By Bryann Aguilar

Toronto police have released images of a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a six-year-old child at a downtown park.

Police said they got a call on Tuesday afternoon to Roundhouse Park in the area of Bremner Boulevard and Lower Simcoe Street.

The child was playing on the trains in the park when the suspect walked up to them and allegedly sexually assaulted them.

Police said the parent confronted the suspect, prompting him to flee the area.

In a news release on Wednesday, police described the suspect as being 55 to 60 years old, five-feet-six inches tall with an average build, with a receding hairline with a bald crown, black and grey hair, and clean-shaven.

He was wearing prescription glasses with a silver metal frame.

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/08/20/toronto-police-search-for-suspect-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-6-year-old-child-at-park/

The Ontario Police Arbitration and Adjudication Commission quietly upheld the York police chief’s right to suspend officers without pay earlier this year, the first adjudication decisions under the new Community Safety and Policing Act.

By Betsy Powell Courts Reporter

Two recent arbitration decisions have upheld a police chief’s authority to suspend an officer without pay. They are the first rulings to do so since Ontario broadened that power in 2024, following years of public frustration over police officers charged with serious offences continuing to collect wages. 

Both decisions involve York Regional Police Service constables. Guangnan (Garry) Sun is facing multiple criminal charges for allegedly using confidential police databases to assist members of an Asian organized‑crime group engaged in unlawful activities. Kyle Oehm is charged with several off-duty offences, including criminal harassment of a colleague, trespass by night and personation.

Sun, 44, who was paid $111,456.47 in 2024, appealed the chief’s decision to suspend his pay a year ago to the Ontario Police Arbitration and Adjudication Commission (OPAAC) and lost.

The adjudicator, retired OPP Det.-Supt. Mike Bickerton, ruled that York police had met the statutory requirements for suspension without pay under the Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA).

“The allegations facing the Applicant are serious, fall outside the lawful performance of police duties, and, if proven, would likely result in termination,” Bickerton wrote in April. “Further, a failure to suspend without pay in these circumstances would reasonably be viewed by an informed member of the public as bringing discredit to the police service and undermining confidence in its integrity and accountability.”

Sun, hired by York police on Aug. 21, 2022, is seeking a judicial review of the decision, arguing the new law is unconstitutional, his lawyer, Bath-Shéba van den Berg, wrote in an email to the Star.

The OPAAC decision wrongfully infers “guilty as charged” by accepting unproven allegations as evidence establishing the statutory threshold of the unprecedented suspension without pay, she said. “Yet he has been deprived of his salary and pension accrual before either a criminal trial or a misconduct hearing has taken place,” she wrote.

“The decision directly affects his livelihood and his practical ability to fund and properly defend himself against the criminal charges. When severe punishment can be imposed on some police officers but not others, based on unproven allegations, speculative predictions of termination, and assumptions about public opinion, the outcome risks being arbitrary rather than grounded in the rule of law.”

She added that far from strengthening accountability in policing, “arbitrary punishment such as suspension without pay before a finding of wrongdoing risks further weakening an already fragile public confidence in the fairness and integrity of policing in Ontario.”

In the other appeal, Oehm challenged his withholding of pay, not the suspension itself, arguing that the statutory criteria for an unpaid suspension were not met, according to the decision released June 15. He was paid $121,379.53 in 2024.

However, adjudicator Lawrence Feldman found that his bail conditions did, in fact, substantially interfere with his ability to perform police duties, particularly given that use-of-force equipment is integral to core operational policing. However, he criticized the police chief for not being “transparent” enough in his reasons, “so that the applicant and the public could understand the factors underlying the exercise of discretion,” Feldman wrote.

Under the old 1990 Police Services Act, an Ontario officer could only be suspended without pay if they were convicted and sentenced to jail, a threshold so high it meant that even officers facing serious criminal charges kept collecting full salaries.

As a result, some amassed hundreds of thousands of dollars while awaiting trial. In 2021 alone, more than 120 Ontario officers were suspended with pay. The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario pushed for legislative reform, arguing that the financial burden on municipalities and the erosion of public confidence made the old framework unsustainable.

Ian Scott, who spent five years leading Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, points to a handful of “notorious cases” where officers charged with serious offences continued drawing full salaries, including a Toronto officer who was charged, and ultimately convicted, of killing his mistress.

“This is definitely, in my view, an improvement over the old system where the chief had no power, no authority to suspend without pay, in even the worst circumstances,” Scott told the Star on Tuesday.

Nevertheless, Scott stressed the police chief’s power to suspend without pay will only happen in the most serious circumstances, where an officer is facing a serious criminal offence and would likely be dismissed anyway.

“It still is extremely restricted, there will be lots of cases where officers will be suspended with pay.”

Under the CSPA, a chief of police may now suspend a police officer if the officer is in custody or out on bail with conditions that “substantially interfere” with the officer’s ability to do the duties of a police officer.

