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Building Up Community

November 28, 2023

11 Division
A Booking Officer led an effort to give a sick kid a chance to play in his own backyard. This summer, Special Constable Sean McConnell met two-year-old Nolan Davis at Ronald McDonald House. The little boy was diagnosed with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia in November 2022. Earlier this year, Nolan underwent...
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Afghan Community Celebrates Police Officers

May 24, 2023

51 Division
Homicide and Missing Persons Unit
The Afghan community in the Greater Toronto Area celebrated police officers who have made a difference in their community through their outreach. Afghan Nobel TV hosted the event that celebrated many community members and elders for their focus on helping others, while celebrating Eid-el-Fitr, the end to the month-long dawn-to-sunset...
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Civic Actions Strengthen Social Fabric

May 16, 2023

Office of the Chief
Professional Standards
Colleagues at a bagel shop in the city who rescued a woman from harming herself were recognized with Community Member Awards at Toronto Police Service headquarters. On September 26, 2022, Eric Alba and Gordana Sorial were working at the bagel shop when an unknown woman walked into the kitchen area,...
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Crime Prevention a Community Effort

November 7, 2022

43 Division
Community Partnerships and Engagement Unit
Community resident James Thomas is very passionate about creating a healthy community through preventing crime. But more than solving a crime or catching a criminal, he is interested in understanding what can be done to help the person committing a crime turn their life around. “We talk of ways to...
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Citizens Step In to Keep Their City Safe

October 31, 2022

11 Division
42 Division
51 Division
Office of the Chief
Professional Standards
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus operator Reanna Bourque was travelling southbound on Progress Ave, near Highway 401 on March 6, 2022 when she noticed a man in distress running in front of live traffic towards the overpass railing. “He looked quite upset, so I pulled over as he was coming...
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