The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying a man in an aggravated assault investigation.
On Wednesday, July 6, 2022, officers responded to a call in the Bloor Street West and Major Street area.
CHATTER: Man wanted for aggravated assault (Aug. 2022)
August 17th, 2022 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Man wanted for aggravated assault (Aug. 2022)
NEWS: First Black woman appointed superintendent (Feb. 2021)
March 5th, 2021 · Comments Off on NEWS: First Black woman appointed superintendent (Feb. 2021)
Stacy Clarke, the second-in-command at Toronto Police Service (TPS) 14 Division has been appointed superintendent, a rank never before held at TPS by a Black female officer.
CHATTER: Multiple stabbings at Halloween party on Madison Avenue (Nov. 2019)
December 9th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Multiple stabbings at Halloween party on Madison Avenue (Nov. 2019)
On Oct. 31, several stabbings were reported during a late-night Halloween party at a frat house on Madison Avenue, north of Bloor Street West.
CHATTER: Suspect sought in mid-day stabbing on Bloor Street (Dec. 2018)
December 30th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Suspect sought in mid-day stabbing on Bloor Street (Dec. 2018)
A disagreement between two men at Gig@bites Internet ended in a stabbing on October 15 around noon. The men got into a physical altercation, and the suspect fled on foot after stabbing the victim.
EDITORIAL: Lessons to be learned from Excessive Force (Spring 2018)
May 1st, 2018 · 1 Comment
Sometimes a mea culpa comes in the form of a memoir. Such is the case with Alok Mukherjee, who was the chair of the Toronto Services Board from 2005 to 2015, a period that included the G20 economic summit in June 2010 in Toronto.
CHATTER (FALL 2017): Dispensary search leads to 15 charged
October 12th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (FALL 2017): Dispensary search leads to 15 charged
The Toronto Police Service executed a search warrant at the Canna Clinic Dispensary in Kensington Market on September 11.
The police seized a large quantity of cannabis and cannabis-related substances including 169 kilograms of marijuana, 14.5 kilograms of marijuana oil, and 5 kilograms of a highly potent marijuana extract known as shatter. Approximately $14,000 in cash was seized along with the drugs.
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CHATTER (FALL 2017): Violent crime in 14 Division
October 12th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (FALL 2017): Violent crime in 14 Division
The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is investigating three high-profile cases of aggravated assault that occurred in 14 Division within a few days of each other in early September.
EDITORIAL (AUGUST 2017): Don’t sacrifice safety for political gain
September 13th, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (AUGUST 2017): Don’t sacrifice safety for political gain
The deeply divisive debate on whether or not the Toronto Police Service (TPS) should continue the School Resource Officer (SRO) program reveals fault lines among those responsible for ensuring that secondary education be conducted in a safe, supportive environment. Under the program, thirty-six police officers are assigned to work in Toronto’s public and Catholic high schools.
CHATTER (MAY 2017): Central Tech dome down in flames
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (MAY 2017): Central Tech dome down in flames
PHOTO BY GEREMY BORDONARO/GLEANER NEWS: A fire destroyed a large portion of the dome’s surface for the field at Central Technical School on May 15.
CHATTER (FEBRUARY 2017): Welcoming the rooster
March 5th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (FEBRUARY 2017): Welcoming the rooster
PHOTO BY GEREMY BORDONARO/GLEANER NEWS: Dragon City Mall on Spadina Avenue was crowded wall-to-wall for the Chinatown BIA’s celebration of the Lunar New Year on Jan. 28. Representatives from the Toronto Police Service’s 14 Division joined councillors Joe Cressy (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina), Mike Layton (Ward 19, Trinity-Spadina), Adam Vaughan (MP, Spadina Fort York), and Han Dong (MPP, Trinity-Spadina) for a day of jubilation featuring a traditional dragon dance and inking of the dragon’s eyes.
POLICE BLOTTER (JANUARY 2017): Three men sought in taxi assault and robbery
January 23rd, 2017 · Comments Off on POLICE BLOTTER (JANUARY 2017): Three men sought in taxi assault and robbery
The Toronto Police Service is looking for three men in connection with an assault and robbery of a taxi driver near Russell and Robert streets on Dec. 18 at approximately 3 a.m.
It is alleged that the three men were picked up by the taxi a short distance away before asking to stop near the intersection. After stopping they reportedly robbed and assaulted the driver before fleeing.
Higher crime rates in 14 Division
January 23rd, 2017 · Comments Off on Higher crime rates in 14 Division
Rise attributed to Entertainment District
By Geremy Bordonaro
Rapid population growth and the proliferation of night clubs within the ever-expanding Entertainment District appear to have led to an increase in crime last year in 14 Division, but that trend has not migrated to the Annex.
POLICE BLOTTER (NOVEMBER 2016): Police make sexual assault arrest
November 18th, 2016 · Comments Off on POLICE BLOTTER (NOVEMBER 2016): Police make sexual assault arrest
The Toronto Police Service has arrested and charged 55-year-old Jeffrey Dewey of Toronto with sexual assault and impersonating a peace officer in connection with a Sept. 11 incident. At 12:06 p.m., a 36-year-old woman was in the College Street and Spadina Avenue area, when a man approached her and showed an object resembling a police badge, before proceeding to sexually assault her. It is alleged that Dewey may have assaulted other women, and police are asking them to come forward. Dewey has two distinctive tattoos: a mermaid on his left bicep, and a large multi-coloured star with a human eye in the middle of his right forearm. If you have further information, please contact the police at 416-808-5200, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.