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OPP CONTINUES INVESTIGATION INTO ELNAZ HAJTAMIRI ABDUCTION, Investigators Identify Ties to Multiple Jurisdictions
Criminal Investigation Branch [193 words] 1/12/2026 12:26pm (0 image)
OPP CONTINUES INVESTIGATION INTO ELNAZ HAJTAMIRI ABDUCTION Investigators Identify Ties to Multiple Jurisdictions (WASAGA BEACH, ON) - Four years have passed since Elnaz HAJTAMIRI was abducted and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to urge anyone with information to come forward. Elnaz was 37 years old when she was abducted from a residence on Trailwood Place in Wasaga Beac...
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- CORRECTION - OPP INVESTIGATING FOUND HUMAN REMAINS IN HEAD, CLARA AND MARIA TOWNSHIP - Corrects Spelling of Victim's Name
Criminal Investigation Branch [132 words] 12/31/2025 7:51am (0 image)
- CORRECTION - OPP INVESTIGATING FOUND HUMAN REMAINS IN HEAD, CLARA AND MARIA TOWNSHIP Corrects Spelling of Victim's Name (NORTH BAY, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has launched an investigation following the discovery of human remains in Head, Clara and Maria Township. On Sunday, December 28, 2025, at approximately 8:00 am, members of the North Bay OPP Detachment resp...
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OPP INVESTIGATING FOUND HUMAN REMAINS IN HEAD, CLARA AND MARIA TOWNSHIP
Criminal Investigation Branch [122 words] 12/30/2025 8:41am (0 image)
Human Remains Identified, OPP Appeals for Public Information (NORTH BAY, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has launched an investigation following the discovery of human remains in Head, Clara and Maria Township. On Sunday, December 28, 2025, at approximately 8:00 am, members of the North Bay OPP Detachment responded to a report of suspected human remains discovered on North Rive...
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CORRECTION - MURDER CHARGE LAID IN LANSDOWNE DEATH - Corrects Date of Initial Call
Criminal Investigation Branch [174 words] 12/18/2025 9:55am (0 image)
-CORRECTION- MURDER CHARGE LAID IN LANSDOWNE DEATH Corrects Date of Initial Call (LEEDS AND THE THOUSAND ISLANDS TOWNSHIP, ON) - An individual has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a Lansdowne resident. On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, shortly before 12:30 pm, officers from the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a reque...
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MURDER CHARGE LAID IN LANSDOWNE DEATH
Criminal Investigation Branch [162 words] 12/18/2025 9:25am (0 image)
An individual has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a Lansdowne resident. On Tuesday, December 17, 2025, shortly before 12:30 pm, officers from the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a request to check on the well-being of an individual at a residence on County Road 2. Officers lo...
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-UPDATE #6- OWEN SOUND POLICE AND OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE: Three Accused Returned to Canada
Criminal Investigation Branch [223 words] 12/11/2025 9:56pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #6- OWEN SOUND POLICE AND OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE Three Accused Returned to Canada (OWEN SOUND, ON) - Three individuals have been extradited to Canada to face charges stemming from a homicide investigation conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Owen Sound Police Service (OSPS). On Thursday, August 17, 2023, at approximately 9:20 pm, Sharifur Rahman, 44...
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THE TORONTO POLICE SERVICE AND THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE IDENTIFY OFFENDER IN THREE HISTORIC HOMICIDES
Criminal Investigation Branch [783 words] 12/11/2025 2:25pm (0 image)
Today, Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Robert Johnson, Ontario Provincial Police Chief Superintendent Karen Gonneau, and Detective Sergeant Steve Smith of the TPS Homicide and Missing Persons Unit Cold - Case Section announced the identification of the offender responsible for three historic homicide cases. The news conference is available to watch [here](https://can01.safelin...
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-UPDATE #5- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON, Canada-wide Warrant Issued, Another Arrest Made
Criminal Investigation Branch [355 words] 11/26/2025 3:21pm (1 image)
-UPDATE #5- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON Canada-wide Warrant Issued, Another Arrest Made (CALEDON, ON) - Another person has been arrested and a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for an individual in connection with the murder of Giovanni COSTA and two attempted murders of another individual in 2020 and 2021. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 6:30 pm,...
