Oshawa man Shelby Brittain charged with sexually assaulting teen girl he met...
OSHAWA -- Charges have been laid against an Oshawa man after a teenaged girl complained to police she’d been sexually assaulted by a man she met online. The complainant, 15, said she was first...
View ArticleLou Malone murder scene was ‘pretty horrific,’ officer tells jury
Detective testifies at trial of Grimsby brothers charged in 2013 killing of ex-biker
View ArticleBurlington music teacher charged with sex assault, assault of students
Police say the incidents with one boy and three girls occurred this year at Alexander’s Public School
View ArticleOshawa shop owner, son, accused of selling stolen snow tires
DURHAM -- An Oshawa tire shop owner and her son have been charged with stealing and re-selling more than $50,000 worth of winter tires. The thefts are alleged to have occurred at car dealerships in...
View ArticlePolice search for missing Quinte West teen Robert Kummer
TRENT HILLS -- Police are looking for a missing teenage boy after he ran away from his home in the Bayside area of Quinte West on Nov. 18. Police say the teen was last seen in the Warkworth area with...
View ArticleUPDATE: Robert Lutczyk’s legal fight ends with a plea of guilty to kidnapping...
DURHAM -- The fight of Robert Lutczyk’s life has ended in surrender. The former Oshawa councillor pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 1 to kidnapping and two weapons offences, relating to the abduction of...
View Article‘This gun is real’: A kidnapping in Courtice, a standoff in Whitby, and the...
Editor's Note: This story is based on information gathered during preliminary court proceedings up until now protected by publication bans. Mr. Lutczyk pled guilty Dec. 1, 2015 to kidnapping David...
View ArticleIn bid for freedom, Oshawa’s Robert Lutczyk put Lindsay provincial jail on trial
Editor's Note: This story is based on information gathered during preliminary court proceedings up until now protected by publication bans. Mr. Lutczyk pled guilty Dec. 1, 2015 to kidnapping Oshawa...
View ArticleCrown dropped charges against officers accused by Robert Lutczyk of assault...
Editor's Note: This story is based on information gathered during preliminary court proceedings up until now protected by publication bans. Mr. Lutczyk pled guilty Dec. 1, 2015 to kidnapping Oshawa...
View ArticlePedestrian struck by vehicle, seriously injured in Pickering
PICKERING -- A pedestrian suffered broken bones after being struck by a vehicle at an intersection in Pickering Tuesday evening. Durham police are still investigating the incident, at Liverpool Road...
View ArticleTwo sought in distraction-style theft at Oshawa supermarket
OSHAWA -- Police are trying to identify two suspects in the distraction-style theft of a woman’s wallet at an Oshawa supermarket. Durham police have released surveillance camera images of the two men,...
View ArticlePeterborough kennel owner guilty of animal abuse
Lisa Lewis pleads guilty after 17 dogs found housed in unsanitary conditions, and in need of proper food, water and medical care
View ArticleMultiple victims reported after shooting in San Bernardino, California
Police say they are searching for one or more gunmen after a shooting at a social services facility in Southern California. What we know so far: • San Bernardino Lt. Rich Lawhead said Wednesday that...
View ArticleProvincial curveball on defence funding came just before Robert Lutczyk’s...
DURHAM -- Of all the twists and turns to occur during Robert Lutczyk’s protracted legal battles, one of the more unexpected curveballs may have been tossed by the Province’s legal department. For most...
View ArticleDurham Transit bus leaves road, hits pole after collision with van in Oshawa
OSHAWA -- Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a collision that caused a bus to leave the road and strike a pole Thursday morning in Oshawa. Durham police are still...
View ArticleMan taken into custody after woman threatened in Oshawa
OSHAWA -- One man was taken into custody after a report of a woman being threatened in Oshawa Thursday morning. Members of the Durham police tactical support unit attended the call, at a residence in...
View ArticleOff-duty Durham police officer Terry Deonarain charged with impaired after...
DURHAM -- Another off-duty Durham cop has been charged with drunk driving, this time after being pulled over by a member of the service’s RIDE team. The arrest occurred just before 9 p.m. Dec. 3 when...
View ArticleCouple charged for starving dog to death
KIRKLAND LAKE – Police are investigating what appears to be a terrible death, possibly by starvation, of a dog tied outside a home in Kirkland Lake. A couple, a 25-year-old man and a 26-year-old...
View ArticleCar crashes, suspect on the lam as prowlers flee cops in Oshawa
OSHAWA -- Police are trying to determine who was driving a car that crashed while the driver fled from officers investigating a report of prowlers Wednesday night in Oshawa. The incident began just...
View ArticleMan seen exposing himself near Oshawa elementary school
OSHAWA -- Durham police are investigating a report of a man seen masturbating in a car near an Oshawa elementary school. A resident called cops after seeing the man exposing himself in the area of...
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