Archive for December 2022
On the day he landed his dream job, young police officer murdered trying to help motorists
Const. Greg Pierzchala wanted to be a police officer since he was five years old. He earned his dream, only to be murdered on the day he became a full member of the Ontario Provincial Police.
Read MoreGreat Christmas memories from long ago from a town that burned down
My Christmas memories include a communal hockey stick, curved the wrong way.
Read MoreCop posing as ‘survivalist’ buys guns, grenades and grenade launcher
Trial hears how undercover cop posed as a ‘survivalist’ to buy grenades, a grenade launcher and guns. Some of the goods were bought in a mall parking lot.
Read MoreFormer crack dealer makes upwards of $380,000 as police agent
A former crack deal says he made $380,000 to $400,000 from authorities for working against criminals selling cocaine, guns and grenades.
Read More‘Disposable armies’ working for mob groups in underworld executions
Quoted here by my colleague, Betsy Powell, about how traditional crime groups are contracting out hits to younger gangsters. This surfaced in trial over murder of Anthony (Tony Scratch) Fiorda.
Read MoreArms dealer drew suspicious of undercover cops
Fascinating trial, as undercover Ontario Provincial Police officers and police agent go into world of illegal arms and cocaine deals. Grenades on the market in bulk.
Read MoreCanada’s last two executions: feeling of miscarriage of justice festers
Was justice truly served sixty years ago when Canada performed it’s last two executions Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin died back-to-back? Hard to shake feeling that Lucas was framed.
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