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Two young offenders face 14 charges in robbery investigation, Firearm seized

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On Tuesday, May 7, 2013, two 17-year old boys were arrested in connection with an armed robbery investigation.

It is alleged that:

- on April 26, 2013, three suspects attended a food store in the Kingston Road/Galloway Road area

- one of the suspects approached the clerk and pointed a pistol at the victim’s temple

- he ripped a gold necklace off the victim’s neck and removed a quantity of money from the cash register

It is further alleged that:

- on April 29, 2013, the three same suspects attended a gas station in the Old Kingston Road/Morrish Road area

- one of the suspects posed as a customer while two other suspects approached the cash counter armed with a handgun

- one of the accused put the clerk in a choke hold, forced him to the ground and repeatedly struck him about the head and held the pistol to his head

- they removed a quantity of money and fled

It is further alleged that:

- on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 43 Division officers stopped three suspects for an unrelated traffic matter

- the driver sped away from the officers, struck a curb, sheering off a wheel and crashed into a tree

- two 17-year-old boys were apprehended at the scene and a firearm was located inside the vehicle

Two 17-year-old boys were arrested and charged with:

1) two counts of Robbery while armed with Firearm
2) two counts of Point Firearm
3) six counts of Fail /Refuse to comply YCJA
4) four counts of Possession of firearm contrary to Prohibition Order

The names of the Young Offenders cannot be released under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

They were scheduled to appear in court at 311 Jarvis Street, on Friday, May 10, 2013, at 10 a.m.

The third suspect is still outstanding.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7350, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.


United Jewish Appeal–Walk with Israel, Sunday, May 26, 2013

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On Sunday, May 26, 2013, the United Jewish Appeal -Walk with Israel will take place.

Participants will assemble at Coronation Park at approximately 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., the walk will occupy sidewalks and curb lanes along the following route:

Formation Area: Coronation Park (Lake Shore Boulevard West & Strachan Avenue)

- Eastbound on Lake Shore Boulevard West
- Southbound on Stadium Road
- Eastbound on Queen’s Quay
- Northbound on Dan Leckie Way
- Eastbound on Fort York/Bremner Boulevard
- Northbound on York Street
- Westbound on Front Street West
- Northbound on Blue Jays Way
- Westbound on Wellington Street West
- Northbound on Spadina Avenue
- Westbound on Adelaide Street West
- Southbound on Portland Street
- Westbound on Front Street West
- Southbound on Bathurst Street
- Westbound on Fort York Boulevard
- Westbound on Fleet Street
- Southbound on Strachan Avenue
- Westbound on Remembrance Drive

Dispersal Area:

Direct Energy Centre 100 Princes’ Boulevard (CNE grounds)

Vehicles in the area may experience traffic delays due to this event.

This event will proceed regardless of weather conditions.

Media advisory, Saturday, May 11, 2013, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Five locations across the city, Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day, Chief Bill Blair & Dr. David McKeown media availability, Nathan Phillips Square, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

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On Saturday, May 11, 2013, the Toronto Police Service, in partnership with Toronto Public Health, will be hosting the city’s first Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day.

This event will have five locations across the city where members of the public can dispose of any unwanted or expired medication. Each site will be staffed by Toronto Police Service officers, Toronto Public Health nurses and pharmacology students who will take prescription drugs, narcotics or over-the-counter medication and dispose of them in a safe and secure way.

Each location will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

- Sherway Gardens, 25 The West Mall, southwest parking lot between The Bay/Sporting Life
- 31 Division, 40 Norfinch Drive,
- 43 Division, 4336 Lawrence Avenue East,
- Loblaws, 396 St. Clair Avenue West
- Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West

Members of the media are invited to attend any location throughout the day. Chief Bill Blair and City of Toronto Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David McKeown will be available to the media from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., at the Nathan Phillips Square location.

For more information, please click here or follow the conversation on Twitter #rxdrop2013.

Emergency Task Force dealing with suspicious packages in High Park

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On Saturday, May 11, 2013, police received information regarding a suspicious package in High Park, along a bike path, off of Parkside Drive.

Officers attended and located two packages. The area has been cordoned off as a precaution.

The Emergency Task Force is in the process of dealing with them on site. The Queensway has been closed and there are intermittent closures to the Gardiner Expressway and rail lines in the area.

Emergency Task Force dealing with suspicious packages in High Park, Update, Incident concluded

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On Saturday, May 11, 2013, police received information regarding a suspicious package in High Park, along a bike path, off of Parkside Drive.

