Standoff At Swiss Chalet Ends Peacefully

ETOBICOKE – A man surrendered to Toronto Police after an armed standoff at a  Swiss Chalet in Etobicoke that lasted over three hours. The incident began at around 4:00pm when a man in his 40′s asked patrons to leave the restaurant through a note to a waitress. All patrons and staff managed to flee the [...]

TSB Photographer Receives TPFFA Award

TORONTO – Toronto Street Beat’s photographer Manny Rodrigues has been awarded the 2009 Best Photo in Newsprint award from the Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association. TPFFA had the following to say about Manny Rodrigues’ photo entry: “The judges said your photo of two fire fighters tending to an injured young girl resulting from a January [...]

Horrific Accident On Hwy. 401

WHITBY – The Ontario’s Special Investigating Unit has been called in to investigate an accident on Highway 401 in Whitby that left one person dead. OPP say that a Durham Region Police officer was attempting to pull over a motorcyclist on the westbound lanes of the busy highway near Brock St. on Friday around 11:00pm. [...]

Project “Folkstone” Results In 22 Arrests

TORONTO – No less than 28 search warrants took place in the last couple of days in the Toronto area and Windsor in what was dubbed Project “Folkstone”. The result, thus far, is 250 criminal charges against 22 individuals for organized crime related offenses. The investigation has been ongoing for the past 7 months and [...]

Toronto Police Mounted Unit Introduces ‘Guardian’

EXHIBITION PLACE – Toronto Police Services Mounted Unit introduced today their newest addition to the team- a horse named Guardian. Guardian’s introduction was part of the the 2010 Doors Open Toronto which saw the Horse Palace, located at Exhibition Place, open its doors to the public. Demonstrations during the event included mounted arms displays by [...]