10 of the usual suspects connected to ‘violent’ auto theft ring in Peel Region facing 128 charges

10 of the usual suspects connected to ‘violent’ auto theft ring in Peel Region facing 128 charges

Peel police have announced that they’ve busted an alleged criminal network that used “fear and violence” to carry out auto thefts across the Greater Toronto Area.

At a news conference Monday, investigators revealed the results of Project High Guard, an eight-month probe that resulted in 10 arrests, 128 charges, and the recovery of $1.4 million worth of stolen vehicles.

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“Lord of happiness”

“Lord of happiness”

More than 50 voyeurism charges laid against Guelph man

A Guelph man has been charged with more than 50 counts of voyeurism.

Guelph Police said the 24-year-old went to addresses where university students were known to live.

“Investigators believe he entered unfenced backyards, approached homes and looked through basement or ground-floor bedroom windows to observe people in private settings,” they wrote in a media release.


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Shaffat Hussain accused of sexually assaulting two students while identifying himself as Grade 12 student

Shaffat Hussain accused of sexually assaulting two students while identifying himself as Grade 12 student

Toronto police have arrested Shaffat Hussain accused of sexually assaulting two students at a school last month.

Police said they initially got a call for a sex assault in the area of Danforth Avenue and Birchmount Road on Oct. 9.

Investigators then learned that a suspect entered a school on Sept. 30, identifying himself as a Grade 12 student.

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OPP yet to launch formal probe into alleged ‘egregious’ OSAP use at career colleges

OPP yet to launch formal probe into alleged ‘egregious’ OSAP use at career colleges

As the Ford government faces increasing scrutiny over how a handful of private career colleges tapped into the OSAP system, Ontario’s provincial police say they are reviewing the allegations but have yet to decide on whether to launch a formal criminal probe.

In early October, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities sounded the alarm about six private career colleges that were engaged in “egregious use of taxpayer dollars” and accused them of criminality by taking advantage of the student assistance program.

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Toronto man facing charges after allegedly exposing himself to 3 victims

Toronto man facing charges after allegedly exposing himself to 3 victims

A Toronto man is facing several charges after allegedly expositing himself to three victims.

The first incident occurred on Sept. 1 at around 3 p.m. aboard a TTC subway car that was travelling southbound at King Station. Toronto police say a man exposed himself to two victims before exiting the train after they activated the security alarm.

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CBSA charges Toronto cop with firearm-related offences

CBSA charges Toronto cop with firearm-related offences

The Canada Border Services Agency said Thursday members of the Ontario Firearms Smuggling Enforcement Team began the probe after a parcel that arrived from the U.S. on July 23 was intercepted at the agency’s commercial operations facility in Mississauga.

According to the CBSA, border services officers examined the parcel and seized two complete firearms suppressors.

Nasser Gholami was arrested and charged with smuggling prohibited devices under the Customs Act as well as criminal offences, including importing prohibited devices while knowing they are unauthorized, possession of a prohibited device knowing he was not the holder of a licence under which he may possess it, and unsafe display of a non-restricted firearm.

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Gee I hope this doesn’t jeopardize their citizenship … Crime spree lands accused murderers behind bars

Gee I hope this doesn’t jeopardize their citizenship … Crime spree lands accused murderers behind bars

Three men have been sentenced to jail terms for a commercial robbery spree in southern Manitoba launched just two weeks after they were accused of killing a 19-year-old man in Abbotsford, B.C.

Twenty-two-year-old Ravdeep Gill of Winnipeg, pleaded guilty Monday to four counts of robbery and Harmandeep Gill, 27, of Brampton, Ont. and Jaskaran Singh, 21, of Surrey, B.C., each pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery for a 10-day crime blitz that targeted gas bars in Swan Lake, Teulon and St. Laurent, and a meat shop in Winnipeg.

h/t AL

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Mississauga municipal election takes on spicy cultural flavour

Mississauga municipal election takes on spicy cultural flavour

Mississauga candidates say police are investigating threats, point to toxic discourse online

Peel police are investigating alleged “threats received on social media” after a complaint made by Mississauga mayoral candidate Bonnie Crombie.
Danny Singh, a current council candidate for Ward 5, is the subject of the complaint, Crombie said. Singh denies any wrongdoing and says he is unaware of a police investigation.
No charges have been laid.

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Two Ontario Sikh Temples face lawsuit over $13-million in loans linked to former Liberal MP

Two Ontario Sikh Temples face lawsuit over $13-million in loans linked to former Liberal MP

Two Ontario Sikh temples have been pulled into the widening array of legal and business controversies related to lawyer and former Liberal MP Rajvinder Grewal.

A pair of companies are suing the temples for the return of more than $13-million in loans obtained using the religious groups’ property as collateral. Mr. Grewal’s law firm allegedly failed to properly execute paperwork associated with the loans, a claim that has been repeated in other litigation faced by the former politician. In addition, $250,000 from an alleged cheque fraud connected to his firm was routed to a temple’s bank accounts.

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Here’s how many people the CBSA has deported amid extortion crackdown

Here’s how many people the CBSA has deported amid extortion crackdown

The Canada Border Services Agency says it has removed 111 people from the country as part of a nationwide crackdown on foreign nationals suspected of links to extortion and organized crime.

The deportations stemmed from 188 removal orders issued over the past year, with the bulk of the deportations occurring in British Columbia and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

“The Canada Border Services Agency continues to take action against individuals with suspected links to extortion activities, working with law enforcement partners across Canada to identify, investigate, and remove those who are inadmissible under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act,” the agency said in a news release Monday.

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Make sure acid is part of your Diversity Toolkit

Make sure acid is part of your Diversity Toolkit

Woman, 40, is arrested over ‘acid attack’ as 40-year-old man is rushed to hospital and road closed

A 40-year-old woman has been arrested over a suspected acid attack after a man was rushed to hospital.

Emergency services were called to an address in Crawley, West Sussex, just after 5am on Sunday morning.

The 40-year-old man is being treated for his injuries while the suspect was also taken to hospital.


Teenager has ‘potentially life-changing injuries’ after an ‘unknown substance’ is thrown at him in Manchester: Man, 19, is arrested on suspicion of assault

A teenager has suffered potentially life-changing injuries after an unknown substance was thrown on him outside a shopping centre.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault following the attack and is being held in custody for questioning.

Police said that a man in his mid-teens had a substance thrown at him after getting into an argument with a man.

I don’t recall any “Acid Attacks” before the onset of the Diversity blight.

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Family of two murdered Abbotsford seniors frustrated as killers launch constitutional challenge

Family of two murdered Abbotsford seniors frustrated as killers launch constitutional challenge

Three men convicted in the brutal murders of two Abbotsford seniors are challenging how long they should serve in prison before being considered for parole under the so-called faint hope clause.

“The faint hope clause makes no sense to me. It’s ridiculous,” said Brian Barthel, the son-in-law of victims Arnold and Joanne De Jong.

Kushveer Toor, Abhijeet Singh and Gurkaran Singh were convicted earlier this year in the 2022 first-degree murders of the De Jongs, who were attacked during a home invasion.

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