Toronto’s rising violence can’t be blamed on the decline of carding
Video footage of beatings makes the case for more oversight of the RCMP
Police watchdog probing conduct of Peel chief, officers over Harrison family death investigations
Montreal man taken on ‘starlight tour’ in back of police car settles for $25,000
Toronto cop who shot Sammy Yatim pleads guilty to perjury over false affidavit
Peel Regional Police officer disciplined for failing to lay domestic assault charge
https://www.thestar.com/news/g
High ranking Peel cop charged with sexual assault
|https://www.thestar.com/news/g
Judge points to ‘excesses of heavy police boots’ after unlawful arrest by Peel cop
https://www.thestar.com/news/c
G20 policing fiasco ‘left a permanent emotional scar,’ former police chair writes in new book
https://www.thestar.com/news/i
SIU director charges high-ranking Peel Regional Police officer with sexual assault
https://www.thestar.com/news/g
Toronto police officer charged with assault by SIU watchdog
https://www.thestar.com/news/c
G20 policing: Clayton Ruby challenges ‘backroom decisions’ not to hold disciplinary hearings
https://www.thestar.com/news/g
G20-related lawsuit on police brutality to begin Monday
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/02/04/g20-related-lawsuit-to-begin-monday.html
Toronto cop demoted after cocaine was found in his wallet
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2018/02/01/toronto-cop-demoted-after-cocaine-was-found-in-his-wallet.html
Canadian female police band together to change ‘intolerable’ working conditions
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/10/23/canadian-female-police-band-together-to-change-intolerable-working-conditions.html
Saskatchewan First Nations leader concerned over fatal shooting of Indigenous man by RCMP
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/10/23/saskatchewan-first-nations-leader-concerned-over-fatal-shooting-of-indigenous-man-by-rcmp.html
Family of man shot dead by police asks AG for more police training
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/10/25/family-of-man-shot-dead-by-police-asks-ag-for-more-police-training.html
Councillor criticizes contract awarded to retired police officers
https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/11/10/councillor-criticizes-contract-awarded-to-retired-police-officers.html
Const. James Forcillo charged with breaching bail conditions
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/12/05/ontarios-police-watchdog-says-it-has-evidence-peel-detective-conducted-biased-investigation.html
Toronto police officer admits to inappropriate sexual relationship with youth group member
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.thestar.com/amp/news/gta/2017/12/09/toronto-police-officer-admits-to-inappropriate-sexual-relationship-with-youth-group-member.html
Backfire
http://projects.thestar.com/backfire-const-adam-hill/
Father of Toronto cop charged in Dafonte Miller case removed from Professional Standards Unit
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/12/19/father-of-toronto-cop-charged-in-dafonte-miller-case-removed-from-professional-standards-unit.html
Global News reporter sues Hamilton police over arrest at crash scene
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/01/12/global-news-reporter-sues-hamilton-police-over-arrest-at-crash-scene.html
B.C. man suffered severe injuries during encounter with police before his death, watchdog says
Sergeant who Tasered dying Sammy Yatim faces misconduct charge
https://www.thestar.com/news/c
Teen tells police tribunal he looked to other officers for help — and no one stepped up
https://www.thestar.com/news/g
Judge tosses drug evidence, finds Toronto cops were ‘ignorant’ of strip search law
https://www.thestar.com/news/g
Prosecutors defend attempted murder verdict in Sammy Yatim killing
https://www.thestar.com/news/c
SIU charges York police officer with assault
https://www.thestar.com/news/c
How charges against police can reverberate through the courts
https://www.thestar.com/news/
SIU director tells Toronto chief to ‘educate’ cops about their duty to the police watchdog
https://www.thestar.com/news/c
Toronto, Durham police accused of covering up Dafonte Miller assault case
https://www.thestar.com/news/g
Bail conditions relaxed for cop and brother accused in Whitby assault
https://www.thestar.com/news/g
Distrust cops and watch them like hawks: Saluti
https://www.thestar.com/opinio
Moosonee woman sues OPP after waiting years for complaint against officer to be dealt with
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/08/22/moosonee-woman-sues-opp-after-waiting-years-for-complaint-against-officer-to-be-dealt-with.html
Toronto police in ‘Neptune Four’ case plead not guilty to unlawfully arresting Black teens
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/08/08/toronto-police-in-neptune-four-case-plead-not-guilty-to-unlawfully-arresting-black-teens.html
Why bad cops usually get away with brutish behaviour: DiManno
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/08/16/why-bad-cops-usually-get-away-with-brutish-behaviour-dimanno.html
Charges stayed against Toronto man after ‘cruel and unusual’ treatment by officer
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/07/22/charges-stayed-against-toronto-man-after-cruel-and-unusual-treatment-by-officer.html
Family of man shot dead by Durham police eager to provide inquest with new details
https://www.thestar.com/news/g
Ottawa cops ordered to pay wrongfully arrested, brutalized woman $254K
https://www.thestar.com/news/c
How officers thwart justice with false testimony
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/26/police_who_lie_how_officers_thwart_justice_with_false_testimony.html
National police body says justice system needs to act over lies
