p.m. on Feb. 14, 1995. The following day, the 36-year-old’s body was discovered in a ditch in the Brighton Beach area.

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3 d. ago Murder trial starts for two accused in shocking death of Ontario police officer

For the first time, the public heard the details of OPP Const. Greg Pierzchala's death; six shots from a Glock-19 hit the new officer and he collapsed onto the road

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3 d. ago RCMP take down ’complex’ cannabis network in Ontario, seize 17,000 plants

Ontario RCMP announced Thursday they have charged six people and destroyed nearly 17,000 cannabis plants across three large-scale illegal grow sites in the province, part of a “complex illicit cannabis production and distribution network.” Police say an investigation began in the summer of 2022 after the Ontario Provincial Police referred the matter to the Mounties. […]

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3 d. ago Fraud charges laid over GTA casino payouts with counterfeit tickets: OPP

Two people from Thornhill have been charged in connection with alleged fraudulent activity at a GTA casino. On Feb. 24, members of the Ontario Provincial Police Investigation and Enforcement Bureau who are attached to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario started to investigate “allegations of fraud involving payouts using counterfeit tickets,” OPP said in […]

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4 d. ago Off duty OPP officer charged with assault in northern Ontario road rage case

An off-duty Ontario Provincial Police officer has been arrested and charged after a recent road rage incident in northern Ontario.

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5 d. ago Havoc on Hwy. 401, 402, 403 amid icy conditions, 'sudden death' probe

Lanes in both directions of Highway 402 were closed Wednesday morning as Ontario Provincial Police officers carried out a “sudden death investigation,” officials said. The highway was closed between Nauvoo and Forest roads, according to Lambton OPP. It’s part of a morning of havoc on 400-series highways across the storm-hit London region. “It has caused […]

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6 d. ago Ontario’s police watchdog investigating after teenager shot by Toronto police

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a police officer shot a teenager in Toronto Sunday afternoon, saying officers attempted to arrest a boy, who was in a car.

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7 d. ago RCMP searching for 2 armed suspects near Elk Island National Park

A stretch of the Yellowhead Highway east of Edmonton was affected Sunday morning as RCMP searched in the area for two suspects in Elk Island National Park.

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9 d. ago Israeli spyware may have been used by Ontario police, report alleges

Researchers say they found 'possible links' between the Ontario Provincial Police and Paragon Solutions spyware, which has been used against civil society worldwide.

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1 week ago Federal authorities search for L.A. gang leader suspected of murder and human trafficking

LOS ANGELES — U.S. authorities are searching for a longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang who investigators say ran a “mafia-like” criminal enterprise that included murder, human trafficking and extortion while he also worked as an entertainment entrepreneur, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Eugene Henley Jr., known as “Big U,” was one of 18 […]

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1 week ago Flood warnings issued for parts of Ontario after weekend rain

Flood warnings are in effect across parts of Ontario after the weekend’s heavy rainfall and warmer temperatures. Ontario Provincial Police are warning residents about localized flooding in Dufferin County northwest of Toronto, especially in the communities of Grand Valley, Amaranth and East Garafraxa. Police say local officials will be flying drones in the area to […]

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1 week ago Ontario man facing 29 charges, including 2 ‘rarely laid in Canada,’ police say

Toronto police have charged a man with 29 offences, including two 'rarely laid' charges, in an extensive hate crime investigation.

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2 w. ago SIU probing ‘interaction’ between stabbing suspect and Hamilton cops

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after an “interaction” between a suspect and Hamilton Police on Sunday. Hamilton cops said officers were dispatched to the Hunter St. E.-Spring St. area after receiving a 911 call. When they arrived, officers found a man suffering from stab wounds. He was later pronounced dead. Investigators said that a short […]

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2 w. ago Two people charged after $2M worth of illegal cannabis seized in Ontario: police

Provincial police say they’ve charged two people from Mississauga after seizing more than 4,000 illegal cannabis plants in the Niagara region. Police say officers responded to a location on Hwy. 3 in Wainfleet on Feb. 26, after a referral from Health Canada inspectors who said that cannabis was being illegally grown. They say officers found […]

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2 w. ago 2 people charged after $2M worth of illegal cannabis seized in Ontario: police

Provincial police say they've charged two people from Mississauga, Ont., after seizing more than 4,000 illegal cannabis plants in the Niagara region.

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2 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Driver clocked at nearly 200 km/h, Facebook Marketplace theft

A driver has been busted for stunt driving after going nearly 200 km/h in the GTA. Ontario Provincial Police say their Aurora division officers pulled over a 24-year-old man from Vaughan driving on Highway 427 on Monday around 10 p.m. Police say he was clocked going 198 km/h northbound in the HOV lane at Langstaff […]

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3 w. ago Man falsely accuses partner of impaired driving, assaults her: Ontario police

A 43-year-old Ontario man is charged after falsely accusing his partner of impaired driving, with police discovering he was the one driving under the influence.

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3 w. ago Ontario resident loses more than $200,000 in fake utilities bill scam

A person from Ontario lost about $215,000 after being told to make cryptocurrency payments to deal with an inflated utilities bill that turned out to be fraudulent.According to the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), they were dispatched to a home in the Huron-Kinloss, Ontario municipality after a resident reported being the victim of fraud. According to police, the victim received a bill from a utilities company that seemed higher than usual.After speaking with what they believed was a company representative, the victim was led to believe there was a processing error. They were instructed to make cryptocurrency payments to solve the issue.The investigation has been passed to the South Bruce OPP Crime Unit, which deemed the interaction fraudulent.The OPP has been dealing with cybercrime more lately, wrapping up Project Atlas in December. The four-week project was designed to combat cryptocurrency investment fraud. In total, more than $70 million was prevented...

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