By Joanna Lavoie

Toronto police are searching for a male suspect who allegedly stole jewelry worth more than $5,000 from a senior in North York.

The incident happened on Aug. 27 near Jane Street and Sheppard Avenue West.

Toronto police say at around 4:15 p.m. that day, a man attended an apartment in that area, advising an 80-year-old woman than he was there to do repairs.

Investigators say the woman let him in and while inside the unit he allegedly stole the jewelry.

The suspect is described as approximately 30 years old with a muscular build. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, black pants, white and black shoes, and eyeglasses.

Toronto police believe there are more victims and are urging anyone with further information to contact them at 416-808-3100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/04/suspect-stole-jewelry-worth-more-than-5000-from-elderly-woman-in-north-york-toronto-police/

By Chris Lambie

'Absent the board’s oversight, there is a real risk that he would engage in criminal conduct that would result in serious physical and/or psychological harm,' said the Ontario Review Board

A Toronto man found not criminally responsible for killing his girlfriend who got a conditional discharge earlier this year from the Ontario Review Board is subject to a new detention order after police found him this summer roaming naked around a Simcoe County lake screaming about God.

Subsequent urine testing found that Michal Nowaczek-Said was not taking his anti-psychotic medication, according to a recent decision from the ORB, an independent tribunal that regularly reviews the status of individuals found not criminally responsible due to mental disorder.

“In this case, the nature and degree of Mr. Nowaczek-Said’s risk to public safety, including the speed and intensity of a relapse of his illness, compels the conclusion that a conditional discharge … is insufficient to protect the public,” according to an Aug. 25 ORB decision.

Nowaczek-Said, now 33, was found not criminally responsible in December 2020 for his girlfriend’s murder three years previous.

The panel heard that on the day Nowaczek-Said introduced his girlfriend to his mother, Sept. 10, 2017, the couple began arguing in his mom’s apartment.

They had only met a week before at the Canadian National Exhibition.

Their argument evolved into a physical fight, and his mom tried to intervene to separate the two.

“While doing so, (her son) punched her in the head multiple times resulting in her nose bleeding profusely,” said the ORB decision, which notes his mother then fled her apartment and called police.

When police arrived on the scene, they learned Nowaczek-Said was armed with a knife.

“The accused exited the apartment with no shirt on and covered in blood.”

Police found his girlfriend lying on the blood-soaked kitchen floor.

The woman had 11 stab wounds to her abdomen, a significant stab wound to her neck and several defensive wounds.

“The victim was conscious and kept saying she couldn’t breathe. The initial officer asked the victim who did this and she replied, ‘Michael did it.’ The victim then went unconscious and the officer realized that she had no pulse.”

Paramedics rushed her to St. Michael’s Hospital, but she died two days later.

This past February, the ORB gave Nowaczek-Said a conditional discharge that required him to report not less than twice monthly to the person in charge of Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

Other conditions included that he abstain from the non-medical use of drugs, alcohol and other intoxicants, “submit samples for testing for same,” and agree to prescribed treatment.

Nowaczek-Said, who has criminal convictions related to previous domestic relationships, reported once fighting with a former girlfriend, who bore his child. “Mr. Nowaczek-Said tied her to a chair and threatened her with a gun. As a result, he was charged with several offences and received a penitentiary sentence in 2013.”

He was hospitalized at CAMH following the NCR verdict from January 2021 until his discharge to community living in November 2023.

By the spring of 2023, his “behaviour, participation, and engagement were described as ‘outstanding,’” said the decision.

His transition to community living “went very well,” it said.

“He attended his appointments with the Hospital’s Forensic Outpatient Service, continued to take his oral antipsychotic medication on his own, submitted consistently negative urine drug screen samples and displayed no indications of returning to cannabis or other substance use, and remained free of symptoms of his illness.”

The hospital recommended a conditional discharge as “necessary and appropriate” at a hearing this past February.

Nowaczek-Said was living with his father, and “considering moving in with his fiancée at some point,” said the decision.

Nowaczek-Said, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder “in sustained remission,” reported to his transitional case manager every two weeks.

Visits with his psychiatrist were reduced to once every two months “due to his continued stability.”

But during a meeting with his handlers this past May, “he presented with notable changes in his mental state from the meeting’s outset,” said the decision.

“He was loud, restless, talkative, and overinclusive. He repeatedly interrupted and dominated the interview, and there was evidence of underlying irritability when challenged.”

When his handlers pointed out the change, Nowaczek-Said “became increasingly defensive,” said the decision. “He insisted that to the contrary, he felt more like himself than he had in a long time and that he was becoming more like the version of himself that he was before he became ill.”

On June 2, Nowaczek-Said’s psychiatrist got test results back indicating his patient had not taken his antipsychotic medication “for several days.”

Nowaczek-Said “was adamant that he had been compliant,” said the decision.

In a lengthy phone conversation with his psychiatrist, Nowaczek-Said reported that his father had recently been diagnosed with cancer and things weren’t going smoothly with his fiancée.

On June 3, after the call with his psychiatrist, Nowaczek-Said “was apprehended by the police at Orr Lake in Simcoe County and brought, initially, to the Georgian Bay Hospital.”

The panel heard Nowaczek–Said had been “roaming the area around Orr Lake while nude, repeatedly going in and out of the water, and screaming about God, including that he was God.”

He was placed in “mechanical restraints” at some point “due to his level of agitation.”

