Tackling the ‘fear factor’ as homicide rate fluctuates
In 2017, police reported 660 homicides in Canda, 48 more than the previous year. This represents a 7 per cent increase in the homicide rate.
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Victim identified, alleged Danforth shooter arrested
Police have identified the victim and the alleged shooter in this morning’s homicide on Danforth Avenue.
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37-year-old shot to death in Yorkville area
A man is dead and another male is being sought by police after a shooting on Bay Street at the corner of Yorkville Avenue last night just before midnight.
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Second death by stabbing in Beaches area
A man was stabbed to death late Friday night in an apartment building on Kingston Road, police say. The murder follows a fatal stabbing in an apartment in the Beach 19 days earlier.
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Two deaths in Graydon Hall home treated as homicide
Homicide detectives have taken over investigation of two deaths at a Graydon Hall home on March 6. The bodies of a man, 30 and woman, 27, were found with “obvious signs of trauma,” according to a police press release.
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Police release photo of unknown deceased man in McArthur investigation
At an extraordinary press conference today, Toronto police showed a photograph of a deceased man they wish to identify in connection with the investigation of a series of killings for which Thorncliffe landscaper Bruce McArthur has been charged.
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Man, 21, charged with Tess Richey murder
Twenty-one-year-old Kalen Schlatter has been arrested for second-degree murder more than two months after the death of Tess Richey in the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood.
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Bruce McArthur’s ties with Leaside area may go beyond Mallory Crescent
Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur was reportedly a regular at McSorley’s Wonderful Saloon and Grill on Bayview Avenue, a 10-minute walk north from the south Leaside property where police have recovered human remains.
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Barry and Honey Sherman died in double homicide, police say
Police have sufficient evidence to describe the deaths of the Shermans as a double homicide investigation, Det. Sgt. Susan Gomes told a press conference Jan. 26.
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Suspicious deaths on Old Colony Road being treated as homicide now
More than two days after finding bodies in a house on Old Colony Road, police have identified the victims and cause of death.
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Police still mum about ‘suspicious’ deaths on Old Colony Road
The two deaths at 50 Old Colony Road are still being treated as “suspicious,” say Toronto police two days after the bodies were discovered.
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Images released of man sought in Tess Richey murder investigation
Police have released video surveillance images of a man sought in their investigation of the murder of Tess Richey, 22.
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No link or foul play found in disappearances, police say
There is no reason to think a serial killer is at work in the recent disappearances of men from the Church and Wellesley area, police say.
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Midtown shooting claims man’s life
A brazen daylight shooting has left one man dead near Yonge and Eglinton.
Read moreCops seek info in midtown cold case murder
Police are looking for new leads in the hopes of identifying a suspect in the “brutal and sadistic” murder of a midtown senior 22 years ago.
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