Cost to equip Durham cops with body cameras $24 million: report
Equipping officers with body-worn cameras could come at an initial cost of almost $24 million, according to estimates in a report received Monday, Nov. 14 by the Durham Regional Police Services board.
View ArticleSuspect in Oshawa bank robbery linked to several other crimes
DURHAM -- A suspect in the robbery of an Oshawa bank last month has been linked to numerous other robberies, police say. Police have released surveillance camera images of the man, who is believed to...
View ArticleJournals reflect resentment, insecurities of Feraidon Ibrahem, man accused of...
DURHAM -- Jurors in the murder trial of Feraidon Ibrahem have been given an intimate glimpse into the man accused of killing his wife -- and the dynamics of their troubled marriage -- through the...
View ArticleMore charges laid against PEI pastor Harold Stewart, other suspects after...
DURHAM -- More charges, including allegations of participating in a criminal organization, have been laid against a group of people accused of taking advantage of vulnerable Oshawa residents. A pastor...
View ArticleOshawa man charged with Mac's convenience store robbery
OSHAWA -- A 50-year-old Oshawa man has been charged in connection with an October southend convenience store robbery. The Mac’s Milk on Wentworth Street West in Oshawa was robbed on Oct. 23 by a man...
View ArticleTeen dies in hospital following shooting in North York: police
A 17-year-old boy is dead following a shooting in North York this morning.
View ArticleFirst week of Durham Festive RIDE campaign sees 19 drunk driving charges laid
DURHAM -- Durham police charged 19 people with drinking and driving offences during the first week of the annual Festive RIDE campaign. More than 1,000 vehicles were stopped and checked during the...
View ArticleMan uses chainsaw in attack at Peterborough housing unit
Charles Vella, 35, of no fixed address, Peterborough, is charged with assault with a weapon, break and enter and possession for a weapon for a dangerous purpose
View ArticleTwo charged as cops seize drugs, stolen revolver in Ajax
AJAX -- An Ajax man faces drug and weapons charges after cops discovered a loaded handgun in a knapsack Saturday night. Officers investigating a disturbance encountered a suspect on the 11th floor of...
View ArticleSuspect sought after break-in at Oshawa seniors residence
OSHAWA -- Police have released images of a suspect who smashed a window to gain entry to an Oshawa seniors apartment building last week. The man broke a window in the dining area of the building, on...
View ArticleThree busted as RCMP raids ‘sophisticated’ drug lab in Ajax
AJAX -- Three men are facing charges after the discovery of what police are describing as a “sophisticated” drug lab in Ajax. Investigators spent three days removing chemicals used in the production...
View ArticleSuspect sought after diamond rings stolen in Oshawa
OSHAWA -- A suspect is being sought after two diamond rings were stolen from a jewelry store in the Oshawa Centre. A man went to Ben Moss Jewellers on Thursday, Nov. 17 and asked to see a pair of...
View ArticleBOSMA: Time served for Christina Noudga
The 24-year-old was charged with being an accessory after the fact to the murder of Tim Bosma in May 2013. She pleaded guilty to destroying evidence.
View ArticleImpaired driving charges in recent Brock Township collision
DURHAM -- A 20-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges in connection with a collision between a car and a transport truck last month in Brock Township. On Oct. 14, police were called to Simcoe...
View ArticleWoman faces 11 charges after cruiser rammed with stolen car in Oshawa
OSHAWA -- Charges have been laid against a woman after a police cruiser was rammed by a stolen car early Monday. The incident began at about 3 a.m. Nov. 21 when officers stopped a car being driven...
View ArticlePolice recover stolen goods from Oshawa camping tent
OSHAWA — Durham police recovered a number of stolen items from a tent pitched in an Oshawa field after the owner of a stolen iPad tracked his device to the site.
View ArticleVIDEO: YouTube kidnapping prank gets police attention in Richmond Hill
Woman spots teenager in trunk of car in Richmond Hill plaza
View ArticleFeraidon Ibrahem, charged with killing wife Nasira Fazli in Ajax, testifies...
DURHAM -- A man fighting a first-degree murder charge has testified he was blinded by a “black veil” of fear and rage during the confrontation that led to his wife’s death in their Ajax home. “I don’t...
View ArticleCobourg man guilty of fighting over fishing spot
COBOURG — A Cobourg man was found guilty of assault after fighting over a fishing spot this summer. John Stiles, 30, appeared in a Cobourg courtroom on Monday, Nov. 21 and entered a guilty plea to one...
View ArticleFormer curator of Northumberland Art Gallery, Dorette Carter, avoids jail in...
The former curator of the Art Gallery of Northumberland avoided jail time and was sentenced to probation after being found guilty of forgery and fraud.
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