When the restraints were removed, Nowaczek–Said punched a camera.

“Multiple staff members and security personnel were required to contain him during what is recorded as a ‘very agitated outburst.’ Mr. Nowaczek-Said was placed back in mechanical restraints and given two injections. A third medication was later administered when the first two medications did not settle him.”

On June 4, he was moved to the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care but discharged on June 8 after contesting his admission.

“He declined to remain in hospital longer or to further optimize his medication.”

Nowaczek-Said “clearly represents a significant threat to the safety of the public,” said the ORB decision.

“The evidence compels a finding that absent the board’s oversight, there is a real risk that he would engage in criminal conduct that would result in serious physical and/or psychological harm.”

The panel determined that a “detention order is necessary and appropriate.”

“When unwell, his mental state can fluctuate drastically, and he can superficially present as better than his actual mental state. Absent rapid interventions, this instability can deteriorate quite abruptly into acutely aggressive and agitated behaviours that pose a serious risk of violence to others.”

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/detention-order-issued-for-killer-found-naked-and-screaming-at-ontario-lake

By Bryann Aguilar

Toronto police have released images of a suspect who they allege tried to use a stolen credit card at several stores in Toronto in August.

Police say the man attended an unknown number of retail stores on Aug. 31 with the stolen credit card.

He was last seen driving a black, four-door Volkswagen Golf.

Police describe him as being 35 to 40 years old with a thin build and black and white hair. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants, and black shoes.

They are asking anyone with information about his identity and whereabouts to contact investigators or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/02/toronto-police-release-images-of-man-who-allegedly-tried-to-use-stolen-credit-card-at-several-stores/

By Michael Talbot

August 26, 2026 

Two suspects have been arrested in the fatal 2023 shooting of teenager Anthony Dixon in Pickering, the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) homicide unit announced on Wednesday.

Anthony Dixon, 17, was shot and killed on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at around 9:40 p.m. at a housing complex located at 1580 Kingston Road.

When officers arrived at the complex they found the teen gravely injured. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators believe the shots that killed him were fired from a vehicle that fled the scene.

This week, officers arrested two suspects in the case. 

Fawaz Sheikh, 22, of Ajax, is charged with second-degree murder. 

The second suspect, a 19-year-old from Pickering, can’t be named because he was a youth at the time of the incident. 

Both were held for bail hearing.

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/08/26/2-arrested-in-fatal-2023-shooting-of-17-year-old-anthony-dixon/

By Joanna Lavoie

A 65-year-old man from Kitchener is facing a dozen charges after allegedly breaking in to residences in Milton, Cambridge, and Elora.

Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) said on the evening of Sept. 4, a male broke into an unoccupied residence in Milton’s Campbellville area. Police say he used a ladder to access the swelling through a second level patio door and “ransacked the home for valuables.”

Investigators said members of the 1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau later identified a male suspect and determined he was also responsible for multiple break-ins in Cambridge and Elora. 

He’s been dubbed by police as “serial break-in suspect.”

On Sept. 22, 65-year-old Robert Cybulski, of Kitchener, was arrested at his residence. He has been charged with seven counts of break and enter and five counts of disguise with intent. The charges have not been tested in court.

Cybulski was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Investigators have also identified the vehicle used by the accused during these break ins as a 2016 black Honda Accord.

Police say they believe the accused is responsible for additional break-ins are asking anyone with further information to contact the 1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777, ext. 2416, or Crime Stoppers anonymously**.**

https://www.cp24.com/local/halton/2026/09/28/serial-break-in-suspect-from-kitchener-facing-a-dozen-charges-halton-police/

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A New York man has been arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child in Vermont.

New York State Police said 28-year-old Ryan Ouimet of Averill Park was already under investigation for an alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old when they received another report.

A 12-year-old reported being touched inappropriately by Ouimet last month at the Dorset Quarry in Vermont.

A warrant for Ouimet’s arrest was issued last week. Around 6 p.m. on Friday, he was arrested by Border Patrol while attempting to enter Canada.

Ouimet will be turned over to New York State Police, and extradition to Vermont is pending.

Copyright 2026 WCAX. All rights reserved.

https://www.wwnytv.com/2026/09/26/new-york-man-arrested-child-sex-charges-after-border-stop/?outputType=amp

A human-trafficking trial is underway in Sarnia.

Officers began investigating a GTA male in early 2024 amid allegations of trafficking, procuring and coercing a female to provide sexual services, Sarnia police said in April 2024.

Glendon Larmond, 42, of Georgetown, is charged with human trafficking, receiving a financial or other material benefit, forcible confinement, communicating to obtain sexual services, material benefit from sexual services, procuring, and advertising sexual services, police said at the time. Larmond was granted $4,000 bail after spending less than a month in jail, but was arrested again soon after, before getting bail a second time.

More than two years later, Larmond pleaded not guilty Monday to all seven charges in Sarnia’s Superior Court of Justice. His trial is expected to last two or three days.

The charges involve a single complainant, whose identity is protected by a publication ban. She started testifying Monday by video from a different location in the courthouse alongside prosecutor Meaghan Jones.

The complainant said she was staying at a shelter when she first met Larmond, or “Glen,” and they had a smoke together. The woman initially avoided Larmond amid fears he was a cop, but they later had a conversation about “pushing drugs,” she said.

She told Jones she uses crystal meth, while Larmond didn’t use drugs.

