There have been arsons, thefts and even a murder in the tow truck business in southern Ontario. Another truck has just been set ablaze.

An Italian ‘Ndrangheta Mafia boss who spent time in the Toronto area investigating the murder of a relative has been found dead in his prison cell in northern Italy. The media there is reporting it’s an apparent suicide.

A GTA provincial offences prosecutor has been found guilty of using her public office to fix traffic tickets for her police officer boyfriend.  

A Montreal 19-year-old faces four criminal charges after Toronto cybersecurity experts Don and Alex Tapscott was unsuccessfully targeted in $50-million hacking scam.

A provincial civil servant has been suspended after he was among 28 people – including three Hells Angels – who were charged in what police call a multi-million-dollar illegal gambling bust with links to York Region mobsters.

There’s a tow truck war underway in the GTA, amidst calls for the province to step in and set some standards. Bullets and arsons are chasing some honest drivers out of the business and discouraging others from entering business.

Ontario Hells Angels Rob Barletta, Gino Reda and Craig (Truck) McIlquham busted as police and CRA bust five gambling websites. Niagara Region HA Michael (Diaz) Deabaitua-Schulde was a target of investigation too, but he was shot dead during the two-year operation.  

Shane Maloney gets day parole on sentence for weapons stockpile and cocaine trafficking.

Parole board blocks hitman Charles Gagne’s bid to be home for the holidays. He killed boxer/ Cotroni bodyguard Eddie Melo for  money and underworld prestige. He killed Melo’s friend Jaoa (Johnny) Pavao to get rid of a witness.

There are two Wayne Kellestines in  London, Ont. area and they’re related and both have criminal records. The one who briefly went missing last week isn’t the mass murdering Wayne Kellestine.