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CORRECTION - UPDATE #4 - CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON, Updated Court Dates and Wanted Poster
Criminal Investigation Branch [384 words] 11/14/2025 12:36pm (1 image)
CORRECTION -UPDATE #4- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON Updated Court Dates and Wanted Poster (CALEDON, ON) - Two individuals have been arrested and one is wanted in connection with a 2020 attempted murder in Vaughan and a 2021 homicide in Bolton. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 6:30 pm, York Regional Police (YRP) responded to a shooting on Steele...
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- UPDATE #4 - CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON, Two Arrested and One Wanted, Request for Public Assistance
Criminal Investigation Branch [407 words] 11/14/2025 10:56am (1 image)
-UPDATE #4- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON Two Arrested and One Wanted, Request for Public Assistance (CALEDON, ON) - Two individuals have been arrested and one is wanted in connection with a 2020 attempted murder in Vaughan and a 2021 homicide in Bolton. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 6:30 pm, York Regional Police (YRP) responded to a shooting on Ste...
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UPDATE #2 - LEEDS COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION - One Individual Charged
Criminal Investigation Branch [136 words] 11/6/2025 4:55pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #2- LEEDS COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION One Individual Charged (ELIZABETHTOWN-KITLEY TOWNSHIP, ON) - An individual has been arrested and charged in connection with a 2023 homicide of an Elizabethtown-Kitley Township resident. On Monday, July 31, 2023, shortly after 7:00 am, officers from the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call at a...
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UPDATE #2 - MURDER CHARGES LAID IN MISSING PERSON CASE - Human Remains Identified, OPP Remains on Scene
Criminal Investigation Branch [165 words] 11/5/2025 3:20pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #2- MURDER CHARGES LAID IN MISSING PERSON CASE Human Remains Identified, OPP Remains on Scene (SMITHS FALLS, ON) - Human remains located on a property in Montague Township have been identified as a missing Smiths Falls resident. On Thursday, October 30, 2025, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers executing a search warrant at a residence on Kelly Jordan Road located human...
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UPDATE #1 - MURDER CHARGES LAID IN MISSING PERSON CASE - Human Remains Located, Identity Not Confirmed
Criminal Investigation Branch [189 words] 10/31/2025 9:30am (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- MURDER CHARGES LAID IN MISSING PERSON CASE Human Remains Located, Identity Not Confirmed (SMITHS FALLS, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has located human remains as part of an ongoing investigation near Smiths Falls. On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, three people were arrested and charged with first degree murder in connection with the disappearance and death of...
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OPP LAYS CHARGES IN HISTORICAL SERIAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE: One Arrested, 15 Charges Laid
Criminal Investigation Branch [668 words] 10/29/2025 11:11am (1 image)
OPP LAYS CHARGES IN HISTORICAL SERIAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE One Arrested, 15 Charges Laid (LAMBTON, ON) - An individual from British Columbia has been arrested in connection with a series of violent sexual assaults that occurred in southwestern Ontario in 1997, following a multi-jurisdictional investigation known as Project Aerial. Between March and August of 1997, four separate sexual...
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CORRECTION - UPDATE #3 - CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON - Revised Timeline for Vaughan Incident
Criminal Investigation Branch [300 words] 10/17/2025 2:30pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #3- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON Revised Timeline for Vaughan Incident (CALEDON, ON) - Police have released video footage of two suspects and their vehicle and are seeking the public's assistance in relation to a homicide in Bolton and an attempted homicide in Vaughan. Please note: the time of the Vaughan incident has been corrected from 11:30 pm to 6:...
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-UPDATE #3- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON, Video of Suspects Released, Request for Public Assistance
Criminal Investigation Branch [279 words] 10/16/2025 3:56pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #3- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON Video of Suspects Released, Request for Public Assistance (CALEDON, ON) - Police have released video footage of two suspects and their vehicle and are seeking the public's assistance in relation to a homicide in Bolton and an attempted homicide in Vaughan. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 11:30 pm, members from...
