With auto theft on the rise in the city, Toronto Crime Stoppers (TCS) is offering a cash reward as part of a public awareness campaign to illustrate the impact vehicle theft is having on communities. “In addition to raising awareness about theft, this campaign aims to deter would-be-criminals by...

Officers from 53 Division responding to a carjacking arrested an armed suspect without incident. "The victim had just had her car keys and cash taken at knife point,” said Constable William Blainey who was one of the arresting officers. “We already had a unit responding.” When the suspect was confronted...

A total of 124 arrests were made, 749 charges laid, eight firearms seized and 177 stolen vehicles valued at over $10 million recovered during the Provincial Carjacking Joint Task Force (PCJTF) that operated from September 2023 to March 2024 to combat the rising violence associated with auto crimes. “This Joint...

Two high-end stolen vehicles have been recovered and three handguns seized by police in the city’s west end. On April 6, suspects robbed a man of his blue BMW X5 vehicle in the Ellesmere Rd. and Kennedy Rd. area. As the victim exited his vehicle, a white SUV pulled up...