As well, a chief of police may suspend an officer if the Crown elects to proceed by indictment, or has commenced proceedings seeking the termination of the officer’s employment in relation to the events that led to the charges, and if the charges are proven, the officer would be fired.

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In the Sun decision, Bickerton wrote that it is important to re-emphasize that suspension without pay is an administrative measure, not a finding of guilt or a form of punishment. “It exists to manage risk, protect public confidence, and maintain the integrity of policing while criminal and disciplinary hearings are ongoing.”

In June, a Newmarket judge rejected Sun’s attempts to vary his bail. The hearing is covered by a publication ban. Sun’s trial date is set for next spring.

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By Joshua McGinnis

Police in York Region say they are searching for a suspect after three women were sexually assaulted within a week in Markham.

Police say all three assaults occurred between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the area of Edward Jeffreys Avenue, between Markham Road and Roy Rainey Avenue. In each incident, police said the suspect was riding a bicycle.

The first incident occurred Aug. 10, at about 6:40 p.m. The victim was walking near Edward Jeffreys Avenue and Mingay Avenue when the suspect allegedly approached her and touched her for a sexual purpose before fleeing.

The second incident took place Friday near Edward Jeffreys Avenue and Roy Rainey Avenue, shortly before 7:30 p.m. Police allege the suspect rode past the victim before turning around, approaching her and sexually assaulting her. He then fled the area.

The third incident happened Monday at around 7 p.m. in the same area. Police say the suspect sexually assaulted the victim while riding past her.

Police described the suspect as a South Asian male with a medium complexion and straight, medium-length black hair. He is believed to be about 18 years old and was seen riding a bicycle that police say appeared to be too small for him.

Anyone with information is asked to contact York Regional Police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7071, or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

https://www.cp24.com/local/york/2026/08/18/suspect-sought-after-three-women-were-sexually-assaulted-in-markham-in-one-week-police/

By Joshua McGinnis

A Mississauga man is facing child luring charges after police allege he used multiple online aliases to arrange meetings with underage victims for sexual purposes. 

In September of last year, York Regional Police say they began investigating the suspect after he allegedly used various online platforms to meet with youths he believed were under the age of 16.

Over a span of seven months, police say he operated under multiple usernames, including “Scanner,” “Competentist,” “James Thomas,” “JP T” and “Confessionator.”

In May, police in York Region were contacted by members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), who said they were investigating the same suspect for similar allegations and motives.

In June, police arrested John Thompson, 52, of Mississauga, and charged him with several offences, including two counts of making child sexual abuse and exploitation material, three counts of luring a person under 16 by means of telecommunication, making sexually explicit material available to a child under 18, and possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material.

Investigators believe there may be more victims, and anyone with information is asked to contact police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7078, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.

https://www.cp24.com/local/york/2026/08/18/mississauga-man-charged-in-child-luring-investigation-police/

By Alex Arsenych

A 30-year-old man is facing charges in connection with two alleged sexual assaults of female youths that occurred two days apart in Richmond Hill.

The first incident happened on Aug. 12, at around 3:15 p.m., in the area of Highway 7 and Bayview Avenue.

A girl was walking in the area when she was approached by an unknown man. 

York Regional Police said the suspect grabbed her, attempted to cover her mouth and touched her for a sexual purpose. 

The victim was able to free herself, police said, and run away.

Then two days later, at around 11:30 a.m. in the same area, another girl was walking on a trail in the same area. 

Similar to what happened before, police said the youth was approached by an unknown man who allegedly covered her mouth, and touched her for a sexual purpose.

Police said the victim freed herself and fled.

Soon after the incident on Aug. 14, police said they found a suspect in the area and brought him into custody.

In Tuesday’s news release, police said they charged 30-year-old Jan-Hoy Cassells of no fixed address. 

Cassells has been charged with four different offences, including sexual assault with a weapon.

Investigators are releasing an image of the accused as they believe there are additional victims. 

Police are asking anyone with additional information to contact them or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

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By Phil Tsekouras

One person has serious injuries after a shooting in Etobicoke Tuesday morning.

Police said officers were called to the area of Kipling and Finch avenues at 7:37 a.m.

An adult male was located at the scene who had been shot. Toronto paramedics told CP24 that his injuries are serious, but non-life-threatening.

The suspect, or suspects, fled the scene prior to the arrival of police. No descriptions have been released.

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Damion Ryan is serving a 23-year prison term for his role in Manitoba’s largest ever drug bust, while GTA authorities want him for a contract killing in 2021 and American police have him pegged in a murder-for-hire scheme with the Iranian government.

By Peter EdwardsStaff Reporter

Canadian Hells Angel Damion Patrick Ryan is finally behind bars and there’s a lineup of authorities intent on keeping him there.