After that conversation, Larmond took her shopping and bought her makeup, food, and lingerie, she testified. She recalled at one point wondering what was going on.

“I was nervous,” she said.

But, she said, she wanted to get high.

Larmond also paid for a hotel room that night and, after she did drugs, Larmond took pictures of her in the lingerie and said he could send them to a buddy to get them on a website, she testified. She took that as posting an ad to sell her body for sex, she told Jones.

She knew what was going on by that point and didn’t want to do it, she testified. She just went with it, but at some point she said, “I don’t know about this,” she recalled.

“’We got this, girl,’” was Larmond’s response, she testified.

The woman said clients came to the hotel door and Larmond left and hung out on the property, then returned after. Clients paid cash and Larmond kept all of it, she said.

The woman said she owed Larmond money and wasn’t good with math and how to do percentages. All she ever got was a pack of smokes, but she was also high the whole time on drugs she got from Larmond, she said.

At one point, Larmond got frustrated that they weren’t making money fast enough, she recalled. She said she wasn’t OK with how many people she was seeing and wasn’t trying to be good at it.

Larmond’s lawyer, Jim Dean, didn’t get a chance to cross-examine the woman Monday. Day 2 of the trial will take place next week.

Superior Court Justice Russell Raikes is hearing the evidence in this trial without a jury.

tbridge@postmedia.com

https://www.theobserver.ca/news/local-news/complainant-testifies-at-sarnia-human-trafficking-trial

By Jermaine Wilson

Police in Durham Region are searching for a 23-year-old man after a Tesla SUV struck two officers during an investigation in Oshawa.

Durham Regional Police say the incident happened at around 1 a.m. on Sept. 22, when officers on proactive patrol spotted a separate vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed without its lights on near Simcoe Street North.

Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, which police have identified as an Acura sedan, but they say the driver fled.

The Acura was later found abandoned in a residential driveway and the driver was located allegedly hiding in a backyard.

The driver was allegedly under conditions prohibiting him from driving and requiring him to remain at his residence overnight.

Police say officers also found a replica firearm and drugs inside that vehicle. 

As officers continued their investigation, they say a Tesla SUV then entered the area at a “high rate of speed.”

Police say they attempted to speak with the driver of that vehicle after it stopped, but they then reversed the SUV, hitting two officers before fleeing.

One officer was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries, while the second officer suffered minor injuries and also attended hospital.

Investigators have identified the driver of the Tesla as 23-year-old Yaseen Waggan, of Ajax.

He is wanted on several charges, including flight from a peace officer, dangerous operation of a conveyance, assault causing bodily harm, failing to identify himself to an officer and failing to remain, and two counts of failing to comply with a release order.

Anyone with information on Waggan’s whereabouts is asked to contact Durham police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/09/28/man-wanted-after-tesla-strikes-two-durham-police-officers-in-oshawa/

By Joanna Lavoie

Toronto police are searching for a male suspect after a female was sexually assaulted at a park in Scarborough over the weekend.

The incident happened on Sunday near Kingston Road and Rouge River.

Police said they were called to that area at around 3 p.m. for a sexual assault.

Investigators say a female was walking along the Mast Trail, which is within the Rouge River Park pathway, when an unknown male approached her and sexually assaulted her.

The suspect is described by police as a male with a dark brown complexion, dark brown eyes, and bushy eyebrows. He was last seen wearing a black ski mask and black gloves.

This sexual assault investigation is ongoing and anyone with further information is asked to contact the Sex Crimes Unit at 416-808-7474 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/09/29/female-sexually-assaulted-at-scarborough-park-suspect-at-large/

By Joe Van Wonderen

Warning: Graphic content

Canada’s federal prisons will begin issuing safe supplies for inmates to use while taking illegal narcotics.

An internal notice of the change issued to Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) employees was posted on social mediaon Sept. 22, detailing plans to issue paper straws and foil for “safer snorting.”

The notice said the straws will “reduce harm” by “lowering the risks of cuts or tears inside the nose,” reduce the risk of blood-borne infections spreading and “provide a safer option for snorting, recognizing that overdose and toxicity risk remain.”

Prisoners will be given access to drug testing strips for fentanyl, benzodiazepine and xylazine.

CSC confirmed the strategy in an email to CTVNews.ca on Monday.

“(CSC) maintains a zero-tolerance policy for the introduction of illicit drugs in its institutions,” spokesperson Laurence Cote told CTVNews.ca in an email on Monday. “We are aware that despite our best efforts, illicit drugs still enter facilities.”

“Harm reduction measures allow CSC to be better informed of offenders’ consumption reality, their needs and will help CSC direct offenders to the programs they need to address their addiction problems,” the email said. 

According to a CSC report in May 2025, a majority of men entering prisons reported an ongoing substance use problem. Between 20 and 22 per cent of men entering prisons reported “a lifetime history of injection drug use,” as did 27 to 29 percent of women, according to the same report. 

CSC offers services for treating substance use beyond harm reduction tools, including treatment, psychoeducation and general support. They reported the number of inmates on an opioid treatment program at 3,431 in December 2024, a spike of more than 370 per cent from 920 inmates in December 2016. 

They also run a needle exchange program to supply users with clean syringes. CSC reported 537 inmates using the program in late 2024. 

Poilievre calls for ‘zero tolerance’

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took to social media to criticize CSC’s harm reduction efforts on Sunday. 

