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Nearly a month after the start of the trial into the killing of an Ontario Provincial Police constable, the Crown began its closing arguments, arguing Tuesday that Randall McKenzie shot and killed Greg Pierzchala and Brandi Stewart-Sperry helped him do it. McKenzie and Stewart-Sperry have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the December …
Read More »Graphic bodycam footage of OPP officer’s killing crucial for Crown and defence
WARNING: This story contains disturbing video and graphic descriptions of violence, as well as coarse language A crucial video has been shown at the trial of Alain Bellefeuille — who shot and killed an Ontario Provincial Police officer and wounded two others outside Ottawa in 2023 — that takes the jury to the …
Read More »OPP officer’s body cam captured him being shot near Hagersville, Ont., Crown tells murder trial
Footage from a body camera worn by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Const. Greg Pierzchala will show the moment he was shot while responding to a vehicle in a ditch in December 2022 outside Hagersville, the Crown told the opening of the first-degree murder trial of the two accused. Crown prosecutor Fraser McKracken also …
Read More »OPP in Leamington racially profiled Black man facing drug offences, judge rules in acquitting him
A man arrested for drug offences was racially profiled by Ontario Provincial Police in Leamington, a Superior Court judge has ruled, deeming the evidence against him inadmissible as a result. Justice Martha A. Cook acquitted the man on one of the charges after Crown prosecutors withdrew the second. “This is …
Read More »‘Wanting to knock me out’: Video of alleged dine-and-dash in Ontario goes viral
Charges have been laid against a Brampton, Ont., man who allegedly assaulted a waiter after an attempted dine-and-dash in The Blue Mountains, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The alleged assault was captured on video and eventually found its way to Michael McWhorter, who is known as @tizzyent on social media. He shared …
Read More »Police seek information in 2010 murder of Ontario woman – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 30, 2024 3:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are making another appeal for information in the murder of an Ontario woman 14 years after her death. Ontario Provincial Police say Sonia Varaschin’s white Toyota Corolla …
Read More »OPP turn to $50K reward to help solve fatal November 2023 hit and run
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 29, 2024 11:40 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police are offering a $50,000 reward that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case of a fatal suspected hit and run last year. Police say …
Read More »18-month-old child found in front seat of speeding car in Ontario
An 18-month-old child was found sitting on a passenger’s lap in the front seat when police stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 417 in Ottawa over the long weekend. News Source link
Read More »Toronto man wanted for alleged Elnaz Hajtamiri abduction arrested in U.S.
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 6, 2024 6:43 pm Updated August 6, 2024 6:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Toronto man, who police allege helped kidnap Elnaz Hajtamiri, has been arrested in the United States where he was also wanted …
Read More »38-year-old man from Toronto drowns while swimming in northeastern Ontario lake
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 5, 2024 3:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Temiskaming detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police says a 38-year-old Toronto man drowned Sunday in Twin Lakes in northeastern Ontario. They say emergency services responded to …
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