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...

While delivering toys to newcomers, Detective Constable Mustafa Popalzai was asked whether he was a real police officer by a boy who was surprised to have someone in uniform bearing gifts over the holidays. The boy was among nearly 1,000 newcomer children between the ages of 10 days old to...

Three homicide cold cases have been linked to one man. On December 3, the Centre of Forensic Sciences conclusively identified Kenneth Smith as the offender in the murders of three women – Christine Prince in 1982, Claire Samson in 1983 and Gracelyn Greenidge in 1997. “If he were alive today,...

Auxiliaries are important to a big city because they provide essential support, enhance community engagement and help extend police resources and presence. “Over the decades, the program has evolved, often adapting to new challenges, new technologies and changing community needs,” Deputy Chief Lauren Pogue said at the graduation ceremony on...

Toronto Police officers have made two arrests, including one where a man pointed a handgun at an officer, and are seeking the public’s help in identifying two more suspects in a kidnapping and violent home invasion on December 3. “While home invasions have dropped by close to 40 percent in...