PORT LANDS – A man has been shot and killed by police early this morning on Commissioners St. near Cherry St. It appears that a Nissan Sentra was being pursued by 55 Division officers at around 1:00am after the vehicle was seen driving with no headlights in the Leslie St. and Lakeshore Blvd. area. The [...]

DANFORTH – An employee of the City of Toronto died early this morning after a garbage truck rollover on the ramp from Bloor St. E. to the DVP northbound. The accident occurred at around 5:30am Friday. Witnesses at the scene say that the truck may have lost control as it traveled down the ramp. The [...]

DANFORTH – Luckily no one was injured after a woman rolled over her vehicle in front of Earl Haig Jr. PS on Earl Haig Ave. at around 3:30pm. The sole occupant of the vehicle suffered only minor injuries and was treated at the scene. Children had just flooded the streets after being let out from [...]

DANFORTH – Three minors were taken into custody today after a failed robbery in the Coxwell Ave. and Gerrard St. E. area. The three youths attempted to rob a 20-year-old man at around 1:15pm. One of them was armed with a gun. After failing to obtain anything from the victim, the suspects fled towards a [...]

LESLIEVILLE – A 20 year-old man was stabbed to death on Jones Ave. early this morning. Reports indicate that the man was found by emergency crews with no vital signs around 2:30am. He was rushed to hospital where he was later pronounced dead. It appears there was an altercation of some sorts in a home [...]

RIVERDALE – It took a 3rd alarm for firefighters to put out a blaze on Gerrard St. E. and DeGrassi St. The fire is believed to have started between the first and second floor of  a semi-detached residence. When fire crews arrived, they found the flames had infiltrated the walls and was spreading fairly quickly. [...]

BEACHES – East end firefighters were called out early this afternoon to a 2-alarm blaze on Gainsborough Rd. north of Gerrard St. E. An 84 year-old man was removed from the house with no vital signs and was rushed to Toronto East General Hospital. He was later pronounced dead. The fire had engolfed the upper [...]

BEACHES – One person has been stabbed twice in the back on in the Queen St. and Glen Manor Dr. area. Emergency crews transported the male victim to Mount Sinai Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police is scouring the area for possible suspects as well as for the weapon.

The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of a quantity of prescription medication that was reported lost. On Sunday, March 22, 2009, at 10:30 a.m., a quantity of drugs was lost in the Danforth Avenue/Victoria Park Avenue area. The lost medication consisted of: – Clarazepam (115 mg), 90 Valparic Acid (259 [...]

53, 54 and 55 Division Officers teamed up with OPP and RCMP officers in setting up a RIDE spot check last night. The initiative was supported by MADD and was setup on the Bloor St. viaduct. Officers hope to bring strengthen awareness to the dangers of drinking and driving.

A two vehicle accident involving a police cruiser at the intersection of Queen Street East and Woodbine Avenue early Tuesday morning sent the drivers of both vehicles to hospital with minor injuries. Charges were later laid on the driver of the civilian vehicle in relation to the incident. Police officers from 55 Division were on [...]