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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Man opens fire in Miramichi Walmart, leads police on 70 km car chase
Miramichi resident says customers ‘hit the deck’ before store was put on lockdown. A man opened fire inside a Walmart in Miramichi and led police on a lengthy car chase Wednesday before being stopped near Richibucto, according to Miramichi city police. Police were en route to the store in response to a complaint […]