New charges have been laid against three of four police officers accused of perjury and obstruction of justice. The new charges, laid against the three officers stationed at the local 55 Division, are related to the same circumstances as the original charges. The three officers, along with one from 51 Division, are alleged to have […]
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No charges will be laid against a private security guard who fatally shot two men at a Danforth Avenue McDonald’s in February. Police on Toronto’s homicide squad said that after doing a full investigation and consulting senior Crown attorneys, they found there is no reasonable prospect of a conviction for the Feb. 28 shootings. According […]
Neil McNeil educational assistant charged with sexual exploitation of disabled student
Police have arrested a Neil McNeil High School staff member on sexual exploitation charges, and believe there may be more victims. The accused worked at the East End boys-only Catholic school as an educational assistant. Police from 41 Division allege he lured and sexually exploited a student on numerous occasions. On Friday, March 13, Patrick […]
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Police at 55 Division have arrested and charged a man for stealing a car near Woodbine and Gerrard in November. Shawn Sharp, 23, was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Jan. 21 after being identified as a suspect through 55 Division’s ‘Wanted Wednesday’ initiative. On Nov. 3, 2014, a 45 year-old man parked his car overnight near […]
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Bhesham Surooj, 25, was the final alleged criminal to be featured in 55 Division’s ‘Wanted Wednesday’ initiative in 2014. Police allege that Surooj broke into a building on Danforth Avenue last November, breaking both the law and the conditions of his parole, the result of an earlier break and enter conviction. He is wanted on […]
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Zachary Hamilton, 22, is one of two people recently featured in 55 Division’s successful ‘Wanted Wednesday’ program. The initiative is intended to spotlight suspects who remain at large in the East End area. Police allege Hamilton entered a coffee shop on Danforth Avenue and started arguing with the staff. When a customer intervened, he spat […]
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One man is in police custody and another is wanted after shots were fired near Warden Avenue north of Danforth. On Oct. 7 at about 1:20 a.m., police were called to Cataraqui Crescent after two men allegedly shot several rounds from a rifle at a residence. Several rounds made it through the walls, hitting windows, […]
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A man described as a valued family member, friend and community advocate is the victim of a homicide after a dispute near Danforth and Greenwood Avenues on Sept. 27. Nahom Berhane, 34, was walking on Danforth with friends when he became involved in an altercation with another man. The man fled the scene when Berhane’s […]
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A 71 year-old man has been arrested as the result of a historical sexual assault investigation. The multi-jurisdictional case resulted in allegations that between 1977 and 1983, a 12 year-old boy was sexually assaulted by a staff member of the Sagamore Farm group home in Parham, Ontario. Police allege other incidents happened during the same […]
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• Several computer store employees escaped a robbery attempt on the morning of May 9. Shortly after 11 a.m., three males wearing disguises entered the Queen Street East and Balsam Road store. The owner and employees managed to escape and phone police, while the suspects fled the scene empty-handed in a four-door orange sedan. The […]
