‘If you don’t pay up, you will have your truck burned or shot.” Life – and sometimes death – in the GTA towing industry
Tow truck drivers have a grim tax from extortionists to ply their trade. If the balk, their trucks – or themselves – could be shot up.
Read MoreWhy show of strength at borders won’t stop fentanyl flow
Organized crime experts say acting tough at the border won’t stop drug flow. Also ask why guns allowed to pour into Mexico to support cartels.
Read MoreHere are Canada’s most stolen vehicles. Don’t bother looking for electric vehicles
Organized car thieves continue to turn up their noses at electric vehicles, and favour SUVs and trucks.
Read MoreJimmy DeMaria deportation case hears of ‘foreign interference’
Lawyers argue wiretaps can’t be used in bid to deport GTA alleged mobster Jimmy DeMaria. Lawyers argue police were pressured by Italian authorities to break Canadian wiretap laws.
Read MoreHit man who killed boxer Eddie Melo has parole yanked
Hitman Charles Gagne, who murdered Toronto boxer Eddie Melo for money back in 2001, was sent back to prison for ‘protection of the public.’ Exactly what that means will be explained at a future date, when a hearing is set.
Read MoreStar witness in Jimmy DeMaria deportation case paid $2.4 million, booted from witness protection
The star witness in the deportation case against Jimmy DeMaria, a Toronto baker and convicted killer, has a checkered past that includes being booted from the witness protection program.
Read MoreReward raised for fugitive killer from Wolfpack Alliance
The reward has been raised for fugitive killer Rahbih (Robby) Alkhalil, who has been on the lam since escaping custody in B.C. during a first degree murder trial two years ago. He has two first degree murder convictions and most likely is living under an assumed name in a country far away.
Read MoreSiriusXM interview about how politics enters into fight against auto theft
Fun interview with Matt Gurney of SiriusXM about fight against auto theft, and how it collides with political egos.
Read MoreGTA ‘Ndrangheta boss denied parole
Giuseppe (Pino) Ursino denied parole in cocaine smuggling case, as trial heard he was at top level of Toronto area ‘Ndrangheta Mafia strain
Read MoreMystery attack at billionaire garbage king’s home
Who fired shots at posh mansion in Toronto’s Rosedale area belonging to Patrick Dovigi, former hockey goalie and CEO of garbage collection giant GFL Environmental? Everyone except shooter seems baffled.
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