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CTV News
5 hours ago
- CTV News
Inert artillery shell located in Swansea removed for safe disposal: Toronto police
Emergency crews respond in the area of Deforest Road and Windermere Avenue after an artillery shell was located on Thursday, June 19, 2025. (Jacob Estrin/CTV News Toronto) Toronto police's explosive disposal unit (EDU) has removed an inert artillery shell from a residential area in Swansea. Emergency crews received a call at 2:44 p.m. for an 'ordnance' located in the area of Deforest Road and Windermere Avenue, south of Bloor Street West. Members of the EDU responded and later removed the artillery shell for safe disposal. Explosives disposal unit Toronto police's explosives disposal unit attend the area of Deforest Road and Windermere Avenue where an artillery shell was found on Thursday, June 19, 2025. (Jacob Estrin/CTV News Toronto) Police said no injuries were reported. Residents in the area were asked to stay inside as the EDU investigated the package. There were also road closures, but all have been reopened.
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Yahoo
Mississauga man accused of forcible confinement, robbery in Scarborough
A 21-year-old Mississauga man faces numerous charges including forcible confinement and robbery in connection to a springtime incident in Scarborough. Toronto Police said they received a call for a robbery on April 8 in the Midland-Lawrence Aves. area. Police alleged that the accused met the victim through social media and they decided to meet. Police said the accused picked up the victim in his vehicle and, while inside the vehicle, the accused allegedly assaulted the victim and stole their belongings. CRIME SCENE: Trio charged in $4M pot bust in Bobcaygeon CRIME SCENE: 3 men sought in armed Markham home invasion, auto theft Ridhampreet Singh was arrested June 10 and charged with forcible confinement, assault, two counts of robbery, three counts of uttering threats, assault with a weapon and fraud under $5,000. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-4100 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477) or
CTV News
8 hours ago
- CTV News
Toronto police ID suspect wanted in fatal stabbing in east end
Toronto police have identified the suspect accused of fatally stabbing a 36-year-old man in the east end on Tuesday night. In a news release on Thursday, homicide investigators said 24-year-old Anthony Steven Oliveira, of no fixed address, was wanted for first-degree murder. Police allege Oliveira had an altercation with the victim, Ashkan Pournasir-Roudbane, behind a plaza near Danforth and Hillingdon avenues, just east of Coxwell Avenue, at around 11 p.m. Pournasir-Roudbane was stabbed during the altercation, police said. He was taken to the hospital, where he died shortly. Ashkan POURNASIR-ROUDBANE Ashkan Pournasir-Roudbane is the city's 16th homicide victim of 2025. (Toronto Police Service) Homicide investigators have not disclosed what the altercation was about and the circumstances that led to the stabbing. Police have released a photo of Oliveira, who they said should be considered armed and dangerous. Police are urging anyone who locates him not to approach but instead to call 911. 'The suspect is known to use public transit throughout the Greater Toronto Area, including Toronto, Durham Region, and Peel Region,' police said.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Yahoo
11 charged in Toronto taxi scam that allegedly defrauded customers of over $500K
Eleven people have been arrested and charged after a Toronto police investigation into a taxi scam that allegedly defrauded more than $500,000 from unsuspecting customers over 10 months. The 11, accused of being part of a criminal network that exploited members of the public, face 108 charges. At a news conference on Thursday, police said the investigation called Project Fare began last July after police received multiple reports by victims of the taxi scam. Initially, police identified 61 incidents of fraud, but that number quickly grew to more than 300. Det. David Coffey, spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service, told reporters that the suspects masqueraded as taxi drivers using vehicles that were modified to look like licensed cabs. Coffey said unsuspecting customers got into what they thought were legitimate taxi cabs only to find out that they were scammed after they paid their fares. "Unsuspecting victims were picked up and asked to pay for the ride using a credit or debit card. During the transaction, the suspects discreetly swapped the victim's card with a card that looked like theirs. The real card and their PIN is then passed on to accomplices," Coffey said. "These fraudsters used the stolen