A 19-year-old guard for a tow truck firm is shot dead. Who’s to blame?
Who’s to blame for fatal shooting of 19-year-old guard for tow truck firm? The boss who supplied him with the handgun? The gun smuggler?
Read MoreInterview on drones in prison with Mike Stafford of 640 AM
Criminals routinely dropping contraband on Collins Bay Penitentiary in Kingston. Marijuana, cell phones, smart watches, knives all airlifted in to inmates.
Read MoreHitman in Eddie Melo murder denied unescorted GTA pass
Charles Gagner, who murdered boxer Eddie Melo and his friend Johnny Pavao for $50,000, was turned down in bid to have unescorted day passes in the GTA, where much of his victims’ families live. Gagne earlier told the board that he has given up on organized crime and wants to be a homebody instead.
Read MorePodcast: GTA tow truck wars rage on
Podcast with Raju Mudhar of This Matters podcast at The Toronto Star about ongoing tow truck wars, in which at least four people killed in last two years, plus lots of arsons and shootings.
Read MoreBolton man survives attack from hitman twice in two months
Michael Costa of Bolton was only slightly injured on Monday in an attack that killed his father in their family home. Costa survived another attack by a would-be hitman in November.
Read MoreDigging into tow truck wars with Kelly Cutara of Global 640 Radio
Interview on organized crime in GTA towing industry with Kelly Cutara of Global 640 Radio after shooting, arson and charges against police over the past week.
Read MoreOPP shuffles leadership in wake of corruption charges related to tow truck business
The Ontario Provincial Police has shuffled its leadership in the wake of charges against veteran officers related to the tow truck industry. Meanwhile, two tow trucks fired upon early Thursday morning on Highway 401.
Read MoreCTV interview on escalating tow truck violence and organized crime
There were two shootings on Highway 401 early in morning of January 21, 2021. Here’s an interview with CTV.
Read MoreThree veteran OPP officers charged with taking bribes, four others suspended over investigation into GTA tow truck was
Ontario provincial police officers charged with taking bribes – including sexual ones – in investigation into bloody tow truck war, which has seen at least four murders over past two years. Investigation ongoing. Police earlier said four organized crime groups fighting for stare of kickbacks that come from tow truck business and that, when there…
Read MoreHow hackers, fraudsters and other criminals are profiting from pandemic: Toronto Star podcast
It was fun to do this Toronto Star podcast on crime and the pandemic with Robert Benzie of The Star’s Queen’s Park bureau and podcast guru Raju Mudhar.
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