Durham police requesting $1.5 million for 52 new vehicles
DURHAM -- Durham police are in the market for some new wheels, looking to spend up to $1.5 million on 52 new vehicles in 2014. On Jan. 14 regional council’s finance and administration committee gave...
View ArticleBail decision for Lutczyk Monday
A judge is to rule Monday if a former Oshawa councillor will be released from jail as he awaits trial on kidnapping and weapons charges. Robert Lutczyk made his case Friday, acting as his own lawyer...
View ArticleRobert Lutczyk’s bid for bail rejected
OSHAWA -- A judge has rejected former Oshawa councillor Robert Lutczyk’s bid for release on bail. Superior Court Justice David Salmers dismissed Mr. Lutczyk’s application Monday morning, after hearing...
View ArticleCharges laid in Whitby stabbing
DURHAM -- Police have made an arrest in a stabbing that left a man with minor wounds early Saturday in Whitby. A fight between two men broke out at a residence on Michael Boulevard just after...
View ArticleSIU probes man’s injuries during Oshawa arrest
OSHAWA -- The province’s Special Investigations Unit has been called in for the third time this month after a man was injured during an arrest in Oshawa. The latest incident occurred at about 3:15...
View ArticleOshawa man accused of touching teen girl
OSHAWA -- A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenaged girl and police are investigating to ensure there are no other complainants. It’s alleged the man inappropriately touched a girl....
View ArticleUxbridge woman’s death initially ruled accidental, coroner testifies
OSHAWA -- Investigators accepted an Uxbridge man’s explanation of how his badly-burned sister was cared for in the days before she died in the home they shared with their ailing mother, a manslaughter...
View ArticleUxbridge’s First Leaside investors sue Ontario Securities Commission
UXBRIDGE -- The Ontario Securities Commission is declining comment after it was served with a lawsuit by investors of the failed First Leaside real estate investment firm earlier this month. Investors...
View ArticleCops looking for suspects in Ajax bank robbery
AJAX -- Two men are being sought after an Ajax bank was robbed. Durham Regional Police report a man entered the CIBC branch in the Durham Centre, on Kingston Road just east of Harwood Avenue, on Jan....
View ArticleUxbridge man told cops ‘stubborn’ sister refused help for fatal burns
OSHAWA -- A man accused of allowing his badly burned sister to die told police he wanted to seek medical treatment for her, but didn’t because she was “stubborn. “You can lead a horse to water but you...
View ArticleMan with life-threatening injuries found in Whitby
WHITBY — A 56-year-old man was found with serious injuries early Sunday and police are looking for witnesses.
View ArticleOne suspect arrested, two outstanding following attempted robbery in Whitby...
One man is facing charges in connection with an attempted robbery in Whitby on May 15. Two suspects are still outstanding.
View ArticlePolice seek three men following robbery in Pickering
Police are seeking three men after a convenience store in Pickering was robbed on Monday night.
View ArticleNew book tells the story of Oshawa mother's pain over teen daughter's death
Even as she dealt with the shock and grief arising from her young daughter’s sudden death, Sarah Doiron was careful to keep meticulous notes
View ArticleCharges after man walks around Oshawa with fake assault rifle
An Oshawa man is facing weapons charges after residents reported seeing a man walking around west Oshawa with what looked like an assault rifle.
View ArticleWhitby man charged after senior assaulted in Ajax
A man has been charged after an elderly man was assaulted in Ajax on Tuesday, July 4.
View ArticlePolice looking for three suspects after violent Oshawa home invasion
OSHAWA — Police have arrested one man and are looking for three more after an armed home invasion in Oshawa on Tuesday. According to officers, four people forced their way into an apartment on Simcoe...
View ArticleFamily of Micheal MacIsaac denied funding for lawyer seeks 'balance' at...
A judge’s sweeping review of police oversight in Ontario recommended families of those shot by police receive public funding for legal representation at coroner’s inquests. That hasn’t helped the...
View ArticleStolen bikes, drugs seized after Oshawa home raided by police
An Oshawa man is facing multiple charges after police seized bicycles, bicycle parts, tools and drugs from a Montrave Avenue home.
View ArticleBike-riding bandit holds up Ajax bank
Robber fled on a bike after hitting the Bank of Montreal on Harwood Avenue.
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