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/27/police_who_lie_national_police_body_says_justice_system_needs_to_act_over_lies.html
For hollering at police, a man was beaten and tasered
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/04/28/police_who_lie_for_hollering_at_police_a_man_was_beaten_and_tasered.html
Affidavit by officer gave “misleading and false information”
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/28/police_who_lie_affidavit_by_officer_gave_misleading_and_false_information.html
In Edmonton, a veteran detective’s testimony “excessively disturbing”
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/28/police_who_lie_in_edmonton_a_veteran_detectives_testimony_excessively_disturbing.html
Illegal searches by Peel Police allow alleged gun offenders to walk free
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/07/15/illegal_searches_by_peel_police_allow_alleged_gun_offenders_to_walk_free.html
False testimony often goes unpunished
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/26/police_who_lie_false_testimony_often_goes_unpunished.html
Toronto Police stop and document black and brown people far more than whites
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/knowntopolice.html
Violent crime in Weston-Mt. Dennis is down, youth feel harassed by Toronto police
https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2012/03/09/known_to_police_violent_crime_in_westonmt_dennis_is_down_youth_feel_harassed_by_toronto_police_1.html
How the Star analyzed Toronto police stop and arrest data
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/03/09/known_to_police_how_the_star_analyzed_toronto_police_stop_and_arrest_data.html
Chief Bill Blair releases crime hot spot maps used to focus Toronto policing efforts
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/03/16/known_to_police_chief_bill_blair_releases_crime_hot_spot_maps_used_to_focus_toronto_policing_efforts.html
Better communication between youth and police urged
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2012/05/16/known_to_police_better_communication_between_youth_and_police_urged.html
No need for review of Toronto police contacts with “racialized” youth, act now, says watchdog group
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/03/22/known_to_police_no_need_for_review_of_toronto_police_contacts_with_racialized_youth_act_now_says_watchdog_group.html
Behind the Data
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/knowntopolice2013/2013/09/27/known_to_police_series_behind_the_data.html
“Serious Concerns” raised about Toronto police officer’s credibility
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/10/03/serious_concerns_raised_about_toronto_police_officers_credibility.html
Police board seeks public report on cops who lie in court
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2013/03/27/police_board_seeks_public_report_on_cops_who_lie_in_court.html
Judge rules police planted heroin to frame driver
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2015/09/11/judge-rules-police-planted-heroin-to-frame-driver.html
Judge rules Peel cop “lied” to obtain warrant
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/04/23/judge-rules-peel-cop-lied-to-obtain-warrant.html
Toronto officer rebuked by judge for fabricating evidence
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/09/29/toronto_police_officer_rebuked_by_judge_for_fabricating_evidence.html
Crown must now report police who lie
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/10/26/star_gets_action_crown_must_now_report_police_who_lie.html
Canadians have a right to expect police to tell the truth – all the time
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/2012/05/03/canadians_have_a_right_to_expect_police_to_tell_the_truth_all_the_time.html
Ontario judge calls out OPP officer for “indifference to the truth”
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/10/31/ontario_judge_calls_out_opp_officer_for_indifference_to_the_truth.html
Pot growing charges dropped after cop lied to get a warrant
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/05/04/pot-growing-charges-dropped-after-cop-lied-to-get-a-warrant.html
Serious Police discipline cases often handled in secret
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/01/11/serious-police-discipline-cases-often-handled-in-secret-star-investigation.html
Peel Police’s sexual-harassment records revealed
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/11/30/peel-polices-sexual-harassment-records-revealed-records.html
Hundreds of officers in the Greater Toronto Area disciplined for “serious” misconduct in the past five years
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/09/19/hundreds-of-officers-in-the-greater-toronto-area-disciplined-for-serious-misconduct-in-past-five-years.html
Dozens of officers from across Ontario busted for drunk driving
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/09/20/to-swerve-and-protect.html
Chief Saunders defends decision not to notify police watchdog after teen beaten in Whitby
https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/07/26/chief-saunders-defends-decision-not-to-notify-police-watchdog-after-teen-beaten-in-whitby.html
Drunk driving charge tossed because Toronto cop assaulted man, showed a ‘lack of honesty’
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/07/30/drunk-driving-charge-tossed-after-toronto-cop-tells-man-to-urinate-in-back-of-cruiser.html
Durham police launch an internal review of Dafonte Miller assault
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/07/28/durham-police-launch-an-internal-review-of-dafonte-miller-assault.html
Family says testimony from three police officers at shooting inquest is inconsistent
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/07/26/family-says-testimony-from-three-police-officers-at-shooting-inquest-is-inconsistent.html