Ryan, 45, is in the second month of a 23-year prison term for his role in Manitoba’s largest ever drug bust, while GTA authorities want him for a contract killing in 2021and American police have him pegged in a murder-for-hire scheme with the Iranian government.

Through it all, Ryan also found time to dip into the music industry and chide Drake for talking like a gangster.

None of this surprises one of Ryan’s longtime underworld enemies.

“He’s a bully and will use his status to scare people, and when that doesn’t work, he will do the dirty work too,” said a former rival from the United Nations gang.

“The problem with all of this, is none of it’s secret, and law enforcement has been watching him for years.”

Ryan’s former rival became a cooperating witness with police and The Star is not identifying him for security concerns.

Ryan, gravelly-voiced and heavy-set, looks the part of a committed gangster.

He’s known on the streets — and dark web — as “Mr. Wolf.”

He has operated on the dark web under aliases including “Big Homie,” “Big Buddy,” “Polar Bear,” “Berzerker” and “Dime.”

He represents a new face of the Hells Angels in Canada; mobile, dangerous and multi-dimensional — as comfortable in encrypted internet chats as on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Music career and international presence

On TikTok, “Mr. Wolf” had cut an intimidating presence as the self-declared CEO of Wolfhouse Records, a nod to his longstanding membership in the Wolfpack Alliance, a diverse, internet-linked, multi-ethnic association of criminals that includes Hells Angels.

He was comfortable enough in his status to call out Drake online to stop talking like a gangster: “Drake, you’re trying to take credit for (expletive) that has nothing to do with you… Stay in your (expletive) lane, because you ain’t like us.”

Ryan is nothing if not a gangster, his former rival said.

“I’ve known him since the 90s and watched him grow, make connections and network,” the former United Nations gang member said.

“He’s grown into one of the most prominent organized crime figures definitely in the country and North America, but even abroad too,” the former UN member said.

“The connections this guy has are really worldwide,” he continued. “When you’re talking about the top guys, talking to the top cartel bosses or mafia bosses, you’re talking about DR. He’s the guy.”

Ryan, who grew up in a tough section of Vancouver, is all over the map, literally. He ran his drug network through Winnipeg and his Hells Angels vest includes a patch saying he’s a member of the club’s Attica, Greece chapter.

“This operation began right here in Manitoba and reached from Vancouver to Toronto, to Colombia, Greece and the United States,” assistant commissioner Jane MacLatchy, commanding officer of the Manitoba RCMP, said in a prepared statement.

Project Divergent

Ryan is serving time in Canada as a result of Project Divergent — which began in 2018.

He was charged in February 2022 and convicted for conspiracy to traffic in drugs, conspiracy to possess proceeds of crime and conspiracy in benefit of a criminal organization.

Officers seized more than $70 million in cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and MDMA and recovered weapons and paraphernalia, along with more than $445,000 cash.

“Mr. Ryan’s trial laid bare the cold-bloodedness of drug trafficking touching the highest levels in Canada,” King’s Bench Justice Chris Martin said in his December decision.

“The scale and sophistication of Mr. Ryan’s drug networks was alarming, the money staggering, the blasé mindset to violence generally and the indifference to drug users specifically, immoral,” Martin said. “Greed and domination ruled the day.”

The Crown’s case in Project Divergent centred around a paid police agent called Agent 66, a longtime drug dealer who turned on Ryan for a payday of up to $900,000, plus expenses and his freedom.

It took Agent 66 more than a year to secure a meeting with Ryan at a Montreal restaurant in December 2021 where the agent secretly recorded their talk of buying multiple kilograms of cocaine.

“Mr. Wolf, how’s it going?” Agent 66 said.

“Nice to meet you, bud,” Ryan replied. “So, what do you want to do here?”

Agent 66 said he was planning to ship cocaine into Winnipeg and preferred to ship it from Toronto rather than B.C. to cut transportation expenses.

“I’ll see if I can find someone to do that run,” Ryan said. 

Ryan ended the talk by telling Agent 66 to only communicate with him through an encrypted messaging app.

“Any kind of grievance, just message me. I’m pretty easy to deal with.”

“That’s more or less what I do — I find … solutions,” Ryan said. “I don’t really deal with a lot of day-to-day things,” he said. 

Ryan’s Winnipeg trial heard his trusted inner circle included his brother-in-law, Denis (Denis the Menace) Ivziku from the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.

Ivziku was arrested in an international drug and firearm trafficking ring in May in Quintana Roo, Mexico, after four years as a fugitive.

Ryan did not testify and did not call any evidence in the trial, representing himself after firing a stream of lawyers.

Iranian murder plot

While in custody awaiting trial on the Manitoba drug charges, Ryan was charged in January 2024 in the U.S. with an unsuccessful murder plot targeting unnamed Iranian dissidents living in the U.S.

