Whitby shoplifting suspect coaxed from house after arrival of police tactical...
WHITBY -- A report of shoplifting at a Whitby electronics store Tuesday led to the arrest of two suspects, including a man wanted for other alleged offences. Cops were called after a man dashed out of...
View ArticleMarkham man charged in Oshawa courtroom attack on convicted Uxbridge killer...
OSHAWA -- A Markham man has been charged after a convicted killer was attacked during a sentencing hearing Tuesday afternoon at the courthouse in Oshawa. The startling outburst occurred July 26 just...
View ArticleLottery windfall thief can never overcome betrayal of friends
Accused admits enlisting two family members to claim the winning ticket as their own rather than splitting it with his group
View ArticleTaser deployed as cops confront man armed with bat, knife in Oshawa
OSHAWA -- Police deployed a Taser during a confrontation with a man armed with a bat and a knife Wednesday night in south Oshawa. A large quantity of crack cocaine was seized during the incident, at...
View ArticleLIVE: Const. James Forcillo sentenced to 6 years in Sammy Yatim shooting
Judge rejects defence argument that mandatory minimum sentence is unconstitutional, says he has no choice but to sentence Toronto police officer to at least five years in prison
View ArticleToronto officer Const. James Forcillo sentenced six years for shooting death...
Constable James Forcillo, the police officer who shot 18-year-old Sammy Yatim several times on an empty TTC streetcar, resulting in the teen’s death, has been sentenced to six years in prison....
View ArticleDurham cops stop more than 800 vehicles, lay one impaired charge in...
DURHAM -- Durham police stopped hundreds of vehicles during a mid-summer crackdown on impaired driving Thursday night, and charged just one driver with exceeding the legal limit. Officers in the North...
View ArticleTraffic stop for expired plate leads to discovery of machete and a dozen...
DURHAM -- An expired licence plate led to a traffic stop early Wednesday that resulted in an Ajax man facing an array of charges, including drug possession and obstructing police. An officer stopped...
View ArticlePolice seek missing Bowmanville man Robert Massey
DURHAM -- A Bowmanville man missing since early Friday has threatened to harm himself, Durham police advise. Robert Massey, 43, is believed to be driving a 1999 brown Nissan Maxima with Ontario...
View ArticleMissing Oshawa man Richard Mattes found safe and sound
OSHAWA -- An Oshawa man who went missing Friday morning has been found. Richard Mattes, 65, was found on Athol Street in Oshawa Friday afternoon.
View ArticleWoman assaulted, thrown to ground by unknown attacker in Ajax park
AJAX -- A woman was thrown to the ground and held there by an unknown man during an early morning assault in an Ajax park on Friday. The victim, 21, was sitting on a swing in a park located at Brockman...
View ArticleAttendant assaulted during robbery at Oshawa gas bar
OSHAWA -- A clerk was assaulted during a robbery at an Oshawa gas station Friday night. Durham police are seeking a lone suspect in the incident, at the Oshawa Gas Bar on Bloor Street East at about 10...
View ArticleTwo Ajax men charged, one sought after robbery in Pickering park
DURHAM -- Two men are charged and a third suspect is being sought after a victim was assaulted and robbed Sunday in Pickering. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. July 31 in Princess of Wales Park...
View ArticleMan found sleeping in car in Ajax had drugs, loaded gun: Durham police
AJAX -- Officers investigating a man found sleeping in a vehicle Sunday night in Ajax seized a loaded gun along with drugs and cash. A Pickering man faces a raft of charges in connection with the...
View ArticleMan arrested after female worker sexually assaulted at Whitby business
WHITBY -- Charges including sexual assault have been laid against a man accused of grabbing a woman at a Whitby business Monday. A suspect entered the business, at the corner of Dundas and Jeffrey...
View ArticleFostering trust with community key goal for Durham police’s new Deputy Chief...
DURHAM -- Fostering trust with the community is among the priorities cited by the newly installed deputy chief of the Durham Regional Police Service. Uday Jaswal, sworn in Tuesday morning in Whitby,...
View ArticleDrug charges dropped after judge rules traffic stop was based on racial...
DURHAM -- Drug charges against a man and woman have been dismissed after a judge ruled the traffic stop that led to their arrest was the result of racial profiling by Durham police. An officer saw a...
View ArticleCanada-wide warrant issued for suspect in disappearance of Markham's Annie Li
York Regional Police investigators 'have reason to believe' Li is dead
View ArticlePolice trying to identify suspect in Ajax sexual assault
AJAX -- Police have released images of a suspect in the sexual assault of a young woman last month in Ajax, and are calling for potential witnesses to come forward. The 18-year-old victim said she was...
View ArticleImpersonating police charge against former Whitby councillor, trustee John...
DURHAM -- Charges including impersonating a police officer against former Whitby councillor and school trustee John Dolstra have been withdrawn by the Crown, prompting Mr. Dolstra to argue they never...
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