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TWO YEARS SINCE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ROBBIE THOMSON - $50,000 Reward Announced, Investigation and Search Continue
Criminal Investigation Branch [166 words] 10/10/2025 4:00pm (2 images)
TWO YEARS SINCE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ROBBIE THOMSON $50,000 Reward Announced, Investigation and Search Continue (SMITHS FALLS, ON) - A $50,000 reward is now being offered in connection with the disappearance of Robbie THOMSON in the Smiths Falls area. Robbie THOMSON was reported missing on Thursday, October 19, 2023, but is believed to have gone missing sometime between Thursday, O...
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-UPDATE #2- OPP INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP
Criminal Investigation Branch [224 words] 9/26/2025 6:40am (2 images)
-UPDATE #2- OPP INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP Suspect Sketch and Video of Vehicle Released (CLEARVIEW, ON) - Police are releasing a video and a sketch of a suspect seeking the public's help in an ongoing shooting investigation in Clearview Township. On Friday, August 15, 2025, at approximately 10:00 am, members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial...
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OPP CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE 1992 FATAL SHOOTING NEAR KINGSTON, $50,000 Reward Announced, Video Released
Criminal Investigation Branch [270 words] 9/9/2025 4:41pm (0 image)
OPP CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE 1992 FATAL SHOOTING NEAR KINGSTON $50,000 Reward Announced, Video Released (KINGSTON, ON) - A $50,000 reward has been announced as the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to seek public assistance to solve a 33-year-old homicide outside of Kingston. On Friday, February 14, 1992, at approximately 3:30 pm, members of the OPP responded to a report of...
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ALGONQUIN PARK HUMAN REMAINS IDENTIFIED MORE THAN FOUR DECADES LATER, Remains Identified with Investigative Genetic Genealogy
Criminal Investigation Branch [369 words] 9/4/2025 1:46pm (0 image)
ALGONQUIN PARK HUMAN REMAINS IDENTIFIED MORE THAN FOUR DECADES LATER Remains Identified with Investigative Genetic Genealogy (ORILLIA, ON) - Human remains discovered in 1980 have now been identified through the use of investigative genetic genealogy (IGG). It was determined that the deceased was a white male estimated to be between 18 and 21 years of age at the time of his death. F...
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UPDATE #1 - OPP INVESTIGATING SUDDEN DEATH IN GREATER SUDBURY AREA - CAUSE OF DEATH IDENTIFIED
Criminal Investigation Branch [137 words] 8/18/2025 3:55pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- OPP INVESTIGATING SUDDEN DEATH IN GREATER SUDBURY AREA Cause of Death Identified (GREATER SUDBURY, ON) - The cause of death has been confirmed in an ongoing investigation in the Greater Sudbury area. On Friday, May 23, 2025, at approximately 8:00 pm, members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) received a call for service regarding an unresponsive individual at a...
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-UPDATE #6- OPP INVESTIGATING ROCKS THROWN AT MOVING VEHICLES - Additional Charges Laid
Criminal Investigation Branch [153 words] 8/8/2025 1:50pm (0 image)
Additional charges have been laid in connection with incidents in which police believe rocks were being thrown at moving vehicles in Markham between Friday, September 20, 2024, and Sunday, November 30, 2024. Similar incidents were reported within York Regional Police (YRP) jurisdiction. As a result of the ongoing investigation, additional charges have been laid against two 18-...
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- UPDATE #4 - SHELTER-IN-PLACE LIFTED IN NORTH BRACEBRIDGE
Criminal Investigation Branch [216 words] 8/6/2025 5:55pm (0 image)
- UPDATE #4 - SHELTER-IN-PLACE LIFTED IN NORTH BRACEBRIDGE Wanted Individual Deceased, Two Individuals Identified (BRACEBRIDGE, ON) - The individual wanted in connection with the ongoing death and arson investigation in Bracebridge has been confirmed deceased. On Friday, August 1, 2025, around 8:00 pm, members of the Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) r...
