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Special Investigations Unit

police cars at night for 'in distress'
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SIU investigating after man ‘in crisis’ shot by police

May 23, 2021May 26, 2021 Jay Garak Merton Street, police shooting, shooting, Special Investigations Unit, stabbing, Toronto Police, Yonge Street

Investigation of a fatal altercation between Toronto police and a “person in crisis” in Davisville has been turned over to the SIU.

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Arrests after police fired upon
NEWS 

Four youths among eight arrested after police fired upon

October 21, 2020August 19, 2021 Jay Garak firearms, Lawrence Avenue East, Special Investigations Unit, The Donway, Toronto Police

Eight people were arrested and two firearms seized after police were fired upon while carrying out a search in Don Mills early this morning.

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Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO 

Oct. 3: The science behind SIU cases at S. Walter Stewart

September 19, 2018September 21, 2018 Streeter staff Memorial Park Avenue, S. Walter Stewart Library, Special Investigations Unit

A member of the SIU explains the science behind investigations at the S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Ave., on Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m.

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Danforth Avenue blocked after shooting
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Shooting spree on Danforth leaves three dead, 12 injured

July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 Rodger Burnside Bowden Street, Danforth Avenue, Mark Saunders, shooting, Special Investigations Unit, Toronto Police

East York and Riverdale residents woke up today to learn their beloved Danforth Avenue strip had become the site of one of Toronto’s worst mass shootings.

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July 11: How the Special Investigations Unit operates

June 27, 2018May 25, 2021 Streeter staff Memorial Park Avenue, S. Walter Stewart Library, Special Investigations Unit

A seminar about how the province’s Special Investigations Unit operates will be held on July 11 at 6:30 at the S. Walter Stewart Library at 170 Memorial Park Ave.

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NEWS 

Altercation escapes SIU scrutiny

October 17, 2013 Town Crier staff shooting, Special Investigations Unit

The Special Investigations Unit will not be looking into a late September incident in which a man was taken to hospital following an altercation with police during an arrest in a Summerhill backyard.

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NEWS 

Officer cleared of shooting death by investigators

August 23, 2012May 4, 2017 Shawn Star Const. Jeff Blair, drugs, Investigation, Peter Lumanglas, shooting, Special Investigations Unit, stabbing, Toronto Police, traffic

Provincial Special Investigations Unit says Const. Jeff Blair’s actions were justified

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020May 5, 2021 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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