Project Beacon: Boy, 15, charged with murder in tow truck wars
Boys aged 15 and 16 have been charged with first-degree murder in GTA’s ongoing tow truck boys. Another youth, aged 17, also faces serious gun charges. They’re guns for hire, police say.
Read MoreDeath penalty possible for Toronto man facing gang murder and kidnapping charges
Deshawn (Thorobread) Davis, 36, of Toronto was arrested Monday in a small California town by U.S. Marshals. Now he has to wait to see where he goes next. Florida wants him on charges of murdering a rapper while Canada wants him for the kidnapping and presumed murder of an Ontario woman. The Florida charges carry…
Read MoreMan arrested for woman’s kidnapping and Florida rapper’s murder
U.S. Marshals say they’ve picked up Deshawn (Thorobread) Davis for the kidnapping of Elnaz Hajtamiri in 2022 and the shooting death of Florida rapper Lowell (Lo) Grissom last year. Hajtamiri hasn’t been seen since.
Read MoreFather and son in “advanced stages” of planning Toronto terror attack linked to ISIS, RCMP says
A father and son accused of planning to use axe and machete in terror attack linked to ISIS. “Toronto would have been a target,” police say.
Read MoreInside Toronto’s deadly tow truck wars
Unsolved murders, fraud and arson are part of the story of Toronto’s ongoing tow truck wars.
Read MoreBacchus bikers hit in auto theft probe
Three men linked to the Bacchus Motorcycle Club has been charged with auto theft. Probe wound from Oakville, Ont. to Labrador.
Read MoreLytton: Climate Change, Colonialism and Life Before the Fire an instant best-seller
So nice to see Lytton: Climate Change, Colonialism and Life Before the Fire is an instant besteller on Toronto Star and Globe and Mail lists!
Read MoreCar theft rates finally dropping
For the first time in six years, the auto theft rates in Canada are slowing down, according to statistics for the first half of 2024. They’re down 17 per cent nationally over the same time period in 2023.
Read MoreLove letter to Lytton, my home town that burned down
David Common of CBC Radio did an excellent job of interviewing co-author Kevin Loring and myself on our new book, “Lytton: Climate Change, Colonization, and Life Before the Fire.”
Read MoreDiscussing Canada’s biggest gold heist with Jim Richards on Newstalk 1010 on iHeart Radio
Jim Richards is one of the better interviewers out there. I enjoyed talking about developments in case of Canada’s biggest gold heist, the theft of $20-million in gold and $4-million in cash from warehouse near Pearson International Airport.
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