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-CORRECTION - OPP LAYS CHARGES IN SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION - Name of Accused
Criminal Investigation Branch [140 words] 7/31/2025 11:15pm (0 image)
-CORRECTION- OPP LAYS CHARGES IN SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION Name of Accused (BRANT COUNTY, ON) - One individual is facing Criminal Code charges following a sexual assault investigation. On Thursday, July 24, 2025, members of the Brant County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual in relation to an ongoing sexual assault investigation that occurr...
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OPP LAYS CHARGES IN SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION
Criminal Investigation Branch [129 words] 7/31/2025 6:50pm (0 image)
One individual is facing Criminal Code charges following a sexual assault investigation. On Thursday, July 24, 2025, members of the Brant County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual in relation to an ongoing sexual assault investigation that occurred in January 2025 in Brant County. As a result of the investigation, Ahmed ALVEEN, age...
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OPP INVESTIGATING INCIDENT IN DEER LAKE FIRST NATION
Criminal Investigation Branch [123 words] 7/23/2025 8:46pm (0 image)
Public Assistance Requested, SIU Invokes Mandate (DEER LAKE FIRST NATION, ON) - Witnesses and video footage are being sought by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in relation to an incident in Deer Lake First Nation, in which the province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) invoked its mandate. On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at approximately 1:00 pm, Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) office...
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- UPDATE #4 - OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION, Wanted Individual Arrested
Criminal Investigation Branch [234 words] 7/9/2025 2:11pm (0 image)
- UPDATE #4 - OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION Wanted Individual Arrested (GUELPH, ON) - Police have arrested a fourth individual in connection with the kidnapping and death investigation of a male in the City of Guelph. On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm, members of the Wellington County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collisio...
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- UPDATE #3 - OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION, Public Assistance for Wanted Individual, Three Arrested
Criminal Investigation Branch [310 words] 7/8/2025 1:21pm (1 image)
-UPDATE #3- OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION Public Assistance for Wanted Individual, Three Arrested (GUELPH, ON) - Police are seeking a wanted individual in connection with the kidnapping and death of a male in the City of Guelph, where three others have already been arrested. On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm, members of the Wellington County Detachment of the...
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WHO KILLED JONUS PALMER?
Criminal Investigation Branch [112 words] 7/7/2025 3:30pm (3 images)
- UPDATE #1 - $50,000 Reward Offered (MIDLAND, ON) - A reward is being offered in the hope of resolving the murder of Jonus Keegan PALMER that occurred four years ago. On Monday, July 5, 2021, at approximately 11:00 pm, 24-year-old Jonus was shot and killed outside of a residence on Old Fort Road in Tay Township. Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial...
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- UPDATE #1 - WHO KILLED JONUS PALMER?
Criminal Investigation Branch [116 words] 7/7/2025 12:56pm (2 images)
- UPDATE #1 - WHO KILLED JONUS PALMER? $50,000 Reward Offered (MIDLAND, ON) - A reward is being offered in the hope of resolving the murder of Jonus Keegan PALMER that occurred four years ago. On Monday, July 5, 2021, at approximately 11:00 pm, 24-year-old Jonus was shot and killed outside of a residence on Old Fort Road in Tay Township. Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detac...
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SERIOUS INJURIES IN QUADEVILLE INCIDENT
Criminal Investigation Branch [259 words] 7/4/2025 1:40pm (0 image)
- UPDATE #1 - Investigation Ongoing, Police Seeking Witness (QUADEVILLE, ON) - Police are continuing to investigate an incident that left a young child with serious injuries in Quadeville, southeast of Barry's Bay. On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at approximately 12:30 am, officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports that...
