Stories - Toronto Police Service

Apology to The Brunswick Four After 50 Years

November 5, 2024

Office of the Chief

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,...

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Keep Our City Safe Together

November 4, 2024

Community Partnerships and Engagement Unit

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...

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Operation Uncovers Chop Shops and Fraudulent VINs

November 1, 2024

23 Division

31 Division

In the past four months, Toronto Police have seized 363 stolen vehicles valued about $14 million, made 59 arrests and laid 302 charges in an investigation, Project Thoroughbred, aimed at dismantling auto theft rings engaged in fraudulent Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs). “Warrants have also been issued for the arrests of...

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Profiles in Courage: Toronto Police on D-Day

June 5, 2019

51 Division

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,...

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Service & Sacrifice: TPS In First World War

November 8, 2018

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...

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