The indictment said Ryan worked for Iranian drug lord Naji Zindashti – who reported to the Iranian government, according to American authorities. The indictment alleges Ryan was recorded on an encrypted device agreeing to put together a hit team to murder two Iranian citizens for $350,000. 

Ryan’s intended victims were not identified, except that they were in Maryland and one is a man and the other a woman.

The indictment quotes Ryan as telling Zindashti that it’s challenging to do a “job” in the U.S., but he “might have someone to do it.”

Ryan tells a would-be hired killer in the indictment that he would “get u what u want,” but that he needed this “to be overkill lol.”

Ryan’s associate said he would encourage his recruits to “shoot the victim in the head (to) make an example,” or do the job himself. “Make sure I hit this guy in the head with ATLEAST half the clip” and that he would tell his contacts that “we gotta erase his head from his torso.”

A payment of $350,000 was agreed upon, plus $20,000 expense money but arrests were made before things could go any further.

Vancouver shooting

Through it all, Ryan has weathered a stream of attempts on his life, including one at the Vancouver airport in 2015 and another outside a Vancouver restaurant in 2010, when he was hit in the leg with a machine gun bullet while leaving a birthday party.

Police said the attack was retaliation for the murder two months earlier of Gurmit Dhak, a senior gangster affiliated with the rival UN gang.

“That made the guy go crazy,” the former UN rival said. “He was really spinning out on that.”

While in custody in March 2025 after the Manitoba drug arrest, Ryan was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder by the OPP in connection with the Bolton shooting death of senior Giovanni (John) Costa, 65, north of Toronto almost five years ago.

No reason was given by police for the murder.

The former UN gangster and rival thinks Ryan’s life will likely end behind bars.

“Every dog has his day… Even if he ever gets parole, he will be in his 60s with very strict (parole) conditions, including no contact with criminals or gangsters.

“And they will be watching.”

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By Catherine McDonald Global News

More than eight years after the fatal shootings of Jahvante Smart, also known as rap artist “Smoke Dawg,” and Ernest Modekwe, a.k.a. “Koba Prime,” who worked with Smart in the music industry, the double murder trial has begun for a 24-year-old man, who was just 16 years old at the time.

The man, whose identity is covered by the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is being tried as a youth in front of Superior Court Justice Michael Dineen.

The accused was arrested by RCMP in Airdrie, Alta., north of Calgary on Jan. 27, 2025, after officers pulled a vehicle over for speeding and illegal window tint and later discovered proceeds of crime.

In 2022, the youth’s co-accused Abdulkadir Handule was convicted by a jury of the second-degree murders of Smart and Modekwe and the aggravated assault of an innocent bystander who was wounded in the leg.

General counsel Ana Tenhouse told Dineen that even though the indictment reads first-degree murder, the prosecution will be seeking convictions for second-degree murder. The man is also charged with the attempted murder of the innocent bystander who was shot in the leg.

Tenhouse said the trial has been reduced to an agreed statement of facts and a video compilation, but there will be no witnesses.

The accused, sitting in the prisoner’s box, stood up and pleaded not guilty as the charges were read out.

Defence lawyer Gary Grill called the evidence “condensed but complex.”

“Identity is conceded. He is at least guilty of aggravated assault,” Grill told Dineen in relation to the woman who was wounded.

The defence told the judge that Crown and defence will launch straight into closing submissions after the video compilation is played. Grill said the issues for court are primarily who caused the deaths, liability and whether his client had the “intent for murder” given he was a youth at the time. Grill also said he will be arguing that his client was provoked.

According to an agreed statement of facts read into the record, on the night of June 30, 2018, Handule and the youth attended Cube nightclub on Queen Street West where a Canada Day long weekend rooftop day party was being held.

Handule, who was 22 at the time, was denied entry to the club because of improper identification. The 16-year-old was denied entry because he was underage.

As a result, Handule and the teen remained in the sidewalk area outside the nightclub.

The youth contacted a man who was his regular driver to whom he paid cash and requested that he pick him up and drive him to Brampton, Ont.

The driver arrived in the area of Cube nightclub at approximately 7:08 p.m. in a black Dodge Journey. Handule, the teen, and another man got into the car and began driving towards Brampton. According to the facts, the driver was asked to drop off the other man a block east at Beverley and Queen.

While on the Gardiner Expressway, the teen received a phone call. He asked the driver to turn around and take them back to Cube. He stated that he had his friend’s car keys and needed to return them. The teen advised the driver that it would only be a “one-second stop” back at Cube. The driver agreed to go back.

Smart and Modekwe arrived at Cube at approximately 7:48 p.m. with a third man and were not admitted to the club. They remained in the sidewalk area outside the club.

Handule and the teen arrived back at Cube at approximately 7:49 p.m. The teen got out of the Dodge Journey and walked towards a man who had just exited the club and gave him the keys. It was a brief exchange.