“The Liberal government helps (drug users) do dangerous, addictive drugs in prison that make them even more violent when they come out,” he said.

He proposed returning to a “zero tolerance for drugs in prison” policy, saying “drug criminals must undergo regular drug tests to earn release, and isolation for prison drug kingpins.”

“Drug-free prisoners will focus on skill-building and rehabilitation so they can be good citizens on release,” he added.

https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/09/29/safer-snorting-federal-prison-inmates-to-be-issued-paper-straws-for-drug-use/

Deanna Charrion was convicted of manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend after their drunken brawl led to his falling down the stairs

Michele Mandel

It sure seems like a light sentence for killing your intimate partner – you’d hate to think the reason was due to the victim being a man.

Still, Deeanna Charrion, 38, wept because she thought she was going home.

But Superior Court Justice Breese Davies rejected the shockingly lenient two-years-less-a-day conditional term for manslaughter proposed by her lawyer –and also the “disproportionate” eight-year prison sentence suggested by the Crown.

Instead, the judge sentenced her to three-and-a-half years for causing the death of her partner, Danforth chef Gerrard “Gerry” Martin.

By January 2024, the judge said Martin, 60, and Charrion had been in an intimate relationship for about five turbulent years and both were addicted to alcohol and drugs.

Relationship ‘abusive and violent’

Martin often accused her of infidelity and Charrion would “blow up” and scream, swear and sometimes hit him.

“Their relationship was abusive and violent,” Davies said.

Martin, who had won $250,000 in a lottery, lived alone on the second floor of a semi-detached house at Jones and Danforth Aves. and the couple’s fights were so disruptive the landlady on the main floor was taking steps to evict him.

On Jan. 22, 2024, the couple went to Maple Leaf Sports Bar and Grill but at some point in the afternoon, Charrion took Martin back to his apartment because he was very drunk. She went on to a second bar and then returned to the Maple Leaf where she stayed until 11:35 p.m.

Charrion was “very drunk” when she arrived at Martin’s apartment, describing her intoxication level as an “eight out of ten.”

She was also furious Martin had been calling her incessantly – more than 25 times between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. – and Charrion testified their ensuing argument “went south” from that point.

Fell down stairs from second-floor landing

About 20 minutes after she arrived, Martin fell down the stairs from the second-floor landing and crashed through the door on the main floor. Less than a month later, he died from injuries that included broken ribs, shoulder blade, arm and vertebrae as well as a subdural hemorrhage.

In December 2025, the jury acquitted Charrion of second-degree murder but convicted her of manslaughter, Davies said, meaning they rejected her plea of self-defence but also didn’t accept that she intended to kill him.

The judge also didn’t believe Charrion’s claim Martin had pinned her against a wall and dug his thumbs into her collarbone until they both fell during the struggle but she was able to save herself.

“I’m satisfied she was the primary aggressor throughout the verbal and physical altercation with Mr. Martin. Ms. Charrion admitted that she started the argument as she got to Mr. Martin’s apartment and ‘got in his face.’ Ms. Cherrion also admitted that she pursued Mr. Martin from the kitchen to the living room and back again as he tried to get away from her,” Davies said.

“I find that Ms. Charrion deliberately pushed Mr. Martin while they were at the top of the stairs, which caused him to fall down the stairs,” she said.

The judge said Martin’s intoxication also likely contributed to his fall – a sample of his blood showed he was about five times over the legal limit and would have been unbalanced.

Killed in his own home by his intimate partner

Davies found it an “aggravating factor” that he was killed in his own home and by his intimate partner. There was “ample evidence” of a pattern of abuse toward Martin: she had slapped him and spat on him in the past and left abusive messages, including that she hoped he burned in hell and that he was a “useless a–hole” and a “f—ing idiot.”

Charrion also had a 2021 conviction for assaulting him but the judge said she couldn’t take that into account because that record should have been removed in 2024.

Davies also found it aggravating that she knew Martin was vulnerable – he had emphysema and lung cancer.

Still, the judge believed Charrion didn’t intend to kill him and it was “closer to an accident than a murder.” She’s remorseful and has been sober for two years, Davies said, and she has taken steps toward rehabilitation.

“I find that a three-and-a-half-year sentence in custody is the shortest sentence that will satisfy the principles of denunciation and deterrence,” Davies concluded.

mmandel@postmedia.com

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/3-5-years-prison-toronto-woman-killed-domestic-partner

By Catherine McDonald

The 911 call placed from Kyle Severin’sphone on the night of March 30, 2024, before Jennifer Polak’s body was found in Severin’s basement apartment in Ajax, was played in an Oshawa courtroom Friday.

The male voice, sounding frantic, tells the call-taker he is at 14 Hillman Dr. and claims there were “a bunch of guys” in his house and that his girlfriend was dead in the bedroom. The man then makes a comment about fighting them off and says there is blood everywhere. The caller also says he is afraid to turn on the lights because he is afraid of getting shot. When asked how his girlfriend died, the caller responds, “she got sliced up.”

A series of disturbing text exchanges between the couple dating back to February 2023 was also shown in court.

Severin, 37, who is on trial for second-degree murder and has pleaded not guilty, repeatedly accuses Polak of cheating on him and degrades her. Polak replies that she loves him, is concerned he has been drinking and tells him to stop harassing her.

“Can’t wait until you read all of these while you’re sober,” writes Polak.

