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Sending Relief to Jamaica

December 24, 2025

33 Division

41 Division

55 Division

In response to Hurricane Melissa that severely impacted western Jamaica, the Toronto Police Service Black Internal Support Network launched a drive to collect essential items for survivors of the storm. Service members collected everything from medical supplies to food, collecting the donations in bins at stations. “We have members whose...

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Helping Community Partner at Christmas

December 22, 2025

43 Division

For more than four decades, the Toronto Police Service has been a steadfast supporter of the Toronto Children’s Breakfast Club, helping ensure that children and families across the Greater Toronto Area receive vital support when they need it most. This Christmas season, when the Breakfast Club faced a shortage of...

youth

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Shining Light in Time of Darkness

December 17, 2025

Office of the Chief

At the fifth annual Hanukkah ceremony at Toronto Police headquarters on December 17, Chief Myron Demkiw said lighting the menorah reminds us that even in times of darkness, a small light can make a big difference. He noted that the horrific antisemitic terror attack in Australia last weekend is a...

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Impaired Arrests at Spot Checks

December 17, 2025

Traffic Services

Toronto police have laid 93 charges, issued 128 tickets and conducted 882 breath screenings since the provincial Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) campaign launched on November 20. Officers also issued 20 warn-range licence suspensions and laid four breath test–related charges. Traffic Services Staff Sergeant Paul Qureshi said the arrests and...

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Kindness for Newcomers at Christmas

December 15, 2025

While delivering toys to newcomers, Detective Constable Mustafa Popalzai was asked whether he was a real police officer by a boy who was surprised to have someone in uniform bearing gifts over the holidays. The boy was among nearly 1,000 newcomer children between the ages of 10 days old to...

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