UPDATE: Transport driver avoids serious injury in Hwy. 401 crash in Pickering
Durham police cruiser struck by car on Hwy 401 this morning while helping with earlier crash
View ArticleAppeal for information leads to arrest in Durham fraud case
DURHAM — Tips from the public helped investigators identify a man suspected of passing bogus cheques in Durham Region, police said. A Peterborough man faces several charges as a result of the...
View ArticleMan charged in fatal Bloor West Village crash that killed woman
A man faces charges in a fatal crash Tuesday in Bloor West Village. Police allege a 2005 Nissan Altima was westbound on Bloor Street in the eastbound passing lane when it collided with an eastbound...
View ArticleOPP plan blitz to target distracted driving, cited as leading factor in road...
DURHAM — Distracted driving continues to be the leading cause of death on Ontario’s roads, police say. In fact, 2016 marked the fourth consecutive year that distracted driving was identified as the...
View ArticlePort Hope police officer suspended over 'serious allegations' of misconduct
PORT HOPE — A Port Hope police officer has been suspended with pay following an investigation into a series of “serious allegations” of internal misconduct.
View ArticleUPDATE: Girl and stolen car found after police issue Amber Alert
An Amber Alert has been cancelled and a four-year-old girl found safe after a car was stolen early Friday morning, Toronto Police said.
View ArticleScugog man charged with impaired driving after investigation into York Region...
An investigation into a crash last year in York Region has led to drunk driving charges against a Scugog Township man.
View ArticleGirl found safe after stolen car abandoned in parking lot
Friday morning’s Amber Alert, which lasted nearly three hours, found a happy resolution, when the missing child and stolen car were located in Division 12.
View ArticleAjax man facing several gun charges
AJAX — A man faces several gun-related charges following a shooting in Ajax in early February. Durham Regional Police were called to a hospital on Thursday, Feb. 2, after a 44-year-old man was...
View ArticleLaw legalizing marijuana to be introduced this spring, Blair says during...
DURHAM — Legislation to legalize marijuana will be introduced in the House of Commons this spring, the government’s point man on the file confirmed during a visit to Durham Region Friday. “We’re going...
View ArticleFire at Oshawa restaurant deemed suspicious, arson investigation begun
OSHAWA — A fire at an Oshawa restaurant last week has been deemed suspicious, police said. The Pho Vietnam Restaurant on King Street West sustained extensive damage in the fire, which was reported at...
View ArticleAjax man gets life in prison, no chance of parole for 17 years, for killing wife
DURHAM — A man who stabbed his wife to death has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years. Feraidon Ibrahem showed no emotion as Justice Bruce Glass sentenced him after...
View ArticleFour charged after $10,000 worth of guitars stolen from Whitby home
OSHAWA — Two Oshawa residents and two Clarington residents are facing charges after police found $10,000 worth of stolen guitars as well as fentanyl patches in an Oshawa home searched in connection to...
View ArticleMan dies after Pickering crash Sunday
PICKERING -- A 29-year-old driver from Pickering involved in a single motor-vehicle collision Sunday has died. His name is not being released at the request of the family. Police say the driver,,...
View ArticleSeveral Ajax, Pickering businesses broken into over the weekend
DURHAM — A string of commercial break-ins over the weekend has police urging business owners to take precautions. The break-ins happened at several storefront businesses in Ajax and Pickering,...
View ArticleAjax jewelry store robbed, attempted at another location
AJAX — Four suspects are being sought after one jewelry store was robbed and an attempted robbery tried at another. At about 4:55 p.m. on Monday, March 13, Durham regional police officers were called...
View ArticleOne person injured during robbery at Valdi's jewelry shop in Oshawa
OSHAWA -- Durham police are on the scene of a robbery at jewelry store at 420 King St. W. in Oshawa.
View ArticleBrooklin man gets probation and time served for Peterborough store robbery
Nathaniel Lacasse served 114 days in jail before his Feb. 23 sentencing
View ArticleMan arrested for stealing copper wire in Clarington
DURHAM — A Castleton man is facing several charges after a business in Clarington was broken into and copper wire was stolen. Durham regional police were called to a Hydro One yard on Concession Road...
View ArticleFive in custody after suspects fleeing violent Oshawa robbery cause multi-car...
DURHAM — Five people are in custody after suspects fleeing the scene of a violent robbery Tuesday afternoon in Oshawa were involved in a multi-vehicle collision on the highway in Clarington. The...
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