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- UPDATE #5 - OPP INVESTIGATING ROCKS THROWN AT MOVING VEHICLES - Two Individuals Charged
Criminal Investigation Branch [224 words] 7/4/2025 9:15am (0 image)
-UPDATE #5- OPP INVESTIGATING ROCKS THROWN AT MOVING VEHICLES Two Individuals Charged (AURORA, ON) - Two individuals have been charged in connection with incidents in which police believe rocks were thrown at moving vehicles in Markham. Between Friday, September 20, 2024, and Sunday, November 30, 2024, the Aurora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received multiple reports...
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-CORRECTION- OPP CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE LOIS HANNA’S DISAPPEARANCE, Location of Homecoming Dance Modified
Criminal Investigation Branch [154 words] 7/2/2025 3:03pm (1 image)
-CORRECTION- OPP CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE LOIS HANNA'S DISAPPEARANCE Location of Homecoming Dance Modified (KINCARDINE, ON) - Thirty-seven years after Lois HANNA disappeared in Kincardine, police continue to seek answers. A missing persons report was filed with the then-operational Kincardine Police after Lois did not report for work on Monday, July 4, 1988. She was last seen on S...
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OPP CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE LOIS HANNA’S DISAPPEARANCE
Criminal Investigation Branch [152 words] 7/2/2025 12:16pm (3 images)
OPP CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE LOIS HANNA'S DISAPPEARANCE $50K Reward, Last Seen 37 Years Ago (KINCARDINE, ON) - Thirty-seven years after Lois HANNA disappeared in Kincardine, police continue to seek answers. A missing persons report was filed with the then-operational Kincardine Police after Lois did not report for work on Monday, July 4, 1988. She was last seen on Sunday, July 3,...
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OPP INVESTIGATING SUDDEN DEATH IN GREATER SUDBURY AREA
Criminal Investigation Branch [116 words] 6/30/2025 12:21pm (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is conducting a sudden death investigation in the Greater Sudbury Area. On Friday, May 23, 2025, at approximately 8:00 pm, Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) members received a call regarding an unresponsive individual at a residence in Lively. Emergency medical services transported the individual to the hospital where they were pr...
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OPP ASSISTS WITH DEATH INVESTIGATION IN STRATHROY
Criminal Investigation Branch [131 words] 6/28/2025 4:20pm (0 image)
The Strathroy-Caradoc Police Service (SCPS), with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Sarnia Police Service, is investigating a homicide that occurred in Strathroy on Friday afternoon. On Friday, June 27, 2025, at approximately 5:00 pm, SCPS responded to a medical emergency on Ashby Crescent. Upon police arrival, officers located an individual with apparen...
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- UPDATE#1 - ARRESTS MADE IN ARMED BANK ROBBERIES ACROSS ONTARIO, Additional Charges Laid, One Individual Remains Wanted
Criminal Investigation Branch [327 words] 6/27/2025 2:36pm (0 image)
- UPDATE #1 - ARRESTS MADE IN ARMED BANK ROBBERIES ACROSS ONTARIO Additional Charges Laid, One Individual Remains Wanted (ORILLIA, ON) - Police have laid additional charges in a multi-jurisdictional bank robbery investigation named Project Opal. Between Thursday, December 8, 2022, and Saturday, March 16, 2024, a series of eight armed bank robberies occurred in jurisdictions pol...
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TORONTO POLICE SERVICE OFFICER CHARGED
Criminal Investigation Branch [112 words] 6/24/2025 2:21pm (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Toronto Police Service (TPS) member in relation to an on-duty incident. On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, TPS Professional Standards Unit began an investigation into allegations of breach of trust, obstruction of justice and theft involving a TPS officer. On Monday, January 27, 2025, TPS requested that the OPP assume responsibility for t...
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CALVIN VANNESS HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES - Missing Since March 2008, $50,000 Reward Offered
Criminal Investigation Branch [165 words] 6/16/2025 11:10am (2 images)
CALVIN VANNESS HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES Missing Since March 2008, $50,000 Reward Offered (BELLEVILLE, ON) - It has been over 17 years since the disappearance of Calvin VANNESS. Investigators remain confident that someone has the key piece of information that will help determine what happened to him and who was responsible. On Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 65-year-old Calvin VANNESS...