Toronto Police arrested 10 people and laid 108 charges in a major SIM swap fraud investigation. In June 2023, The Service’s Financial Crimes Unit, in partnership with the Co-ordinated Cyber Centre, launched Project Disrupt into a SIM swap fraud scheme. “It was alleged that perpetrators had taken over the...

Toronto Police recovered a firearm after responding to sounds of gunfire in the Finch Ave. W. and Bathurst St. area on July 18 at 3.35 a.m. “The summer safety callback officers arrived on the scene and, after a brief foot pursuit, were able to arrest a male and recover...

Toronto Police has made 130 arrests and laid 314 hate crime occurrence-related charges since October 7. “Investigations continue on reported occurrences and communities will continue to see our visible uniform presence,” Chief Myron Demkiw said at the Toronto Police Service Board meeting on July 31. In the last 10 months,...

The National Police Officers’ Memorial Run (NPOMR) was a beneficiary of this year’s Toronto Police Service Hold Up Squad annual fundraising golf tournament at Hawk Ridge Golf Club in Orillia. “This is an opportunity to remember the sacrifice these officers made,” said Inspector Joseph Matys. “We will never forget...

Plagued by gun violence recently, residents in the Pittsboro/Orpington Complex welcomed increase police presence in their community. To mark the first anniversary of Romando Bailey’s shooting murder that sparked a series of gun violence between rival neighbourhoods in 23 Division, officers from the Major Crime Unit (MCU) attended the...