See previous release.

Both packages were dealt with by the ETF and proven safe. The incident has been concluded.

There will be no further disruptions to The Queensway, Gardiner Expressway or rail lines.

Police request assistance with shooting investigation at Yorkdale Mall

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On Saturday, May 11, 2013, just after midnight, police received a call for a shooting at Yorkdale Mall, 3401 Dufferin Street.

Officers located a man in Joey Yorkdale, a restaurant at Yorkdale Mall, suffering from obvious gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

It is reported that:

- the victim was seated in the restaurant when the suspect(s) approached the restaurant from the outside and fired through the window into the restaurant, striking the victim

- the suspect(s) were last seen eastbound on Yorkdale Service Road towards
Allen Road, in a current-model silver Honda CRV

Two suspects have been described as:

#1. male, 5'10"to 6', medium build, wearing a jacket with the top half black and the bottom half red, black pants

#2. male, 5'10" to 6', medium build, wearing grey hoodie and light-coloured pants


Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

Missing woman, Duk Rae Lee, 80

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The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance locating a missing woman.

Duk Rae Lee, 80, was last seen on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 7:30 a.m., in the Leslie Street/Sheppard Avenue East area.

She is described as 5’1", medium build, with short, dark, curly hair, possibly wearing prescription glasses. She may be using a cane or walking with a limp.

Police are concerned for her safety.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

Missing woman located, Duk Rae Lee, 80

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The Toronto Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance locating a missing woman.

Duk Rae Lee, 80, was last seen on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 7:30 a.m., in the Leslie Street/Sheppard Avenue East area.

See previous release.

She was located on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 1:45 a.m.


Missing woman, Rene Thompson, 29

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The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance locating a missing woman.

Rene Thompson, 29, was last seen on Friday, May 10, 2013, at 11:30 p.m., in the Shoreham Court area.

She is described as black, 5'6", 130 lbs., heavy build, black short hair with brown eyes. She occasionally wears a long red wig.

Police are concerned for her safety.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

Missing woman located, Rene Thompson, 29

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The Toronto Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance locating a missing woman.

Rene Thompson, 29, was last seen on Friday, May 10, 2013, at 11:30 p.m., in the area of Shoreham Court.

See previous release.

She was located on Saturday, May 11, 2013.

Missing man, Rick Hazzard, 23

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The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance locating a missing man.

Rick Hazzard, 23, was last seen on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 9:10 p.m., in the Jane Street/Weston Road area.

He is described as black, 5’9-5’10", slim build with short black hair. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black hoodie with a zipper and with markings on one or both sleeves, possibly wearing a red T-shirt underneath, and black shoes.

Police are concerned for his safety

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

Missing man located, Rick Hazzard, 23

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The Toronto Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance locating a missing man.

Rick Hazzard, 23, was last seen on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 9:10 p.m., in the Jane Street/Weston Road area.

See previous release.

He was located on Sunday, May 12, 2013.

Media advisory, Monday May 13, 2013, noon, Toronto Police College, 70 Birmingham Street, Toronto Police Service welcomes 80 new recruits

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The Toronto Police Service will be hosting a graduation ceremony for 80 new police recruits at the Toronto Police College, 70 Birmingham Street, on Monday, May 13, 2013 at noon.

Chief William Blair, along with Toronto Police Services Board Chair Alok Mukherjee and Deputy Minister Ian Davidson, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, will be in attendance for this special occasion.

The graduating class represents many various cultural communities and brings a wealth of knowledge and diversity to the Service. This includes language skills, previous military or policing experience and post-secondary education.

The class is comprised of 8.8% women, 42.5% visible minority and 35% have previous policing or military experience. A total of 63.8% speak a language other than English, with 23.5% speaking two languages other than English such as Arabic, American Sign Language, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Pashtu, Punjabi, Somalian, Tagalog, Ukrainian and Urdu.

For further information on a policing career, please call 416-808-JOIN (5646) or visit our website.

Media advisory, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 10 a.m., 101 Railside Road, Toronto Soccerplex, 54 Division Annual Charity Soccer Tournament

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On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 10 a.m., at Toronto Soccerplex, 101 Railside Road, Toronto Police Service 54 Division is hosting its third annual charity soccer tournament.

Teams from 16 different Divisions and Units around the city will compete to raise money for a local charity.

There will be approximately 250 civilian and uniform service members participating in this event.

