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Story Archive
Last 30 days

Ride for compassionate care
Participating in this year’s Healing Cycle Foundation Ride for Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO) is personal for Const. Patrick Penney, who is dismounting his horse and pedalling a bicycle on June 23.
 
Cash for animal cruelty tips
Animal abusers can no longer be anonymous as far as Toronto Crime Stoppers is concerned.
 
South Asian women sought for policing
Recruiting officers put a group of women through the paces of physical testing in a bid to attract more diversity to the Service.
 
100 guns turned in to police
The Pixels for Pistols gun amnesty has been extended to June 30 and Toronto Police are encouraging holders of unwanted firearms and ammunition to turn them in for destruction.
 
New wheels for injured student
A Clairlea Public School student was given a two-wheeled surprise by Toronto police officers.
 
Clean Slate for Dixon
Following the successful joint-forces operation in the Dixon Rd. community on June 13, Toronto Police are back in the neighbourhood where the raids were focused, supporting residents and reassuring them that their safety is the police’s top priority.
 
Officers help dreams soar
Det. Michael Puterbaugh pulled a 24-hour shift without sleep on June 11.
 
Project pinpoints gang
A year-long investigation, primarily involving a criminal gang in the city’s west end, had led to 43 arrests, netted millions of dollars worth of drugs and resulted in substantial gun and cash seizures.
 
Firearms in safer spot
Unwanted firearms and ammunition are being turned over at a steady pace during the opening week of the “Pixels for Pistols” firearm amnesty.
 
Students: Speed kills
Speed can kill.
 
Service celebrates National Aboriginal Day
This year’s Toronto Police Service National Aboriginal Day celebration was significant for Chief Bill Blair.
 
Cops support Tim Hortons Foundation
Tim Hortons employee Alex Mohan is accustomed to seeing cops on the other side of the counter, purchasing coffee and donuts.
 
Service members honoured
When the Sexual Exploitation Unit switched floors five years ago, Const. Joel Manherz picked up a file that had been dormant for nearly eight years.
 
Police seeking help in missing woman’s case
Police are appealing for the public’s help locating 24-year-old Laura Babcock, missing for nearly a year.
 
MS golf fundraiser
Const. Serina Cormier was not totally shocked when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis two years ago.
 
Pixels for Pistols two-week amnesty
In exchange for a digital camera, city residents can turn in their unwanted firearms and ammunition as part of a two-week gun amnesty -- “Pixels for Pistols” -- launched on June 3 at police headquarters.
 
Murder victim identified
Police have identified the victim whose remains were found in a bag on May 24 and are seeking the public’s help with the investigation.
 
Beware of water
It didn’t matter that Auxiliary Sgt. Frank Dileo was in the water, outfitted with a commercial dry suit and insulated underwear on a sunny spring day with the temperature hovering around 22 degrees Celsius.
 
Service members recognized for creativity, courage and excellence
Diabetic prisoners requiring insulin are no longer required to be taken to hospital for medication.
 
Biking for charity
Cycling is a passion for Sgt. Stephen Hicks of 31 Division.
 
Police dogs sniff out awards
The Service’s Police Dog Services members have once again proved they are among the best in North America.
 
Samosa Fever
The Service’s South Asian Internal Support Network will stage a fundraising “Samosa Fever” event on Friday, May 31, outside police headquarters, 40 College St.
 
Winnipeg chief shares experience with Service members
Shortly after his first promotion to patrol sergeant in 2002, Winnipeg cop Devon Clunis attended a Black History Month celebration where Toronto Police Service officer Peter Sloly was the keynote speaker.
 
Toronto lose to NYPD
The North American Police Cricket Cup is in the grasp of the New York Police Department (NYPD) for, at least, the next year.
 
Officers recognized as public heroes
Suspecting they were not being told the truth when a seven-month-old baby was taken to a local hospital with head injuries, medical practitioners summoned Toronto Police.
 
Diversity work celebrated
A senior member of the Service was among several leaders recognized with Outstanding Asian-Canadian Awards as part of celebrations to mark Asian Heritage Month.
 
Cards connect with youth
Almost 12 years ago, photographer Ann de Haas accompanied close friend Dorothy Keith – who has an interest in horses and men in uniform -- to the Service’s Mounted Unit Horse Palace.
 
Sexaul assault suspect arrested 22 years later
You can run, but you can’t hide.A sexual-assault suspect knows this only too well after police came knocking on his door on May 23.
 
Posters promote racial equality
Each year since 1998, 32 Division officers have witnessed first-hand the creativity of young people in the community.
 
Fontana legacy fundraiser
Even though she has been gone for three years, Cathy Fontana’s colleagues at 32 Division still feel a close affinity with her.
 
Road-safety blitzes
Toronto police officers were part of two large commercial vehicle blitzes to ensure safety for everyone on the road.
 
Superintendent joins Afghan deployment
Officers faced intense training to prepare them for policing challenges that they could never experience at home.
 
Backyard rescue of infant
Relaxing at home, just after completing his shift on May 17, 2012, Const. Peter Morris heard a woman screaming for help.
 
New evidence in Coombs homicide
It is only a matter of time before new DNA evidence uncovered by forensics experts will lead to a killer, a Homicide Squad investigator told a news conference.