A positive interaction with a Greater Toronto Area cop motivated David Um to aspire to be a police officer. Though he could hardly communicate in English having migrated to Canada with his family from South Korea at age five, the officer engaged the newcomer and allowed him to sit on...

Everyday people and policing partners were recognized with Toronto Police Service awards at police headquarters on April 7 for helping police save lives and solve crimes. On October 21, 2023 just after mid-day, Pantelis Kavouras was walking with his dog along the Lake Ontario shoreline trails south of Glen Everest...

Toronto Police Service’s (TPS) Diversity, Equity & Inclusion specialist Rose-Ann Bailey was the recipient of the Association of Black Law Enforcers (ABLE) inaugural Program Innovation Award. It was presented at the organization’s 31st annual gala in Concord. The award recognizes an individual who has created, developed or led an initiative...

For the second year in a row, a member of the Toronto Police Service was honoured by the Royal Canadian Military Institute (RCMI) in thanks for serving the community. This year’s dinner was held in partnership with Ontario Women in Law Enforcement (OWLE) to honour Deputy Chief Lauren Pogue, for...

When ‘Your Ward News’ hit newsstands for the first time in March 2015, many readers were shocked by the overtly racist Neo-Nazi themes and misogynistic remarks. Detective Kiran Bisla, the Toronto Police Service’s Hate Crime Coordinator, was involved in the investigation into the racist content from the beginning. As the...