The event is held to support the William J. McCordic School, a Special Education School in the Toronto District School Board for students with developmental disabilities.

The media and public are welcome to attend.

Traffic fatality #14/2013 Queen Street East/Eastern Avenue

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On Sunday, May 12, 2013, at 1:39 a.m., police responded to a call for a pedestrian-struck collision, on Queen Street East at Eastern Avenue.

It is reported that:

- a 60-year-old man was a passenger on an eastbound TTC streetcar, at the intersection of Queen Street East and Kingston Road

- the man exited the streetcar, stepped on to the streetcar island and began walking westbound

- as the man was walking on the south side of the streetcar island, he stumbled and fell into the roadway and into a different eastbound TTC streetcar moving east on Queen Street East

- the man was struck by the rear wheels of the streetcar

- as a result of the impact, the man suffered major trauma

The 60-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.


Public Safety Alert, Suspicious incident, Almore Avenue/Faywood Boulevard

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The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of a suspicious incident in the Almore Avenue/Faywood Boulevard area.

It is reported that:

- on Friday, May 10, 2013, at 4:30 p.m., a man driving a vehicle stopped and asked a seven-year-old boy to get in the car

- the man then opened the rear driver's-side door

- the boy ran inside his home and the man drove off

The man is described as black, 50-60, heavy build with black curly hair.

The suspect's vehicle is described as small black car, possibly a Toyota.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

Missing woman located, Maslaha Hazam, 19

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The Toronto Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance locating a missing woman.

Maslaha Hazam, 19, was last seen on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at approximately 9 a.m., in the Dixon Road/Kipling Avenue area.

See previous release.

She was located on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 10:30 a.m.

Toronto Police Service joins police services across Canada to support Canada Road Safety Week, Monday, May 13, 2013 to Monday, May 20, 2013

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The Toronto Police Service will join with police services across the country to support Canada Road Safety Week, from Monday, May 13, 2013 to Monday, May 20, 2013.

Canada Road Safety Week is a national traffic safety and enforcement initiative, conducted in partnership with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, police services from across Canada and Transport Canada.

This coordinated effort between policing agencies aims to help achieve the goal of making Canada’s roads the safest in the world.

Officers will take aim at irresponsible drivers by identifying poor driving habits and behaviours and work to increase safety through education, awareness and enforcement.

Emphasis will be placed on four major road safety categories:

1) Impaired Driving (by drug or alcohol)
2) Occupant Restraint (including child−safety restraint systems)
3) Aggressive Driving (including speeding, racing and stunt driving)
4) Distracted Driving (including eating, drinking, and using hand−held devices)

Distracted driving poses a serious and growing danger to road safety in our community, and police in Ontario believe it to be a major contributing factor of collisions across the province.

Toronto Police Service, Parking Enforcement Unit, Sidewalk/Boulevard Parking Campaign, Monday, May 13, 2013

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The Parking Enforcement Unit contributes to the overall safety and security of the people of Toronto by focusing on the Toronto Police Service Traffic Safety Priorities. This is achieved through various strategies including enforcement, visibility, public awareness and educational programs.

In response to the concerns of the community, the Parking Enforcement Unit, in partnership with Traffic Services, will be initiating an enforcement campaign for the illegal parking of Motorcycles and Limited Speed Motorcycles (LSMs), which includes Mopeds and Scooters, on Toronto sidewalks and boulevards.

Sidewalks are for pedestrians, not for motor vehicles. When these vehicles park on sidewalks and boulevards, they encroach on the path of travel and pedestrians get squeezed into smaller pedestrian zones. Illegal parking in this manner also creates sightline issues which may result in public safety concerns.

Motorcycles, LSM Scooters and Mopeds must obey City of Toronto Parking regulations and are specifically reminded that there are no exemptions for stopping on sidewalks or unauthorized parking on boulevards.

This campaign will run in conjunction with Canada Road Safety Week, starting on Monday, May 13, 2013.

Under City of Toronto Bylaws, Motorcycles, LSM Scooters and Mopeds have been exempt from payment of parking fees at all on-street parking meters and pay-and-display machines. This exemption will continue in those areas.

Please contact, Constable Hugh Smith, Traffic Services at 416 808-1917.

Missing boy located, Benjamin Savoie, 15

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The Toronto Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance locating a missing boy.

Benjamin Savoie, 15, was last seen on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in the Front Street East/Sherbourne Street area.

See previous release.

He was located on Monday, May 13, 2013.

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