cards and PINs to withdraw funds from ATMs, deposit fraudulent checks to artificially inflate account balances and make high value purchases, including electronics, gift cards and luxury clothing." At the news conference, police displayed some of the items that the fraudsters purchased and that police seized during the investigation. On May 21, members of the police's financial crimes unit, with help from officers from various divisions, carried out three search warrants at addresses linked to the accused. Police made arrests and seized several point-of-sale terminals, high end clothing, electronics, artwork, several bank cards and vehicles resembling taxis. The suspects include 10 men and one woman from the Greater Toronto Area, ranging from 19 to 50 years old. The charges include fraud over $5,000 and possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000. Police said they are still looking for two male suspects and a female considered a person of interest in the case. News of arrests brings relief to cab company Kristine Hubbard, operations manager for Beck Taxi, said after the news conference that she is relieved that police have laid charges. "I'm just really relieved to know that this was taken seriously and that it's been dealt with," Hubbard said. "When someone defrauds or engages in criminal activity in the name of legitimate services, it's pretty heartbreaking and it's pretty defeating." Hubbard said she has advice for customers. "Nobody's saying no to cash. That's number one. And if someone has a point of sale terminal, it can't accept debit and not credit, right? So our debit terminals or point of sale terminals are clearly branded," she said. "They have the Beck branding on them and they take debit and credit. If somehow a massive cell outage happens, obviously that's affecting the whole city, that might be the case where there's no debit and no credit, but there's never one and not the other." Also, she said customers should never let their debit cards out of sight and it should not leave their hands. Customers should also look for a brand that they trust and look at vehicle numbers to identify legitimate taxis, she said.
CTV News
10 hours ago
- CTV News
On-duty Toronto police officer in serious condition after collision on Hwy. 403 in Mississauga
OPP say a Toronto police officer taking part in a motorcade training exercise was injured following a collision on Highway 403. OPP say a Toronto police officer taking part in a motorcade training exercise was injured following a collision on Highway 403. A Toronto police officer is in hospital after colliding with a tractor-trailer while riding his motorcycle on Highway 403 in Mississauga Thursday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash occurred in the westbound lanes near Dundas Street around 3:15 p.m. Peel paramedics told CP24 the officer is in serious condition. Toronto police said the officer's injuries are non-life-threatening. 'We're thinking of our officer and wishing him a full and speedy recovery,' Toronto police said in a post on social media. A high-level Toronto police source told CP24 the officer, a veteran member of the Motor Squad who has been on the job for more than 30 years, suffered a laceration to his face. The source said the officer got caught under the truck, and the axle hit him, almost cracking his helmet in half. Images from the scene show the police motorcycle wedged underneath the tractor-trailer. Hwy. 403 collision A police motorcycle and a truck involved in a collision on Highway 403 in Mississauga on Thursday, June 19, 2025. (CTV News Toronto) The officer is awake and conscious but in a lot of pain, the source said, adding that he is currently in a neck brace at a Hamilton hospital. Const. Stephanie Miceli, a media relations officer for the Toronto police, confirmed to CP24 and CTV News Toronto that the officer is a member of the Motor Squad and was on duty at the time of the incident. She also said that the officer was part of a training exercise on Lake Shore Boulevard earlier this afternoon. The source said the training was for the upcoming FIFA World Cup. The cause of the collision is unknown. 'It wasn't raining, or there weren't any other situations along with that. And again, that's all part of the ongoing investigation to try to figure out exactly what all the vehicles were doing leading up to and prior to the collision,' Schmidt said. 'Obviously, we'll be looking at all factors - human factors, mechanical factors, issues with the vehicles and what was going on.' The westbound lanes of the highway are closed for the investigation. 'The collision investigation, I suspect, will take some time, as we're trying to collect as much evidence as we can before any of the vehicles are moved,' Schmidt said.
