Cash thief poses as handyman in Clarington
CLARINGTON -- Durham police are warning residents after a man posing as a handyman stole cash from an unsuspecting homeowner. On March 9 at roughly 2 p.m., a man approached a home on Old Scugog Road...
View ArticleBrooklin Neighbourhood Watch goes online
BROOKLIN -- For the first time in Durham, a local Neighbourhood Watch program is breaking from tradition to operate strictly online. A group of residents in Brooklin is taking part in a pilot project...
View ArticleBOSMA TRIAL: Millard’s veterinarian uncle shocked by suggestion of pet...
Dellen Millard, 30, and Mark Smich, 28, are on trial for first-degree murder in the death of Ancaster dad Tim Bosma
View ArticleSentence on May 12 for former Oshawa restaurant owner Krisztian Krenner who...
OSHAWA -- A former restaurant owner facing voyeurism charges has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced on May 12. Krisztian Krenner and his wife Danay Krenner were both charged with two voyeurism...
View ArticleSharon Baksh provided details of Oshawa senior’s killing in jailhouse...
OSHAWA -- Sharon Baksh confessed to the murder of her neighbour, providing details about her plans to rob the woman and the deadly struggle that ensued when she was caught in the act, a jury has...
View ArticleConvicted killer guilty of possessing heroin in Warkworth prison
NORTHUMBERLAND -- A convicted murderer currently serving a life sentence had two years and 90 days added to his prison sentence after heroin and contraband were discovered in his prison cell. Augusto...
View ArticleWitness at Oshawa murder trial denies reporting Sharon Baksh confession to...
OSHAWA -- A witness who claims she heard Sharon Baksh confess to killing her elderly neighbour has rejected a defence lawyer’s suggestion she went to police with her story only after encountering...
View ArticlePolice seek suspects after senior pepper-sprayed, robbed in Ajax
AJAX -- A senior doing a good deed was pepper-sprayed and robbed in north Ajax on Wednesday morning. The incident happened at about 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9 when the victim was walking in the...
View ArticleThree arrested for graffiti in Clarington, other parts of Durham and...
DURHAM ― Two men and a teenage girl are facing a total of 49 charges after graffiti incidents in Clarington and beyond. The arrests are a result of Project Cypress, launched by the East Division...
View Article‘Blue Lives Matter’ T-shirts backfire on Port Hope Police Association
PORT HOPE -- The Port Hope Police Association is under fire for its latest fundraising campaign. What started as a simple initiative to sell T-shirts to raise money for local youth programs has...
View ArticleOPP officer clocks Hyundai at 209 km/h on Hwy. 11 in Oro-Medonte
ORO-MEDONTE - A Port Carling man has lost his car for a week after he was caught speeding in Oro-Medonte Township early Sunday.
View ArticleFour arrested at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital
AJAX -- Four men are facing a number of charges after security at the Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital called police about a car with a flat tire. Durham police were called to the hospital on...
View ArticlePolice looking to identify Bowmanville theft suspect
BOWMANVILLE -- Police are trying to identify a suspect after several items were stolen from a Bowmanville business last month. At about 2:15 p.m. on Feb. 10, a man who’s believed to have been selling...
View ArticleHalton police warn of deadly W18 painkillers
Halton Police are warning the public about a deadly bootleg painkiller that has come across their radar.
View ArticleMother of missing Trent student says disappearance is "out of character"
PETERBOROUGH-- Peggy Karwacki says it is out of character for her son to up and leave without having any contact with friends or family. Nathan Karwacki, 24, was last seen by friends at his George...
View ArticleTeen girl accused in Pickering’s Dunbarton High School knife attack to appear...
DURHAM -- The teenaged girl facing 17 charges following a knife attack at Pickering’s Dunbarton High School will appear in court on March 22. The 14 year old, whose identity is protected under the...
View ArticleDurham police Detective Pat Waters offers information and tips on fraud...
UXBRIDGE -- March is fraud prevention month and the Durham Regional Police have been sharing information and tips on their website and social media to help residents avoid popular frauds and scams....
View ArticleScugog teen facing impaired charges after vehicle rolls onto roof
SCUGOG -- A young Scugog woman is facing three alcohol-related charges after a vehicle rolled onto its roof early Wednesday morning, requiring two people to be removed by emergency crews. A vehicle...
View ArticleOshawa man arrested after police pursuit
DURHAM -- An Oshawa man is facing eight charges following a police pursuit from Oshawa to Ajax early Wednesday morning. Durham police report an officer saw a silver vehicle driving erratically in the...
View ArticleSkyway driver acquitted on impaired charges
Centennial College auto and truck professor says expert testing on Rai’s truck was not as extensive or, in some cases, as appropriate as it could have been.
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