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Sarah Badshaw sat quietly in a northwest Toronto courtroom Tuesday as a justice of the peace agreed to release the accused car thief on $3,000 bail. The Crown attorney consented to the release of the 18-year-old Brampton, Ont., woman with a surety, while a number of conditions were also imposed …
Read More »Teen walking with friend killed in 2-vehicle crash in Brampton, Ont.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 15-year-old girl is dead and her friend was injured after a two-vehicle crash in Brampton, Ont., on Friday sent one of the vehicles onto the sidewalk. Just after 8 p.m. Friday, emergency services were called to McLaughlin Road and Horwood Drive. …
Read More »Calls grow for apology after Peel police chief meets Sri Lankan ‘torturer’
Pressure is mounting from members of the public and elected officials for the chief of one of Canada’s biggest police forces to apologize for meeting the notorious head of Sri Lankan police. Tamil Canadians, including Toronto city councillor Parthi Kandavel, are calling the visit “deeply upsetting to all Canadians.” Peel …
Read More »Peel police chief met Sri Lankan officer a court says ‘participated’ in torture
The head of one of Canada’s largest police forces met with a Sri Lankan inspector general of police who two weeks earlier had been found by the South Asian country’s highest court to have “participated in the torture” of an arrested man. Photos published by Sri Lankan media, including the …
Read More »Police investigate back-to-back robberies in Mississauga – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in the Greater Toronto Area have launched an investigation after two robberies took place in Mississauga Thursday with similar circumstances. Peel Regional Police say on Jan. 18, between 6 p.m. and 6:40 p.m., two robberies occurred in the area of The …
Read More »Woman in critical condition after collision involving police vehicle: SIU – Toronto
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate and is investigating after a collision in the Greater Toronto Area involving a police vehicle sent one person to a trauma centre in critical condition Friday night. Peel police and EMS say they received reports of a collision in the area …
Read More »Man claimed he was police officer, then sexually assaulted 13-year-old girl in Brampton: police – Toronto
A man falsely identified himself as a police officer before sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Brampton, police say. Peel Regional Police said that at around 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, the victim was walking through a plaza in the Bovaird Drive and Mountainash Road area. A suspect then claimed to …
Read More »Lottery scam targeted older adults in Canada, Brampton man arrested: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Brampton man is facing charges after a lottery scam that took place over years and targeted older adults in various parts of Canada, police say. Peel Regional Police said Tuesday that multiple frauds took place over two years beginning in November …
Read More »Unlicensed Mississauga cannabis store raided, two men charged – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two men are facing drug-related charges following a police raid on an unlicensed cannabis store in Mississauga on Friday. In a press release, Peel police said that Strategic Tactical Enforcement Policing (S.T.E.P.) officers along with uniform officers executed a Cannabis Act search …
Read More »Appeal for information in Mississauga shooting that left victim critically injured – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are appealing for information on a shooting in Mississauga last weekend that left a person critically injured. Peel Regional Police said officers responded to the scene on Pearlstone Drive, which is near Ninth Line and Britannia Road, at 8:34 p.m. on …
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