“Threaten me ever again, I’ll leave you in the f—in dust,” replies Severin.

“No one threatened you,” Polak writes back.

In subsequent text messages, Severin continues to accuse her of infidelity and asks where she is and who she is with.

Assistant Crown attorney Julie O’Connor told the jury in her opening address last week that Polak and Severin had been in a relationship for several years and that she would often visit him at his basement apartment on Hillman Drive in Ajax.

When the first officer arrived at the apartment after receiving the 911 call, the jury heard that Severin walked out of his bedroom, where Polak’s body was found moments later. Severin had blood on his hands and feet and was immediately arrested.

Polak, a mother of two who worked at a daycare in Ajax, was found behind the bedroom door.

O’Connor told the jury the evidence will show Polak had been badly beaten and her throat slit, and that two knives were found in the bedroom with blood and DNA from both Severin and Polak on the handles and blades.

The jury heard investigators also located drug paraphernalia, including a rolled-up five-dollar bill containing residue and what appeared to be a makeshift bong. Testing would later reveal the presence of cocaine on the items.

O’Connor said in her opening address that the evidence will demonstrate Polak was concerned about Severin’s mental health and substance abuse. She told others that she feared him, said he was acting unpredictably and expressed that she did not want to be around him when he was not sober.

O’Connor said Polak made her concerns known to Severin’s mother and to Severin himself.

On the night Polak was killed, O’Connor said Severin texted her that he was concerned the two had not been intimate in a while. Polak responded that she was stressed about his behaviour, his drug use and his well-being.

At 6:55 p.m. on March 30, 2024, Severin sent Polak a text message asking, “can we just enjoy our evening?”

Polak responded: “If you’re sober.”

O’Connor told the jury that evidence will be presented that Polak had told others she had decided to end her relationship with Severin and intended to do so after she helped him move out of 14 Hillman Dr. on March 31, 2024.

The Crown told the jury it will establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Severin is responsible for the injuries that caused Polak’s death and that his actions in killing the 45-year-old woman were deliberate and intentional.

The trial continues.

https://globalnews.ca/news/12065011/chilling-911-call-trial-ajax-man-girlfriend-murder/

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By Jermaine Wilson

The Toronto Transit Commission says that it’s investigating a video that appears to show one of its buses being taken for a joyride at a TTC storage facility.

The incident took place at the North Queen Yard in Etobicoke, according to the TTC. 

The video circulating online appears to show the bus being driven around the storage lot at a high rate of speed. At one point in the video the bus is seen striking and knocking over a sign post. 

The video includes shots from both inside and outside the bus and at one point an individual behind the wheel appears to give a thumbs up to the camera. 

The TTC confirmed it is “aware of an incident” of trespassing earlier this month, and it’s being investigated, with those involved subject to prosecution.”

“Needless to say, in addition to being criminal, this is incredibly irresponsible and dangerous behaviour that puts the individuals involved and potentially others at risk,” the TTC said in a statement. 

The TTC did not say whether anyone has been identified or whether charges have been laid in connection with the incident.

The agency also did not provide details about whether the bus was damaged or how it was accessed.

Meanwhile, speaking to reporters at a separate press conference, TTC CEO Mandeep Lali said he “absolutely” condemns the incident and that security measures have been improved. 

“The authorities are involved, I absolutely condemn that despicable criminal act, and we will be ensuring that the full force of the law is applied here to anyone or perpetrators involved in that,” he said. 

“The security has been improved and we’re monitoring that location, other locations, just as a precautionary measure as well, above and beyond what we normally do.”

Toronto police have confirmed that they “have a report on file” in connection with the matter but did not provide additional details.

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/09/28/ttc-investigating-video-that-appears-to-show-stolen-bus-being-driven-around-storage-lot/

By Elianna Lev

The victim of a stabbing in Mississaugaearlier this month has died.

The incident took place at around 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 6 around Dixie Road and Dundas Street East. 

When police arrived, they said they found a man suffering from serious stab wounds. He was taken to hospital in critical condition.

The next day, police arrested and charged Lorena Sanchez, 42, of Mississauga with attempted murder. On Sept. 10, the victim died from the injuries, and the homicide bureau took over the investigation.

On Sept. 18, the charge against Sanchez was upgraded to second degree murder. 

Anyone with information is being asked to contact investigators with the homicide bureau.

https://www.cp24.com/local/peel/2026/09/25/victim-of-mississauga-stabbing-dies-from-injuries-suspect-charged-with-second-degree-murder/

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Iqbal Singh Virk admitted to a judge in Los Angeles that he helped knit a drug transportation network in Canada to an immense cocaine cartel in Mexico and the United States

By Adrian Humphreys

An Ontario truck driver who was caught at the border trying to smuggle cocaine from the United States into Canada — allegedly for Ryan Wedding, the Canadian Olympic snowboarder named as an international narco mastermind — was sentenced to nine years in a U.S. prison after court proceedings draped in secrecy.

Iqbal Singh Virk, 58, an owner-operator of a transport truck based in Brampton, Ont., admitted to a judge in Los Angeles that he helped knit a drug transportation network in Canada to an immense cocaine cartel in Mexico and the United States.

In keeping with the high stakes and high profile of the Ryan Wedding investigation — including the murder of a government witness who was cooperating with U.S. authorities in the case — Virk’s hearings featured more secretiveness than usual.

