Police arrested two car dealership employees who allegedly sold unsuspecting customers stolen vehicles. “One of the accused, employed as a salesperson at the dealership, would source vehicles from numbered companies, some of which they controlled,” said 53 Division Major Crime Unit Detective Dan Kraehling, of Project Warden. “The dealership’s own...

Chief Myron Demkiw issued a moving apology to Adrienne Rosen and the other members of The Brunswick Four, who were mistreated by Toronto Police officers 50 years ago because they are lesbians. “When I first heard the horrific details of what happened and what you lived through 50 years ago,...

Recent crime trends are impacting the public, businesses and the perception of public safety. “People are worried about auto theft, break and enters and gun violence to name only a few,” said Staff Superintendent Don Belanger at this year’s Ontario Crime Prevention Week launch at the Jane & Finch Mall...

Sources: (1) D. Draper –Annual Report of the Chief Constable of the City of Toronto for the Year 1939, Toronto: The Carswell Co Ltd City Printers, 1940. (2) Toronto Daily Star 1940-09-14, p.15 “Policemen Join Up and Stick to Blue” (30) Naval Service of Canada p.90-91; Toronto Daily Star 1942-01-10,...

Constable Matthew Scarlino is the historian for the Toronto Police Military Veterans Association Sources: H. Grasett – Annual Report of the Chief Constable of the City of Toronto, Nominal and Descriptive Roll of the Toronto Police Force. (1914, 1915, 1916, 1917,1918 and 1919 editions). Library and Archives Canada – Personnel...