When the teen returned the keys, Smart was in close proximity, leaning against a barrier by the entrance of Cube.

The teen returned to the Dodge and opened the rear passenger door and spoke to Handule, who was sitting in the rear passenger seat. The teen said something to Handule, “words to the effect of ‘that guy is here,'” and pointed towards Cube, according to the facts.

The facts state Handule said “words to the effect of ‘let me hop out'” and quickly opened the door.

At some point, Handule and Smart began arguing. The verbal altercation, which “was heated,” lasted several minutes and was captured on video.

A security guard who was working at Cube heard Handule state “words to the effect of, ‘this is not a joke’.”

The teen is then seen on video returning to the Dodge, entering the vehicle for one to two seconds and then returning to the area by the east barrier at the Cube entrance. Handule is then seen on video approaching scaffolding on the sidewalk of Queen Street. He turns towards Smart and throws something in his direction.

“Immediately thereafter, Mr. Smart began shooting. He discharged six rounds from a .380- calibre handgun,” the facts state.

Most of the crowd in front of Cube dispersed, but the teen remained.

The facts state that on video, Handule is seen dropping his .40-calibre handgun in the middle of the street, picking it up and racking it. In the process, a live round is ejected.

Five seconds later, the teen is seen taking out a .45-calibre handgun and discharging six rounds in a westbound direction. Within two seconds, several people, including Smart and Modekwe, are seen going to the ground. A second later, the teen is seen discharging an additional two rounds in a westbound direction.

Eight shell casings from the teen’s firearm were located by police.

Handule is then seen raising his right hand in a westward direction and firing. Handule approaches the area behind a red Kia parked on the north side of Queen Street. Smart is seen face down on the ground when Handule approaches the red Kia and fires a shot into the back of Smart’s head.

At some point, Smart also sustained gunshot wounds to the right thigh and right knee. Those injuries would have impacted mobility, state the facts. The cause of his death was a gunshot wound to the back of the head.

“Police located a .380-calibre handgun in Smart’s pocket. It was empty and the slide was locked to the rear,” the facts state.

Modekwe sustained a fatal gunshot wound that entered his back and exited his neck.

“No projectile was recovered from his body. Consequently, it cannot be determined which firearm discharged that fatal shot,” said the facts.

At the time of the shooting, the innocent victim was sitting on a bench two storefronts west of Cube. When she heard the sound of gunshots, she started running westward towards the Brandy Melville store to take cover inside.

As she attempted to enter the store, she sustained a gunshot wound to her right lower leg.

“A projectile was later surgically removed. The projectile was a .45-calibre class bullet discharged by [the teen’s] .45-calibre firearm,” the facts read.

After the shooting, the teen and Handule ran east on Queen Street West.

Handule, who was 22 at the time of the shooting, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a parole ineligibility period of 20 years.

Court has heard that the Crown will not be seeking an adult sentence for the man now on trial, given he was only 16 at the time.

The trial continues.

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Video of self-styled predator catcher from the U.S. confronting man in St. Catharines logged 245,000 views on YouTube

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By Alison Langley Reporter

A Niagara man, whose encounter with self-styled “predator poachers” sparked debate about vigilante justice, has pleaded guilty to sex-related charges.

A video of the confrontation in the driveway of Darren Fox’s St. Catharines home led to the now-50-year-old’s arrest in 2025 and also cost him his job at Brock University.

The vigilante, who identified himself as Mike King Jr., had driven from Long Island, N.Y., to Niagara to confront Fox about alleged conversations with a person who identified herself as a 14-year-old girl on a social media app.

King wore a microphone as his partner filmed the encounter from their car.

The 42-minute video by Predator Poachers Long Island has garnered more than 245,000 views on YouTube in 11 months.

In the video, Fox told King he knew he wasn’t talking to a child because she was a decoy from a vigilante group that “entraps” people.

When Fox retreated into his house following the confrontation, King met with Niagara Regional Police. Its internet child exploitation unit opened an investigation and Fox was arrested five days later.

In Ontario Court of Justice in St. Catharines on Tuesday, Fox pleaded guilty to charges of luring a child via telecommunication for the purpose of facilitating the commission of an offence and making sexually explicit material available to a child.

The crimes are said to have occurred between June and August of 2025.

None of the facts of the case were read in court. Details of the offences will be provided when Fox returns to court in October for sentencing before Judge Deborah Calderwood.

Defence lawyer Michael Delgobbo said he will be seeking a conditional sentence, also known as house arrest, while the Crown will be advocating for a custodial sentence.

Leading up to his arrest, Fox had worked as an alumni relations officer at Brock. The university said previously he was no longer an employee as of August 2025.

Predator Poachers is a U.S.-based citizen-led group that conducts sting operations on adults who seek sexual activities with children.

When contacted by phone following Fox’s arrest, King told Niagara Dailies his username is an alias.

