Cross-examination of Crown witness continues at trial of Sharon Baksh accused...
OSHAWA -- The cross examination of a key Crown witness in the trial of a woman accused of murdering an Oshawa senior entered its fourth day Wednesday with more testy exchanges between the witness and...
View ArticleInternational child porn investigation leads to three Muskoka victims
Warning: Content in this story could be disturbing to some readers. MUSKOKA - A search for a little girl in a widely distributed piece of child pornography led police to Muskoka. James Sarsfield, 34,...
View ArticlePickering pimp Daryn Leung sentenced to more than eight years for human...
DURHAM -- A Pickering pimp who’s actions were “parasitic, exploitative, horrific, despicable” has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years. With three years discounted for time served prior to trial,...
View ArticleTeen suspect in Dunbarton school stabbings remains in custody after court...
DURHAM -- A 14-year-old girl accused of stabbing several people during a rampage at a Pickering high school remains in custody following a brief court appearance Wednesday. The girl, whose identity is...
View ArticleTumblr posts appear to warn of Pickering's Dunbarton school stabbings
DURHAM -- A 14-year-old girl accused of stabbing several people during a rampage at a Pickering high school remains in custody following a brief court appearance Wednesday. The girl, whose identity is...
View ArticleChild pornography charges in Northumberland highlight online risk
NORTHUMBERLAND -- When Terry Dillon opened one of the first Internet cafes in Ottawa in 1997, he couldn’t have predicted his new business venture would end up at the centre of a child pornography...
View ArticleWoman stole fentanyl patches off the arm of elderly victim: Peterborough Police
PETERBOROUGH -- A Peterborough woman is accused of ripping fentanyl patches off of an elderly victim living in a long-term care home. Peterborough Police say the thefts took place Feb. 10 and Feb. 23....
View ArticleMan wanted in Oshawa following robbery turns himself in
OSHAWA -- A man wanted on an outstanding warrant in connection to a home invasion robbery in Oshawa earlier this month has been arrested. On Feb. 1, at around 11:15 p.m., police say two suspects,...
View ArticleNRP arrest Hamilton man for selling counterfeit tickets
Niagara Regional Police have arrested a 24-year-old Hamilton man with a long history of fraud offences after an investigation into the sale of counterfeit tickets for sporting and concert events...
View ArticleAjax’s Graziella Jewellery robbed for second time
AJAX -- An Ajax jewelry store owner expressed his frustration after his store was robbed for the second time in less than four years. Jacques Basmaji, owner of Graziella Jewellery, located at 289...
View ArticleBREAKING: Former Oshawa councillor Robert Lutczyk sentenced to eight years...
OSHAWA -- Former Oshawa city councillor Robert Lutczyk has been sentenced to eight years and four months minus time he had already spent in custody for kidnapping City of Oshawa Solicitor David Potts....
View ArticleWitness at Sharon Baksh murder trial in Oshawa angrily rejects suggestion...
OSHAWA -- The man who claims he heard Sharon Baksh confess to the murder of an Oshawa senior has angrily rejected a defence lawyer’s assertion that he is the real killer. “Oh my god, you’re a weirdo,”...
View ArticleCobourg armed robbery suspect linked to two holdups at Toronto banks
COBOURG -- Police have released a photo of the man they are looking for after an armed robbery took place at the Scotiabank at Northumberland Mall on Thursday, Feb. 25. The surveillance camera photo...
View ArticleRobert Lutczyk’s long, weird legal odyssey ends with eight-year, four-month...
OSHAWA -- Robert Lutczyk’s peculiar journey through the criminal justice system came to a weird conclusion Friday, with the former City councillor being sentenced to eight years and four months in...
View ArticleMan jailed 105 days for threatening bar employees with a knife in Peterborough
PETERBOROUGH -- A Peterborough man will serve another 30 days in jail after pulling a knife and threatening employees at a George Street business. On Dec. 10 at 12:45 a.m., employees at a bar asked a...
View ArticleWoman fined $1,125 for careless driving incident from 2014
Peterborough court docket summary from Feb. 17 to 23, 2016
View ArticleVIDEO: Cobourg bank robbery suspect may have struck again in Toronto
COBOURG -- A suspect in a Cobourg bank robbery may have struck again. The suspect in the Scotiabank robbery in Northumberland Mall on Thursday, Feb. 25 and two previous bank robberies in Toronto may...
View ArticleTwo men charged in separate impaired driving incidents in Oshawa, Scugog
DURHAM -- Two people are facing impaired driving charges after accidents in Oshawa and Scugog. On Thursday, Feb. 25, at about 9:30 p.m. a red Cadillac SUV was seen being driven erratically and with no...
View ArticleMan suffers serious injuries in Bowmanville accident
CLARINGTON -- A 37-year-old man suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Bowmanville. The collision happened at the intersection of Baseline and Waverley roads on Saturday, Feb. 27 just...
View ArticleStore clerk assaulted in Oshawa robbery
OSHAWA -- A clerk working at Mac’s Convenience Store in Oshawa was assaulted by three males during a robbery. Durham police report the incident happened at about 1:50 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28 when...
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