Family keeps puppy recovered after Malton pepper-spray attack
Snatched from her breeder’s home, found wandering the streets of Pickering and temporarily taken in by a Whitby family, an Argentine Dogo puppy has found a forever home after her long ordeal.
View ArticleTeens charged in prank that caused panic at Brooklin High School
BROOKLIN -- Two teens have been charged with mischief after a prank that alarmed fellow students at Brooklin High School. Durham police launched an investigation after the incident, at lunchtime June...
View ArticleTip leads cops to marijuana grow op in Scugog
SCUGOG -- Cops acting on a tip seized more than 30 marijuana plants from a Port Perry residence Tuesday. Two people have been charged after the pot, valued at more than $31,000, was discovered, Durham...
View ArticleSecurity cameras installed at Bowmanville’s Camp 30
BOWMANVILLE - Steps are being taken to ensure the historic site of Camp 30 in Bowmanville is more secure; security cameras have now been installed and ‘no trespassing’ signs have been posted in...
View ArticlePolicing the police: Durham weighs in on the Special Investigations Unit
When police in Ontario are involved in an interaction that results in serious injury, death, or an allegation of sexual assault against a civilian, the case falls under the jurisdiction of the Special...
View ArticleGrafton murder: Court had ordered accused killer to stay away from parents
Last summer a judge heard John Byers testify that his mentally ill stepson, Daniel Grant, who was charged criminally after confronting him with a knife, was not a danger to the public as long as he was...
View ArticleDurham police arrest man selling fake tickets to the Tragically Hip concert
OSHAWA -- Durham Regional Police are reminding the public to be vigilant when buying concert tickets after investigators arrested and charged a man with selling fraudulent tickets to a Tragically Hip...
View ArticleKnife held to throat of teen during robbery in Ajax
AJAX -- Police are looking for a suspect after a knifepoint robbery in Ajax. A 16-year-old teen reported he left J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate on Wednesday, July 13 just after 2 p.m. and was walking...
View ArticleDrunk driver fined $2,000 after caught with two children passengers on her ride
OTONABEE-SOUTH MONAGHAN TOWNSHIP -- A 45-year-old woman has been fined $2,000 for driving drunk with two children in her vehicle. Peterborough OPP received numerous 9-1-1 calls on Sunday, April 24...
View ArticleOne arrested, two sought by police in Oshawa home invasion
OSHAWA -- A 17-year-old male has been arrested and police are looking for two other suspects following a home invasion in Oshawa. On Thursday, July 14 at 8:30 a.m., three masked males barged into a...
View ArticleOne arrested, two sought by police in Oshawa home invasion
OSHAWA -- A 17-year-old male has been arrested and police are looking for two other suspects following a home invasion in Oshawa. On Thursday, July 14 at 8:30 a.m., three masked males barged into a...
View ArticlePolice looking for man accused of indecent acts at Pickering waterfront
PICKERING - A report of indecent acts at the Pickering waterfront has Durham Regional Police warning the public to be on the lookout. A woman told officers she was at the beach near West Shore...
View ArticleDriver killed in single car accident in Scugog Township Sunday night
SCUGOG — A single car accident has left a 24-year-old Toronto man dead in Scugog Township Sunday night. The accident occurred at about 8:59 p.m. police said. Officers were called to Old Scugog Road...
View ArticleCap-gun wielding bandits fail to rob Whitby store
DURHAM -- Two suspects armed with a cap guns left empty-handed after trying to rob a Whitby convenience story Sunday night. At about 9:15 p.m. on July 17, two masked men entered the Jug City store on...
View ArticleSuspect sought after laptop stolen at Whitby library
WHITBY -- A man is being sought after a computer was stolen from a Whitby library branch. On Wednesday, June 29, at about 3:30 p.m. a man was using his laptop at the Central branch on Dundas Street...
View ArticleTeen accused in Dunbarton High knife assaults in Pickering completes...
DURHAM -- A teenaged girl accused of injuring several people during a knife attack at Dunbarton High School in February has completed a psychiatric assessment, court heard on July 19. The teen, whose...
View ArticleBrief court appearance for Matthew Coussons, of Whitby, accused of murdering...
DURHAM -- A 29-year-old Whitby man charged with second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend made a brief court appearance on Wednesday. Matthew Coussons appeared by video link with the Central...
View ArticleParents charged after police rescue baby from car at Markham Costco
UPDATE: 2-month-old baby left in car for at least 15 minutes, showed signs of distress
View ArticleBrampton trucker charged in salad dressing spill on DVP
A Brampton man has been charged with careless driving after a transport truck carrying large amounts of salad dressing flipped onto its side yesterday, apparently while making a U-turn.
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