Arrest made in theft of engagement ring left behind by owner at Oshawa...
The engagement ring, valued, at more than $3,000, has not yet been recovered and may have been discarded, Durham police said in announcing the arrest Thursday morning.
View ArticleMeeting at pub led to death of young Oshawa mom, jury told as trial for Jason...
OSHAWA -- Hours after walking into a pub and striking up a conversation with a man she’d just met, a young Oshawa mom was dead, a prosecutor said as a murder trial which began Wednesday. Amber Young’s...
View Article'Scary clown’ chased pedestrians with weapon in Brighton, OPP say
BRIGHTON -- A creepy and criminal clown trend that’s gained social media popularity on a global scale has caught police attention in Brighton. According to police, a person dressed as a “scary clown”...
View ArticleFive Ajax residents facing drug trafficking charges
DURHAM -- Seven people, including five Ajacians, are facing drug trafficking charges after more than $11,000 in narcotics were seized. The suspects were arrested after the Durham Regional Police Drug...
View ArticleThree-car crash closes King Street in Oshawa
OSHAWA — There were no serious injuries following a three-car crash in Oshawa Thursday evening at King Street and Central Park Boulevard.
View ArticleVIDEO: Deer crashes into J. Clarke Richardson high school in Ajax
AJAX -- A deer has died after crashing through a window at an Ajax high school Friday morning. Durham police responded to J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate on Harwood Avenue North just before 10 a.m....
View ArticleOshawa woman’s death covered up to protect illegal pot crop, lawyer suggests...
OSHAWA -- A defence lawyer has suggested a key Crown witness downplayed his own role in efforts to conceal the death of a young woman in an Oshawa house that was being used for a marijuana grow...
View ArticleToronto teen killed following a shooting at Weston and Lawrence Pizza Pizza
A 17-year old teen is dead after an early morning shooting at a Pizza Pizza near Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue. Police say the teen was eating with friends on Sunday, Oct. 16 around 1:30 a.m. when...
View ArticleSuspect sought after Oshawa bank robbed
Durham Regional Police are looking for a suspect after an Oshawa bank was robbed on Saturday.
View ArticlePort Hope police charge Oshawa man with theft of tools
PORT HOPE -- An Oshawa man is charged with theft after tools were stolen from a job site. According to police, a homeowner posted an ad on Kijiji for home repairs and hired a man. The worker attended...
View ArticlePort Hope woman’s computer hacked by Texan scammers
PORT HOPE -- A Port Hope woman’s computer was reportedly hacked by fraudsters from Texas, police say. On Oct. 14, police received a complaint from a woman claiming her computer was hacked after she...
View ArticleThree creepy clowns in Oshawa charged by Durham police
Three teens have been charged after they were driving recklessly wearing clown masks and attempting to scare bystanders.
View ArticleThief targets Star Wars action figures during Oakville Toys R Us break-in
OAKVILLE- Halton police are looking for a thief whose collection of Star Wars action figures just got a bit bigger.
View ArticleHalton police charge one man and rescue one alleged victim in Burlington as...
HALTON- Halton police have charged a 24-year-old Hamilton man and rescued one alleged victim in Burlington as part of a coordinated police operation against human trafficking.
View ArticleAjax man called 911 to report wife’s death, jury at murder trial of Feraidon...
DURHAM -- Police responded to the fatal stabbing of a woman in her Ajax home after a man called 911 and claimed he’d killed his wife, a murder trial heard Tuesday. Police arriving outside the Torr...
View ArticleCobourg man faces charges after Kingston Police horse slapped
KINGSTON -- A Cobourg man faces charges after a Kingston police horse was slapped on the weekend. The Kingston Police Mounted Unit mare, Murney, the newer of two horses used and partnered with...
View ArticleWhitby woman’s tip about suspicious mail helps cops ID fraud suspect
DURHAM -- Police are crediting a Whitby woman with providing information that led to the identification of a man now wanted for numerous fraud offences. The woman contacted police in February after...
View ArticleTeenaged girl accused in knife assaults at Pickering’s Dunbarton High School...
DURHAM -- A teenaged girl accused of injuring fellow students during a violent outburst last February at her Pickering high school has pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing. The girl, 15, entered pleas...
View ArticlePolice charge man and rescue alleged victim in Burlington as part of national...
HALTON- Halton police have charged a 24-year-old Hamilton man and rescued one alleged victim in Burlington as part of a coordinated police operation against human trafficking.
View ArticleConvicted pedophile Shayne Lund of Midland deemed dangerous offender
BARRIE - Justice Joseph F. Kenkel said the Crown proved beyond a reasonable doubt Lund should receive the designation.
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