He provided his real name, but asked the newspaper not to disclose it, as he said there are people he has crossed paths with who would like to see him harmed.

“A lot of people I deal with have a very low IQ — Mr. Fox is more sophisticated, but for him to take the risk of sexually exploiting a minor just to troll a predator-catching group is beyond me,” King said in the interview.

Local police previously told Niagara Dailies investigations into serious offences such as child luring require specialized training, dedicated resources and close co-ordination with partner agencies.

“While public interest is understandable, investigations must be conducted by trained professionals to protect both the integrity of the process and the safety of potential victims,” said NRP Deputy Chief Mario Lagrotteria.

Police said people participating in their own stings could also unintentionally expose themselves to criminal charges or civil litigation.

— With files from Bill Sawchuk

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Const. Zahid Javed of the OPP's Southern Georgian Bay detachment was arrested this morning and faces three counts each of sexual assault and breach of trust

Ontario's police watchdog says a provincial police officer has been charged with sexual assault in separate incidents involving a total of three women.

The Special Investigations Unit says Ontario Provincial Police reported an allegation involving the officer and a woman in February, and the other allegations emerged during its investigation.

The SIU says the alleged incidents took place between August 2024 and October of last year.

It says Const. Zahid Javed of the OPP's Southern Georgian Bay detachment was arrested this morning and faces three counts each of sexual assault and breach of trust.

The watchdog says Javed has since been released on several conditions, including that he not communicate with the complainants.

He is due back in court in Midland, Ont., next month.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 17, 2026.

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By Alex Arsenych

Five suspects, including two teenagers, have been charged in connection with a deadly shooting near a Bramptonelementary school earlier this year. 

The shooting happened shortly after 10:20 p.m. on April 3, near Rutherford and Kennedy roads. 

Peel Regional Police said officers found a man in his 20s suffering from multiple gunshot wounds when they arrived at the scene.

Near Weybridge Trail, not too far away from the school grounds, a second victim, a male youth, was located with a gunshot wound. 

Police said the two victims were shot at the same location but one attempted to flee before collapsing a short distance away. They both died at the scene. 

“At the request of the families, we will not be identifying either of the deceased parties,” Insp. Mike Mavity said at a news conference on Monday.

Police said they also recovered three firearms in the immediate area: a .22-calibre firearm, a 9mm handgun, and a 5.56 calibre long gun.

“One of our K-9 officers located another firearm on an adjacent street. In total, there were five firearms recovered as a result of this murder and investigation,” Mavity said, adding that it is unclear at this time if they were illegal firearms, though he assumes so.

5 arrested

“Through our investigation, we’ve identified two groups—two separate groups—that were involved in this incident, with one deceased representing an individual from each group,” he said at a news conference on Monday. He added that they don’t believe this shooting was gang related.

While investigators said in April that an altercation broke out between several people on the school grounds, Mavity told reporters they now don’t believe that was the case. 

“We believe there was an aspect of criminality which brought these two groups together,” he said. 

“Unfortunately, I will not comment on what the act of criminality was but believe that was the purpose why these two separate groups came together.”

Police said in a news release on Mondaythat, following a thorough investigation, they arrested five people between May and July.

The five suspects, hailing from Brampton, Orangeville and Toronto, face a combined total of 16 charges. 

Jahnoi Bell, 21, and the two 17-year-olds, face two counts each of first-degree murder.

Mcaium Aarons, 25, has been charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence and breach of probation order. Jayden Christmah, 23, faces one charge of possession of firearm for the purpose of trafficking.

The charges have not been tested in court and the youths cannot be identified under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. 

‘Extremely concerning’

The teenagers’ charges are “extremely concerning” for Peel police, Mavity said, and noted that there has been an uptick in shootings in the region.

“We’ve had at the end of July over 116 shootings and over just under 1,000 rounds of ammunition that ahs been fired,” he said. 

“I am a father and, obviously as a member of Peel Regional Police, it’s extremely concerning.”

With files from CTV News Toronto’s Jermaine Wilson

https://www.cp24.com/local/peel/2026/08/17/group-of-suspects-including-2-teenagers-charged-in-connection-with-deadly-shooting-in-brampton/

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R. v. Aarons, 2021 ONCJ 290

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Toronto man wanted for trying to run over uniformed officer with car

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/06/13/toronto-man-attempted-murder-police-officer/

A Toronto-area man was killed in the July 31 incident

TIMMINS - A Toronto-area man was killed in Timmins on Friday. 

Timmins Police say 31-year-old Jason Oliver Bartley died in the July 31 shooting on Balsam Street North. The next of kin have been notified. 

The murder investigation is ongoing. Today's (Aug. 3) update did not include whether the suspect had been arrested yet, though police have said that the suspect and Bartley knew each other.

Anyone who has information and hasn't already talked to Timmins Police is asked to call 705-264-1201. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

The Balsam Street incident was one of two murders within 24 hours in the city. 