Several documents entered into the court record were ordered sealed by the judge and cannot be read or reported on.

Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett issued protective orders over court filings that could reveal the identities of confidential informants, cooperating witnesses and cooperating defendants “who participated in the government’s investigation and provided information relevant to defendant’s sentencing,” the order says.

The orders were to protect sensitive information from unauthorized dissemination while allowing defence lawyers with enough information to adequately represent Virk. The order also refers to material marked “Attorney’s Eyes Only,” which the lawyers cannot even show their client.

Garnett also granted a secrecy motion requested by Virk to have his response to the government’s sentencing position filed under seal and not available for public viewing.

John Hanusz, Virk’s lawyer, declined to comment on the case or on how Virk was taking the sentencing decision issued against him on Wednesday.

Virk signed a plea agreement last August admitting he was part of a cocaine conspiracy comprised of members of a drug-trafficking organization who arranged with a drug transportation network to move more than 1,800 kilograms of cocaine from the Los Angeles area into Canada.

Virk was part of the transportation network and drove his long-haul truck from Ontario to California specifically to collect cocaine and hide it in a secret compartment in his truck.

He and his partner, Ranjit Singh Rowal, shared the driving, then tried to mask the purpose of their trip by loading legal goods into the truck for the return to Canada.

Virk and Rowal, however, were caught in an elaborate sting operation the FBI was running after infiltrating the ring. The man with whom Virk was arranging the cocaine pick up was really a confidential source secretly working with the FBI.

When the pair pulled their tractor-trailer up to the customs post on the U.S. side of the Blue Water Bridge, connecting Ontario and Michigan, on Aug. 28, 2024, Virk was behind the wheel and Rowal in the passenger seat.

They didn’t stand a chance of getting across as authorities were waiting for them. Customs officers were soon pulling cocaine bricks wrapped together in cellophane from a hidden slot at the rear of their trailer just above their Ontario licence plate. Stacking them on the loading bay floor, they counted 115 bricks weighing slightly more than 124 kilos. An officer estimated it was worth close to US$4 million.

The arrests of Virk and Rowal were a sign of things to come.

It turned out that they were small fry in the scheme of things as U.S., Canadian and Mexican authorities targeted an international criminal enterprise — a violent and prolific cartel authorities said was headed by Wedding.

Wedding, who competed for Team Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics, was named the mastermind behind a deluge of cocaine flowing from Colombia to Mexico and then to California where it was loaded in trucks for the drive to Canada.

Two months after the arrests of the two drivers, Wedding’s name was the first on a long list of accused in a U.S. indictment. The FBI called Wedding a modern-day Pablo Escobar or El Chapo Guzman, naming two of history’s most notorious drug lords.

The last two names on the indictment were Virk and Rowal.

Both men pleaded guilty, 10 days apart, to two charges: conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Rowal was sentenced in November to 37 months in prison.

In return for Virk’s guilty plea on two drug charges, prosecutors agreed to drop other charges and asked the judge to reduce his sentence. Since Virk faced a maximum penalty of life in prison and an $11-million fine, nine years and no fine might seem a good deal, despite it being significantly longer than his partner’s punishment.

Virk’s conviction makes it almost a certainty that he will be deported from the United States upon his release from prison. Both men are citizens of India and travelled on an Indian passport but had immigrated to Canada, where they had permanent resident status.

Wedding remains in U.S. custody, also in California, after his arrest in Mexico in January. He pleaded not guilty to multiple drug trafficking and murder charges and is awaiting trial.

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The suspect involved in a shooting outside a Belleville, Ont., synagogue Sunday night that left a police officer critically injured and worshippers ducking for safety has been identified.

Special Investigations Unit Spokesperson Kristy Denette told reporters outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue Monday afternoon that the suspect arrived at the place of worship in a truck armed with a shotgun as congregants prepared to mark Yom Kippur.

“He discharged his firearm at a police officer and then that police officer returned fire and then there was a second officer who arrived and then also discharged a firearm,” she said.

Belleville police identified the suspect as 29-year-old Quinte West resident Sean Ward. He remains in hospital in life-threatening condition. It’s unclear what charges he will face. The officer who was shot is in critical, but stable condition. 

Here are the latest details:

Police release details about officer who was shot

Belleville Dep. Police Chief Sheri Meeks revealed Monday that the officer who was shot in the exchange of gunfire is Cst. Jeff Smith, a 13-year veteran of the force.

“While he continues to face a significant road to recovery, his condition has stabilized, and we remain hopeful and encouraged by his progress.”

Meeks said there is currently no ongoing threat to public safety, but officers will maintain a visible presence in the area.

Phil Tsekouras, CTVNewsToronto.ca journalist

Ottawa police increasing patrols

The Ottawa Police Service is increasing patrols at synagogues and Jewish community locations across the city following the shooting in Belleville, Ont.

In a statement, the Ottawa Police Service said there was “no information indicating a specific threat to the Ottawa community connected to this incident.”

“We know this incident may be felt deeply by many people, regardless of where it occurred,” police said on social media Monday.

“We recognize that this incident has understandably raised concerns and may leave some feeling shaken, vulnerable, or fearful as, at the time of the shooting, members of the Jewish community were gathering to observe one of the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur.”

