Five weeks after a December protest inside the Toronto Eaton Centre, two men were charged with mischief and assaulting a police officer
Shocking demonstrations amidst holiday shopping crowds were focused on Zara.
Three people were charged at the Avenue Road bridge after Toronto’s police chief warned of arresting protesters
Toronto police arrested and charged three people on the Avenue Road bridge, on Saturday, days after the city’s police chief warned that demonstrators on the highway overpass could “expect to be arrested.” A man from Newmarket, Ont., was charged with mischief. A Toronto man and a man from Mississauga were each charged with obstructing a […]
Protesters on Toronto’s Avenue Road bridge, in the heart of the Jewish community, can expect to be arrested, says police chief Myron Demkiw
Protests will no longer be allowed on the Avenue Road overpass above Highway 401, Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw announced at a Police Services Board meeting on Jan. 11. The bridge is the main entrance to a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood and has been closed by police several times due to pro-Palestinian protests. Demkiw said […]
Toronto’s deputy police chief is warning war protesters to be respectful in the days leading up to Christmas
Toronto police say that protests inside malls or that block highways will not be tolerated on the busiest shopping weekend of the year. “We are seeing an increase by a very small number who are protesting with more antagonistic behaviour, certainly challenging our police officers as well, so our expectation is that we will facilitate […]
Reported number of hate crimes has soared in Toronto this fall, with nearly half of all incidents targeting Jews—according to police chief Myron Demkiw
Hate crimes have increased dramatically in Toronto, with nearly half of all crimes targeting the Jewish community, the city’s police chief Myron Demkiw told the Police Services Board on Nov. 23. Demkiw noted that of the city’s 78 reported hate crimes between Oct. 7 and Nov. 20, 49 percent (or 38 of the 78 total) […]
Toronto Police to expand its hate-crimes unit from six to 28 members in response to a growing number of reported incidents
Toronto Police Services (TPS) will be drastically increasing the size of its specialized hate-crimes unit following a growing number of reported incidents. The unit will now have 20 investigators and eight district special constables. Prior to Oct. 7, the unit had six dedicated officers and no special constables. Special constables interview witnesses and take videos […]
Toronto police chief Myron Demkiw is among many expressing concern and increasing vigilance after Hamas calls for a day of violence
Toronto’s Jewish community was on edge to begin with after Hamas leaders issued a global call for a day of violence on Friday, Oct. 13. The anxiety was only heightened on Thursday after three people were arrested for making threats outside the city’s largest Jewish high school. Toronto police searched the area around TanenbaumCHAT and […]
Toronto Police outlined how they are combatting hate crimes at a synagogue townhall meeting
Police in Toronto say they are doubling down on efforts to combat hate crimes that target the Jewish community. The details were revealed at townhall meeting on public safety, Feb. 5 at Adath Israel Congregation. Members of Parliament and representatives from the Toronto Police Service (TPS) were present. “We recognize that the Jewish community continues […]
Toronto police report the most targeted group for hate crimes in 2021 were Jews
Jews were the demographic most targeted by hate crimes in Toronto last year, according to the annual hate crime statistical report presented at a Toronto Police Services (TPS) board meeting on May 2. Of the 257 hate crimes that were reported in Toronto in 2021, 56 targeted the Jewish community, followed by 47 targeting the […]
Video of suspect released by Toronto police in Sherman double murder case
For the first time, upon the fourth anniversary of their deaths, Toronto police have released surveillance footage of a suspect in the murders of billionaire couple Barry and Honey Sherman. The couple were found in the basement of their North York home, tied to a railing by their necks. Ligature neck compression was eventually declared […]
