• Toronto Police Service
Search & Filter
Person at a podium in front of media cameras

Arrest in Murder of University Student

January 7, 2026

43 Division
Homicide and Missing Persons Unit
Police have made an arrest in the death of a University of Toronto student who was gunned down near the Scarborough campus on December 23. Shivank Avasthi, 20, was pronounced deceased at the scene on the Highland Creek Trail after officers responded to reports of a person with serious injuries....
homicide
Group of firefigthers, paramedics and police officers

Sending Relief to Jamaica

December 24, 2025

33 Division
41 Division
55 Division
In response to Hurricane Melissa that severely impacted western Jamaica, the Toronto Police Service Black Internal Support Network launched a drive to collect essential items for survivors of the storm. Service members collected everything from medical supplies to food, collecting the donations in bins at stations. “We have members whose...
fundraising
Group of people with toys

Helping Community Partner at Christmas

December 22, 2025

43 Division
For more than four decades, the Toronto Police Service has been a steadfast supporter of the Toronto Children’s Breakfast Club, helping ensure that children and families across the Greater Toronto Area receive vital support when they need it most. This Christmas season, when the Breakfast Club faced a shortage of...
youth
Police officer stands beside large menorah.

Shining Light in Time of Darkness

December 17, 2025

Office of the Chief
At the fifth annual Hanukkah ceremony at Toronto Police headquarters on December 17, Chief Myron Demkiw said lighting the menorah reminds us that even in times of darkness, a small light can make a big difference. He noted that the horrific antisemitic terror attack in Australia last weekend is a...
hanukkah
Police officers stands beside car

Impaired Arrests at Spot Checks

December 17, 2025

Traffic Services

Traffic Services

416-808-1900

Toronto police have laid 93 charges, issued 128 tickets and conducted 882 breath screenings since the provincial Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) campaign launched on November 20. Officers also issued 20 warn-range licence suspensions and laid four breath test–related charges. Traffic Services Staff Sergeant Paul Qureshi said the arrests and...
impaired driving

Contact Corporate Communications

416-808-7100
40 College St., Toronto, ON M5G 2J3
Location of the contact address on the map

Share