Josh Pringle, CTVNewsOttawa.ca journalist 

SIU says shooting fits the description of a terrorist attack

Asked if there was evidence to suggest that Sunday night’s shooting was a terrorist attack, Denette said: “I think that common sense would say that probably was the case.”

“I want to be clear: the special investigations unit has a limited mandate, and our mandate is to criminally investigate the actions of police officers, particularly in this case, an officer who discharged a firearm at a person,” she said.

“So our mandate, our scope, is kind of more focused on that, and at the same time, there is a parallel criminal investigation going on with the Belleville police. So they’ll be looking at motives, that kind of thing, and any charges against the the individual who who did this.”

The Special Investigations Unit is called in when police are involved in an incident that results in death, serious injury, sexual assault, and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.

Phil Tsekouras, CTVNewsToronto.ca journalist

20 to 30 shots fired: SIU

Denette said while the investigation is still in its early stages, she said it’s “probably a fair estimate” that 20 to 30 gunshots were fired between the suspect and the two officers.

“There were multiple strikes from the officer, and then also sustained by the shooter,” she said.

A police cruiser and several other civilian vehicles were also struck by gunfire, Denette added.

Phil Tsekouras, CTVNewsToronto.ca journalist

‘You are literally frozen:’ congregation member

Doug Lobel was inside Sons of Jacob Synagogue when gunfire first erupted outside and described the initial chaotic moments in an interview with CP24 on Monday morning.

Lobel said that about 24 congregation members were inside at the time. He said that many members quickly came to the conclusion that there was a gunman outside after hearing the initial volley of shots but had “no clue” what was happening beyond that.

“We just heard a lot of shots fired, we didn’t know if there was more than one shooter, we didn’t know if the officer was still there and the biggest concern was just was the gunman going to breach the doors and start targeting us?” Lobel told CP24. 

“The thing was like what do we do in that situation? So you are kind of thinking these things but at the same time you are literally frozen and you have no clue what was going on outside.”

Lobel said that once the gunfire eventually stopped, those gathered inside the synagogue prayed together and held hands as they waited for police to enter the building. 

Chris Fox, CP24.com journalist

‘All hell broke loose’: synagogue president

Norm Weddum, the president of the Sons of Jacob Synagogue, said the members of his congregation were just sitting down for Yom Kippur service when the first volley of shots rang out.

“And, all of a sudden, there was ‘bang, bang, bang,’ and that was the first of the shots being fired, and we’re kind of all in a state of shock. Like, ‘What was that? Was that shooting?’” he told CP24 Monday morning. 

As many as 25 people were in the temple and Weddum said some members headed to the doors to investigate before another round of shots were fired. 

“At that point I said, ’This is definitely shots being fired,’” he recalled. “We ushered everyone back into the sanctuary, and I closed the doors because I didn’t want to have a visual target if anyone was coming to the front of the building. So, we closed the wooden doors that lead into the auditorium and the sanctuary, and I yelled to everyone to get down, right onto the floor.”

No one inside the synagogue at the time of the shooting was injured.

Weddum said he and his congregants were on the floor for what felt like “hours” as the gunman was met by a police officer who was already stationed outside the synagogue. 

“He (the suspect) wouldn’t have seen the officer because he was in an unmarked vehicle, and I believe that’s when the officer confronted him, and of course, all hell broke loose,” he said. “At that point, the bullets were coming in through the windows of the sanctuary … one of our stained glass windows has got about 20 bullet holes.” 

Weddum said Belleville’s Jewish community is quite small and his synagogue has never received any threats.

Phil Tsekouras, CTVNewsToronto.ca journalist

Ford says officer ‘stopped a tragedy in its footsteps’

Premier Doug Ford says that a police officer who was critically injured following an exchange of gunfire with an armed suspect outside a Belleville, Ont. synagogue was a “hero” who “stopped a tragedy in its footsteps.”

Ford made the comment to reporters at Queen’s Park on Monday morning in the wake of the shooting outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue on Sunday night as Jewish people gathered inside to mark Yom Kippur.

“I find it disgusting someone would go into a synagogue or potentially go into a synagogue on Yom Kippur or any day or any place of worship. It is disgusting this happens in Canada, happens in Ontario,” Ford said.

Both the officer and the armed individual were taken to hospital with critical injuries. No charges have been announced so far. 

Speaking with reporters, Ford described the officer as “very experienced” and said he is thankful that they were outside the synagogue at the time. “It is unfortunate that we have to do that but we never have enough security and thank God Belleville police had a very experienced police officer at that synagogue,” he said. 

Chris Fox, CP24.com journalist

Carney issues statement

While little is known about the circumstances leading up to the shooting, Prime Minister Mark Carney pointed out in a social media post Monday morning that the incident took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest night of the Jewish calendar.

“Jewish people must be able to worship safely. To live free, open, proud Jewish lives. Canada’s government will do everything in our power to support law enforcement in ensuring that the perpetrator is held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” he said in part.

Phil Tsekouras, CTVNewsToronto.ca journalist

‘I’m disgusted’: Premier Ford

Ontario Premier Doug Ford also released a statement in the hours after the shots were fired, saying he was “disgusted” by the incident and that his thoughts were “with the Jewish community in Belleville and across Ontario.”

“I expect that all those responsible are arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law,” Ford said. “My thoughts are also with the police officer who was shot, along with their family and loved ones. We owe an immense debt of gratitude to this brave officer and to all the first responders who acted so quickly to keep the community safe.”

