Tag: crime
NYC’s crime rate reaches grim new tally
New York City surpassed another grim crime milestone last month, as the number of murders blew past all of 2019’s tally — and there...
COVID-19 and crime
New data from some of Canada’s biggest police forces show major COVID-19 lockdowns across much of the country in the spring led to a...
Yonge-Eglinton neighbourhood a crime-infested hellhole
Times have changed in the Yonge St.- Eglinton Ave. area. Throw three massive temporary homeless shelters for the drug addicted into the mix —...
Half of Canadians worried about increasing crime, while confidence in justice...
An Angus Reid poll released on January 10 surveyed Canadians about their opinions on the justice system and policing. The poll found that 48%...
Gun crime explodes in our cities while politicians fire blanks
For much of the last year, we have been getting nothing but lip service from our politicians about the rising problem of gun crime...
Growing use of meth swelling Edmonton crime, social problems
EDMONTON - Kevin uses methamphetamine every day. The 39-year-old Edmonton resident is a regular at the consumption site at Boyle Street Community Services where...
Canadian man sentenced to 9 years for selling encrypted Blackberries to...
SAN DIEGO - A Canadian man who sold encrypted BlackBerry smartphones to criminals worldwide that enabled them to sell drugs and even plan murders...
Mayor announces ‘zero tolerance for crime’ measures after weekend violence
WINDSOR - The brazen violence on the weekend — a murder in a public housing complex and a wild Ouellette Avenue street fight in which...
Man stabs seven people in Central Paris knife attack
PARIS — Petanque players in Paris who helped in the apprehension of a knife-wielding man have been lauded Monday for their bravery as French authorities opened...
More positive signs of change at the IIO
Earlier this week the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) released a report that analyzed their investigation in the Nov. 8, 2012 police involved shooting at...