On July 31, 32-year-old Cole Lefaive died after being shot in the Rea Street South area. Two other people were also shot, with one person still in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Two Timmins residents — 22-year-old Kalen Booth and 32-year-old Kaitlin Fudge — have each been charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, along with other offences, in that investigation.

https://www.timminstoday.com/police-beat/timmins-murder-victim-identified-12623681

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The evidence search at the Aunor was connected to the investigation

TIMMINS - An evidence search on a popular beach was connected to a murder investigation, which police now say is connected to a foiled robbery.

On Wednesday, the Aunor beach was closed to the public to allow for a Timmins Police investigation into an Aug. 1 murder in the Rea Street South area, police have confirmed 

New details released today are giving more insight into what police allege was an armed robbery, where four men were trying to rob people inside the home.

Two people have been charged with murder and attempted murder, with the men, who were shot, now also facing serious criminal charges.

On Aug. 1 just after midnight, three of the accused were found with gunshot wounds. 

Cole Lefaive, 32, of Timmins was brought to the hospital with no vital signs and was later declared dead.

Tyler Tuck was injured and remains in the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and Cameron Trodd was injured and has been released from the hospital. Kevin Murphy fled the scene unharmed, said Timmins Police.

Trodd is charged with: 

• Robbery
• Assault with a weapon
• Careless use of firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
• Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
• Knowledge of Unauthorized possession of firearm
• Disguise with intent 
• Fail to Comply with Release Order
• Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order

Tuck is charged with: 

• Robbery
• Assault with a weapon
• Careless use of firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
• Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
• Knowledge of Unauthorized possession of firearm
• Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order

Murphy is charged with:

• Robbery 
• Assault with a weapon
• Careless use of firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
• Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
• Knowledge of Unauthorized possession of firearm

The charges against the two Timmins residents — 22-year-old Kaleb Booth and 32-year-old Kaitlin Fudge — each charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder were previously reported.

They are also each charged with two counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine and methamphetamine, possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and multiple firearm-related offences.

None of the charges have been tested in court, and the accused are considered innocent unless proven guilty.

Timmins Police did not provide the place of residence or ages for Trodd, Tuck and Murphy. TimminsToday has asked for the information.

The Rea Street murder was one of two murders within 24 hours in Timmins.

On July 31, 31-year-old Jason Oliver Bartley, who was from the Toronto area, died after a shooting on Balsam Street North. That investigation is ongoing, says police.

https://www.timminstoday.com/police-beat/timmins-murder-victims-involved-in-armed-robbery-says-police-12666389

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By Bryann Aguilar

Toronto police have charged a taxi driver with sexual assault.

Police said they received a call for a sexual assault in the area of Market Street and The Esplanade on Friday.

While working as a licensed taxi operator, the accused allegedly sexually assaulted a victim.

In a news release on Friday, police identified the accused as 44-year-old Ghulam Khan of Toronto.

Police released an image of Khan as they believed there may be more victims.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/08/15/toronto-taxi-driver-charged-with-sexual-assault/

By Chris Fox

Ontario will require people who are granted bail on criminal charges to put up a “cash security deposit” as of Monday.

The change was included in legislation that was adopted in June, though the province had not previously indicated when it would take effect. 

It is a departure from the previous system where money was not required to change hands unless it was forfeited following the breach of conditions. 

Under that system, those accused of a crime or their surety only had to promise to pay the court a set amount in the event that certain conditions were breached. 

“For too long, gaps in the bail system have allowed violent and repeat offenders back into our communities,” Attorney General Doug Downey said in a news release. “Enough is enough. People deserve to feel safe in their neighbourhoods and confident that those who pose a serious risk will not be released only to reoffend.”

The Ontario government says that the cash deposit in the full amount will be required within two business days of an accused person being released from custody.

The government says that its a needed change from a prior system that “created unnecessary barriers to enforcing bail orders and recovering forfeited bail money, requiring significant time and resources to pursue outstanding debts.”

But in a statement released on Friday, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Criminal Lawyers’ Association warned that “cash bail creates two tiers of justice: one for the rich, and the other for the rest of us.”

The groups say that they plan to launch an urgent constitutional challenge next week against the legislation, which it called “unjust and unconstitutional.”

“As the CLA and CCLA will argue, mandatory cash bail under Bill 75 clearly violates the constitution,” the statement notes. “Criminal procedure is a federal power under the constitution. The federal Criminal Code sets out that a justice has discretion on whether to order a security deposit (‘cash bail’). The province cannot rewrite federal law. Neither can the province violate the s. 11(e) Charter right to not be denied reasonable bail.”

The government says that as part of the legislation it will also “enhance collection tools for bail debts such as wage and bank account garnishment, property liens, and the seizure and sale of property.”