Phil Tsekouras, CTVNewsToronto.ca journalist

Belleville mayor says he’s ‘deeply saddened’

In a statement, Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis said he was “deeply saddened” by the incident.

“Violence of this nature has no place in our community. The city of Belleville has zero tolerance for acts of violence motivated by hate. Everyone has the right to feel safe in out community, including when gathering and practicing their faith.”

The SIU is expected to provide an update on the investigation at 11 a.m.

Phil Tsekouras, CTVNewsToronto.ca journalist

Toronto police increasing officer presence

Toronto police said it was aware of the shooting, and although there is no known threat or connection to the city, the service is increasing patrols at synagogues and other places of worship out of “an abundance of caution.”

Phil Tsekouras, CTVNewsToronto.ca journalist

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By Adam Beauchemin

The UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service says a man from the Ottawa area is facing multiple charges as a result of a human trafficking investigation in a first nation in Northern Ontario.

According to a news release from police, officers learned that a man from around Ottawa had travelled to Sheshegwaning First Nation on Manitoulin Island “in connection with alleged criminal activity.”

As a result of their investigation, Rahiem Quincy Geddes, a 30-year-old Ottawa area man also known as “Q,” was arrested and is now facing multiple charges.

Geddes’s charges include trafficking in persons, criminal harassment, uttering threats, assault with a weapon, theft under $5,000, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, trafficking in a Schedule I substance and two counts of failing to comply with a release order.

The accused was scheduled to appear in bail court on Friday. The charges have not yet been proven in court.

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The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid additional charges in relation to an ongoing sexual assault investigation in Brighton.

On Thursday, August 20, 2026, the Northumberland OPP began an investigation following complaints regarding incidents at a tailoring business. On Monday, August 24, 2026, an employee of the business was arrested and charged in relation to this investigation.

As a result of the ongoing investigation, additional victims were identified resulting in further charges.

On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, Jalil AHMED, age 53 of Cobourg, was further charged and now faces a total of eight Criminal Code offences:

Sexual assault – four counts

Voyeurism – four counts

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

Investigators believe the accused has previous business connections in the Orillia and Collingwood areas.

Anyone who has information in relation to this investigation or believes they may have experienced a similar incident is urged to contact the Northumberland OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and reference occurrence number E261205102. Should you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

If you or someone you know has been affected by this incident, support is available thought the Peterborough Northumberland Victim Services at 1-888-822-7729.

There is no statute of limitations on sexual offences. Reports can be made to police at any time, regardless of how much time has passed. Individuals who are not ready to make a police report are encouraged to reach out to community partners for support. Ontario 211 provides information on community, social and health-related services. Call 2-1-1 or visit 211ontario.ca for more information.

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By Bryann Aguilar

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the 2022 fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man and a 2023 shooting that left another man seriously injured.

Toronto police announced in a news release on Thursday that 30-year-old Christopher Atkins-Price, of Toronto, was apprehended earlier in the day.

He has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Ding Ping Wang, who was shot and killed while he was inside his vehicle in a plaza parking lot in Scarborough, near Midland and Passmore avenues, on Nov. 12, 2022.

Atkins-Price is the second man charged in the homicide. 

Last month, 39-year-old Justin Longshaw, also of Toronto, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

Homicide investigators previously revealed that evidence indicated that a suspect conducted “reconnaissance” of the area before carrying out the shooting.

Investigators also said they believe Wang was targeted, but that the motive remains unclear. 

They noted that the victim, who was a father and owned a kitchen business, was not involved in gangs or a “high-risk criminal lifestyle.”

2nd suspect linked to 2023 shooting

Police also revealed on Thursday that Atkins-Price is also facing an attempted murder charge.

It stems from a shooting in the same Scarborough plaza parking lot on March 10, 2023.

Police said a 40-year-old man was inside his vehicle when a suspect approached and fired several shots.

Video released by the Toronto Police Service shows a man exiting a black SUV before opening fire at a white truck as it speeds away from a Scarborough plaza. 

Video of that incident was released to the public last month and showed an unnamed victim entering a parked vehicle at the plaza. Moments after starting the car, the suspect exited the backdoor of an adjacent vehicle and began firing as the victim drove off.

The victim sustained serious injuries but was able to drive away, police said.

With files from CTV News Toronto’s Phil Tsekouras

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By Kate Otterbein

The Windsor Police Service is looking for potential other victims in a sexual assault of a teen investigation that saw a 47-year-old man charged. 

In July 2026, the WPS launched an investigation after they received a report of a sexual assault involving a 16-year-old boy. 

Investigators said the victim met the man at a gym in the 7100 block of Enterprise Way in summer 2025.

The man allegedly invited the teenager to his home, where he reportedly gave the victim alcohol. Officers said after the teenager was intoxicated, the suspect sexually assaulted him. The teenager was eventually able to leave. 

The victim told his parents about the incident, who then contacted police. 

On Aug. 21, Jomar Paringit Velasquez, 47 years old, also referred to as ‘Tito’, turned himself in to police headquarters. He was charged with sexual assault. 

No further details will be released at this time, in an effort to protect the victim. 

Investigators believe there could be more victims. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact police at 519-255-6700 ext. 4903. Anonymous reports can be sent to Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477 or online. 

If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, contact Victim Services of Windsor and Essex County at 519-723-2711 or contact the WPS Victim Assistance Unit at 519-255-6700 ext. 7179.

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