A recent surge in shooting incidents in Hamilton is connected to the rise of the deadly opioid fentanyl, according to officers from a new police task force that’s investigating gun violence and drug trafficking in the city. Police formed that unit last month in response to an increase in shooting […]
Crimes
Police say they’ve busted a gun-manufacturing ring in the Toronto area
Ontario Provincial Police say they have busted an organized crime group that was manufacturing illegal handguns and selling them to street gangs in the Greater Toronto Area, Niagara Region and elsewhere. “This is a GTA-centred group,” Supt. Bryan MacKillop of the OPP organized crime enforcement bureau said in an interview […]
As handgun crimes go up, Liberals and Conservatives disagree on remedy
Thieves broke into three outdoor-equipment shops in the Quebec towns of Alma, Sherbrooke and Magog between Oct. 16 and Nov. 13, making off in the middle of the night with about 50 handguns worth tens of thousands of dollars. In the midst of these thefts, on Nov. 7, Toronto police […]
A vehicle riddled with bullets north of Toronto
A man managed to drive until his vehicle was hit by at least 15 projectiles near Highway 410 in Brampton. The victim was then transported to a Toronto specialty hospital. We do not know his state of health. This is the second merger of the genre in just over a […]
A person injured by gunfire at a Kingston hospital
A man seized a firearm and a citizen at Kingston General Hospital in Ontario on Monday night. According to preliminary information provided by the Kingston Police, the suspect, a prisoner, a Correctional Service Canada officer at approximately 6:00 pm He then opened fire, twice reaching a citizen. The frenzied was […]
Third theft of handguns in a month in Quebec
For the third time in a month in the province, an outdoor trade was the scene of a major gun theft. This time, the criminals struck late Tuesday night at Pronature, in Magog, Estrie. They entered the trade around 23h by forcing the back door of the building. Once inside, […]
Saskatoon police will host social media Q&A on firearms storage
Saskatoon police will host social media Q&A on firearms storage after Jordan Lafond inquest recommendation Saskatoon police plan to hold a Q&A day on social media in the New Year on unsafe firearms storage. It stems from the coroner’s inquest held earlier this year into the death of 22-year-old Jordan […]
A child aged around 6 and a man in his 50s with a bullet
A six-year-old child and a man in his fifties were shot dead Friday night at a Montreal Island residence. The suspect was controlled shortly before 8:30 pm QMI, it is the father of the child who would have made 19h towards his son and the other victim, who would have […]
10 months of investigation to stop a network of drug traffickers
A criminal network that stretched from Winnipeg to Vancouver was dismantled by the Winnipeg Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) during a long-term investigation launched early in 2018. Ten suspects were incarcerated after 10 months of investigation under a Riverbank project. Investigative work began in Winnipeg and […]
Canadian special forces soldier charged after gun parts, military gear recovered, equipment sold on-line
A member of Canada’s special forces has been charged with trafficking stolen goods and theft after generators, gun parts, and clothing owned by the military was taken and some sold on-line. The charges relate to alleged stealing, possession, and trafficking of stolen goods by the accused between early December 2015 […]