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/ontario-to-require-cash-deposits-for-bail-as-of-monday/

By Denio Lourenco

A man who is accused of sexually assaulting two young boys in Windsor’s west end, was arrested and charged this week, according to authorities.

Investigators say 22-year-old Qasim Sabi is facing charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and failure to comply with a previous release order.

On Thursday, police were called to the 3400 block of Bloomfield Road for reports of a disturbance shortly before 10 p.m. that evening.

It was alleged that Sabi approached two boys, ages 8 and 10, who were playing in the area.

“The suspect allegedly attempted to kiss the 10-year-old boy, who was able to avoid the advance,” police wrote in a statement issued on Saturday. “The suspect then reportedly kissed the 8-year-old boy on the cheek twice.”

“The children ran home and told their parents, who spotted and confronted the suspect before he entered a residence in the same block,” police added.

About 30 minutes later, officers located Sabi in an alley near Peter Street.

“The suspect fled on foot but was apprehended by officers, with assistance of K-9 Officer Link, following a brief struggle,” police wrote.

At the time of the incident, authorities say Sabi was bound by a release order from a previous sexual assault case in May 2025, which requires him to remain at his residence daily between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

In that case, Sabi faces four other charges, including sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference, assault and failure to comply with a release order.

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/08/15/man-22-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-two-boys-is-charged-again/

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By Bryann Aguilar

One person has been shot outside an apartment building in Scarborough, police say.

At 9:10 p.m., police say they got a call for a shooting in the area of Lawrence Avenue East and Galloway Road.

When officers arrived, they found a male victim. Paramedics say they transported him to the hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.

No suspect information has been released.

The circumstances that led to the shooting are not immediately known.

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/08/16/1-person-seriously-injured-in-shooting-outside-apartment-building-in-scarborough/

By Christine Clark

A federal offender known to frequent Waterloo Region, has once again been taken in by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

Police said Evan Haney was located by officers in Waterloo.

Haney went unlawfully at large back on June 8.

In December 2025, police had previously arrested Haney in Barrie in another case of the man disappearing.

Evan Haney, 29, is serving a two-year and three-month sentence for a long list of convictions, including break and enter, assault with a weapon, and theft under $5,000.

https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2026/08/14/federal-offender-arrested-in-waterloo/

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Unit: 52 Division

Case #: 2026-1693737

Published: Friday, August 14, 2026, 9:54 PM

The Toronto Police Service is updating the public about an arrest made in a Sexual Assault investigation.

On Sunday, August 9, 2026, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police responded to a call for a Sexual Assault in the Queen Street West and Jameson Avenue area.

It is alleged that:

• a man and the victim were in a restaurant in the area
• the man followed the victim into the washroom and sexually assaulted the victim
• the man fled the area
• the victim was transported to hospital with minor injuries

See previous news release here.

On Thursday, August 13, 2026, the suspect turned himself into police.

Saurav Tamang, 22, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with:

1. Sexual Assault

He is scheduled to appear in court at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Friday, September 25, 2026, at 2 p.m., in room 201.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1100.

A sexual assault is any form of unwanted sexual contact. It includes, but is not limited to, kissing, grabbing, oral sex and penetration. To learn more about sexual assault, including how to report a sexual assault or get support in the community, please visit YourChoice.to.

Corporate Communications for 11 Division

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NEWS RELEASE

Suspect Sought in Sexual Assault Investigation, Queen Street West and Jameson Avenue area, Images Released

Unit: 11 Division

Case #: 2026-1655537 

August 12, 2026

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By Codi Wilson

A suspect is in custody in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man in Hamilton over the weekend.

According to police, 21-year-old Zenin Roussel was at King Street Billiard and Sports Bar on King Street West, near Paradise Road South, at around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 9 when he was involved in a verbal altercation with a suspect outside after the bar had closed. 

Roussel and the suspect left the area separately in opposite directions. 

By happenstance, the two ran into each other in the area of Main Street and Frid Street about 10 minutes later, police said. During that interaction, Roussel was stabbed. 

The suspect and the group he was with fled the area immediately following the stabbing, according to police. The victim was found by a taxi driver in the area and was rushed to hospital but subsequently died of his injuries.

The suspect, identified by police as Kyle Dumont-McArthur, 26, was arrested on Tuesday and has been charged with second-degree murder. 

Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday morning, Acting Det. Staff Sgt. Lisa Chambers said four people witnessed the stabbing and investigators have been able to speak to all of those people. 

A weapon has not yet been recovered. 

“Zenin was a beloved grandson, son, big brother, and friend… He touched many lives. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and all who knew him as they try to navigate the profound grief and heartbreak of this tragic situation,” Chambers said. 

“His mother now has to explain to his baby sister why he isn’t coming home.”

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/08/12/suspect-arrested-in-fatal-stabbing-of-21-year-old-man-in-hamilton/

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