Seven up and seven down
But for a minute there, these alleged masked bandits were in seventh heaven as they likely thought they had gotten away with another luxury car to sell for huge profit offshore.
Car thieves have become so used to getting away with their violent crimes that they think they can do anything they want and surely these suspects didn’t see all seven of them ending up in a courtroom in the prisoner’s box.
Behind a veil of secrecy, an Ontario man named as the boss of a network of truck drivers smuggling large loads of cocaine and meth from California into Canada has given up his fight against extradition and surrendered to U.S. authorities.
Guramrit Sidhu, 61, of Brampton, west of Toronto, allegedly also known as “King,” was arrested a year ago in Ontario at the request of the United States, where he is accused of orchestrating a large-volume drug trafficking network. On Halloween, U.S. Marshalls brought Sidhu into a Los Angeles courtroom for the first time.
h/t DS
Three men from Chile have been arrested after a failed carjacking in the Township of King in York Region last month.
York Regional Police (YRP) say officers responded to an attempted carjacking on Jan. 9 near King Road and Highway 27.
Police say the victim had been driving on King Road when their vehicle was rear-ended by the suspect vehicle.
As the victim exited their vehicle, two suspects wearing face coverings approached and at least one had a gun, police say.
Seems foreigners find Canada the crime tourism capital of the world. h/t Patti Jo
People think is lax on money laundering because it’s good for the economy. Nope.
It’s so much worse. The lax enforcement turned into organized crime capturing . The legal system is now too scared to act. Seriously.
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— Stephen Punwasi ️☃️ (@StephenPunwasi) February 7, 2025
Interesting thread. h/t XC
Melissa Alexander heard a commotion as she left the temporary shelter where she worked downtown, as she did routinely, to warm up her car for the ride home.
She recognized some of the residents who were staying at the shelter the city was running out of what was then the Strathcona Hotel on York Street. Despite her shift as a community support worker being close to over, she hurried over to the paved parkette see if any of them were in distress.
Suspect sought after several vehicle theft incidents across Waterloo Region
I think crime may have to be reclassified as foreign news.
h/t Patti Jo
It may harm the perps!
Related …
How many more chances do repeat violent offenders get before meaningful change happens? Thanks to @TPS22Div Major Crime unit for re-arresting this individual. 397 total charges, including assault, assault with a weapon, dozens of break-and-enters, and multiple failures to comply.… pic.twitter.com/pBE0Cms8XM
— Toronto Police Association (@TPAca) February 4, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a 22-year-old Canadian math whiz in connection with what it calls “cryptocurrency hacking schemes” that allegedly netted him US$65-million in digital tokens.
Andean Medjedovic, who at 19 had already completed a master’s degree in mathematics at the University of Waterloo, is accused of exploiting vulnerabilities in decentralized financial platforms and then laundering the proceeds of those schemes, according to the indictment unsealed on Monday.
Mr. Medjedovic went into hiding in 2021, according to Ontario court documents.
The trial of two teen girls charged in an alleged group attack on a homeless man began Monday with both teens pleading not guilty to second-degree murder.
One of the girls pleaded guilty through her lawyer to the lesser charge of manslaughter, but the plea was rejected by the prosecution and the trial is proceeding on a charge of second-degree murder for both.
After vanishing without a trace for close to 10 months, a 15-year-old boy was safely found by police and returned home to his Ajax parents last week.
Just days before, his father Clayton gave an impassioned speech to a Black-led community meeting at a North York church, about what he said was the authorities’ indifference to an increasing number of families who have been urging police to help find their missing children.
… Toronto police field roughly 10,000 missing person calls each year. In many such cases, Patterson said, someone is “either running away from something, or they’re running to something,” and uncovering those factors is key to where police start their search.
Gang recruitment is a significant factor.
Canada’s newfound reputation as a money laundering hub hasn’t motivated much action. FINTRAC, Canada’s anti-money laundering watchdog, announced only administrative monetary penalties for real estate firms in 2024. All of the firms were located in Toronto and Vancouver, and appear to be entirely over minor compliance issues. Considering the agency took up to 3 years to fine real estate firms over minor filing infractions, the agency doesn’t seem to be motivated to actually crack down.
OTTAWA, Canada – As President Donald Trump readies sweeping tariffs against Canada on Saturday—citing Ottawa’s failure to secure its shared North American borders from fentanyl originating in China—The Bureau has obtained a remarkable December 1999 document from a senior law enforcement official, revealing Ottawa’s longstanding negligence in securing Vancouver’s port against drug trafficking linked to Chinese shipping entities.
Canada’s China Class at work.
h/t XC
Investigators from the 22 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) have arrested and charged six individuals in a theft investigation in Brampton, according to Peel Regional Police (PRP).
This comes after, last December, the police service became aware of a significant increase in thefts of butter and ghee, a type of clarified butter, from grocery stores in Peel. Police say the stolen products were worth more than $60,000.
To combat the issue, police established Project Flaherty, and as a result, three people were charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, including:
Vishavjeet Singh, a 22-year-old man of no fixed address
Sukmander Singh, a 23-year-old man from Brampton
Dalwal Sidhu, a 28-year-old man from Brampton
Police also charged three other men with Theft Under $5,000, including:
Navdeep Chaudhary, a 22-year-old man from Brampton
Kamaldeep Singh, a 38-year-old man of no fixed address
Harkerat Singh, a 25-year-old man of no fixed address
“Neither & are saying what the drug-border conflict is about out loud, so I guess I’ll do it.
This is about ’s trucking industry & Ontario’s truck driving schools that popped up overnight.”
You have to wonder how many palms are being greased.
h/t XC
Knife crime has hit a record high in multiple police force areas across England and Wales, official data show.
Knife offences have reached their highest level since records began in 2011 in seven areas, accounting for 27 per cent of the population or 16 million out of 65 million people, according to the data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
These include the Metropolitan Police, Britain’s biggest force, where knife crime offences increased by 18 per cent to 16,521 incidents in the year to September, more than 2,000 more than the previous record of 14,025 in 2019.
