The Associated Press is receiving media and public backlash after it left out of a story that the two men who were arrested for allegedly murdering a young Texas girl were illegal aliens from Venezuela.
Crime
Toddler, 40-year-old identified as victims in deadly quadruple shooting in Vaughan, Ont.: police
A toddler and a 40-year-old were killed in a quadruple shooting at a Vaughan, Ont. residence Friday morning, as police announce an arrest in what they’re describing as a “targeted” incident.
Police said the two other victims are in stable condition.
41-year-old Toronto resident Van Viet Duong has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with the shooting.
Businessman killed in Toronto triple shooting defrauded hundreds of victims, netted at least $100-million, records show
A businessman shot dead in an altercation with a former client on Monday victimized hundreds of people through myriad enterprises that sparked three major police operations, netted at least $100-million and triggered dozens of lawsuits, according to interviews and court records.
For all that, Arash Missaghi seemed immune from consequence. His voluminous court records show no convictions, no jail time and no successful lawsuits against him in Canada, while providing few – if any – indications why criminal charges against him were withdrawn on multiple occasions.
4 people found dead in southwestern Ontario town of Harrow
Update: Mom, dad, 2 kids were the four people found dead in rural Ontario home, mayor says
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after four people were found dead in the town of Harrow, just south of Windsor.
Essex OPP officers were called to a residence on County Road 13 at approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 20, where they located four deceased individuals.
Vaughan shooting: Four people injured in daylight shooting
Four people have been taken to hospital after a daylight shooting in Vaughan Friday morning, York police said.
Officers were called to the Woodbridge area of Davos Road and Fossil Hill Drive just before 9 a.m. for a shooting.
Two people reportedly have life-threatening injuries while the extent of the injuries of the other two is unknown.
Update – One dead, 3 others injured in ‘targeted’ shooting at Vaughan home
Police Searching For Transgender Suspect After Two People Murdered In Home
Law enforcement officials in Utah are searching for a transgender suspect after two people were found murdered in their home this week.
Just after 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Washington City Police were called about shots fired in a local neighborhood, police said in a statement.
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Gunman in North York triple shooting blamed pair for defrauding family
A triple shooting in North York saw one man take the lives of two people he believed had defrauded him and his family of his life savings, the Star has learned.
Toronto police have not released the name of the shooter, saying only that he was 46 years old, but a source with knowledge of the investigation identified him as Alan Kats.
Kats’ wife, Alisa Pogorelovsky, told the Star in an emailed statement that her husband was devastated after court records show their family lost $1.28 million in a mortgage fraud scheme.
Motive in Double Murder that left Gunman Dead?
Neocon has the details.
Girls in swarming made videos ‘memorializing’ bloody, brutal attack, courts hears
The girls who swarmed Kenneth Lee in a downtown parkette filmed the bloodied, disoriented man on their phones during the attack, a courtroom heard Monday.
This was hours after the group had begun sharing bottles of Crown Royale, Sour Puss and Bacardi, as well as five marijuana blunts, one of the girls testified.
3 people confirmed dead after North York shooting
Three adults have died after shooting inside the in the lobby of an office space in North York’s Don Mills neighbourhood on Monday afternoon, police say.
The incident happened near Don Mills and Mallard roads, south of York Mills Road, at around 3:30 p.m.
Canada Border Services Agency mobile x-ray scanner sent to GTA in response to auto thefts
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has deployed a new, mobile x-ray scanning machine to the Greater Toronto Area as part of an effort to crack down on the soaring number of auto thefts.
Officials unveiled the $3.5-million unit during a news conference at the CBSA’s regional headquarters in Mississauga Sunday afternoon.
Authorities said in a statement the mobile x-ray unit was bought as part of a national plan to combat auto theft which partly relies on “non-intrusive inspection technology.”
‘A thief will think twice’: Some Torontonians installing bollards to prevent auto theft
Club steering wheel locks, faraday cages and Apple AirTags.
Those are just a few of the tools Toronto drivers have used in the last several years to protect their cars from theft, a crime so prevalent in the city that a vehicle was stolen every 40 minutes in 2023.
Now, Torontonians are looking to another device to stand between their vehicle and potential thieves—retractable bollards.
New details about sexual assault case against billionaire Frank Stronach
Sexual assault charges laid against Canadian businessman Frank Stronach(opens in a new tab) involve three women who police allege were victimized in 1980, 1986, and 2023, according to documents recently filed in a Brampton court.
Peel police previously confirmed that the 91-year-old billionaire was arrested earlier this month and charged with rape, indecent assault on a female, forcible confinement, as well as two counts of sexual assault.
Former Air Canada manager wanted in gold heist to turn himself in, lawyer says
The former Air Canada manager wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for his alleged role in the largest gold heist in Canadian history is preparing to turn himself in, according to his lawyer.
Simran Preet Panesar is wanted on charges including theft over $5,000 in connection with the April 2023 theft of more than $20 million in gold from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
Panesar is “very confident in the Canadian justice system,” his lawyer, Greg Lafontaine said in a statement to CBC News. “When this prosecution is over, he will have been absolved of any wrongdoing.”
Even if convicted he’ll only do about 20 minutes in jail.
Financial crime still a ‘free-for-all’ in B.C. and Canada, expert says
B.C. has taken important steps recently in the fight against money laundering, an international conference in Vancouver heard Wednesday, but successful prosecution of financial crime remains problematically rare.
A group of international experts and professionals gathered in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday for a day-long conference focused on financial crime, money laundering, corruption, misinformation and journalism.
How an ‘anti-woke’ UK police chief turned around a failing force in just three years
In three years, Stephen Watson, the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), has turned a failing force that was on its knees into the one rated most improved by the official police watchdog.
However, Watson, 55, is clear that he is not finished. In the two years he has left on his contract, he is aiming to transform GMP into the best force in the country. That means being rated by HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary as “good in all things and outstanding in some,” he says.