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Toronto Sun
19-07-2025
- Toronto Sun
CRIME SCENE: Toronto cop injured after driver strikes police vehicle
A Toronto Police vehicle is seen at Bloor St. W. and Queens Park, Feb. 9, 2022. Photo by Jack Boland / Files / Toronto Sun A Toronto Police officer was injured while investigating a suspected stolen vehicle in the downtown core late Friday night. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Police said on social media platform X that the officer received an Automated Licence Plate Recognition alert for a stolen vehicle at Bathurst and College Sts. at 10:25 p.m. Cops said the suspect vehicle, a white car, struck the police vehicle and sustained front-end damage before fleeing the area. POLICE INVESTIGATION: (UPDATE) Bathurst St & College St @TPS14Div-officer received an ALPR hit for a stolen vehicle-suspect vehicle struck police car before fleeing-officer sustained non-life-threatening injury -suspect vehicle- white car with front-end damage#GO1502220 ^sm— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 19, 2025 Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The officer suffered a non-life-threatening injury, police said. The investigation remains ongoing, cops added. MAN STABBED IN TORONTO'S WEST END A man in his 20s was transported to hospital following a stabbing in the city's west end early Saturday morning. Toronto Police said in a post on X that officers responded at approximately 1:25 a.m. to reports of a stabbing at Keele St. and Rotherham Ave., south of Eglinton Ave. W., in York. STABBING:Keele St. & Rotherham Ave. area1:26a.m-Officers responded to reports of a stabbing in area-Man, 20's located with stab wounds-Victim transported to hosp via ambulance-Injuries have been deemed non-life threatening -Ongoing investigation#GO1503089 ^vs— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 19, 2025 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Officers located the victim with stab wounds, cops said. He was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police said the investigation is ongoing. RECOMMENDED VIDEO FATAL COLLISION CLOSES EASTBOUND HWY. 401 One person is dead following a collision in the eastbound lanes of Hwy. 401 in the city's west end Saturday morning, Ontario Provincial Police said. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said a male pedestrian was struck by a passing vehicle on the highway around 5 a.m. near Dixon Rd. after he exited his SUV following a collision with a transport truck. Three people were taken to hospital, Schmidt said. Fatal collision: EB #Hwy401/Dixon Rd. EB Hwy401 closed at the transfer lanes approaching Hwy427. There is no access to EB 401 from NB 427. Pedestian struck after exiting his vehicle around 5am after being involved in a collision with a transport truck. Person struck by another… — OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) July 19, 2025 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The OPP has closed the eastbound express lanes of Hwy. 401 at Dixie Rd. Westbound lanes are unaffected. Police warned commuters to expect a lengthy closure and to plan alternate routes. Read More Toronto & GTA MMA Letters Tennis Celebrity
CTV News
16-07-2025
- CTV News
Drivers facing $5,000 fines for driving without insurance on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police say an officer noticed a motorcyclist driving on Highway 417 with no licence plate on Tuesday. (OPP/X) A motorcyclist is facing a minimum of $5,000 in fines after being stopped riding on Highway 417 in Ottawa without licence plates. Ontario Provincial Police say an officer stopped a motorcycle rider on Tuesday after noticing there was no licence plate. 'The owner had recently listed the bike for sale and had also taken the insurance off of it,' Const. Michael Fathi said. The driver is facing a minimum $5,000 fine for operating a vehicle without insurance. Meantime, a driver is facing a fine after being caught driving with an expired licence plate on Highway 417. Const. Fathi says an officer stopped the driver of a vehicle on Highway 417 last Saturday after the Automated Licence Plate Recognition camera system notified the officer that the plate on a vehicle was expired. 'Investigation revealed that there was also no insurance on the vehicle,' Fathi said. The driver is facing a minimum $5,000 fine for operating a vehicle without insurance.
Ottawa Citizen
18-05-2025
- Ottawa Citizen
Traffic stop in Ottawa for stolen plates leads to multiple drug, other charges
A traffic stop conducted after automated readers flagged stolen licence plates on a vehicle resulted in dozens of drug, weapon and other charges against two people from Ottawa early Saturday. Article content Article content The Ontario Provincial Police said officers from the Ottawa detachment stopped the vehicle on Coventry Road in the east end just past midnight after being alerted to stolen licence plates by an Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) camera. Article content Article content The investigation led to the arrest of both the driver and passenger, a news release said, adding that officers seized a replica firearm, drugs and multiple stolen pieces of identification. Article content Article content Jari Manner, 43, was charged with: six counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000; possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000; possession of an imitation weapon for dangerous purpose; two counts of trafficking in Schedule 1 substances; possession of instruments for forgery; six counts of identity theft; driving a motor vehicle without a licence; operating a motor vehicle without insurance; driving a motor vehicle without a permit; and driving a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor. Article content Lindsay Gnass-Wetzel, 36, was charged with: six counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000; possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000; possession of an imitation weapon for dangerous purpose; two counts of trafficking in Schedule 1 substances; and six counts of identity theft. Article content
CBC
14-02-2025
- Automotive
- CBC
Toronto police say tech that scans licence plates automatically is a 'game-changer'
Toronto police say newly introduced technology that automatically scans the licence plates of vehicles passing police cars has been one of the biggest advances in the force's history. The Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system is now in more than 600 police vehicles, they say, and alerts officers to offences tied to licence plates. "A lot of officers have told me this is a game-changer ... some compared it to the shift from the typewriter to the computer," said Det. Sgt. Jeff Bassingthwaite, the Toronto Police Service's ALPR capability lead. He described the system as an unblinking electronic eye on the road. Toronto police say the technology notifies officers, as they travel throughout the city, when a vehicle on a hot list passes in front of the forward-facing camera, whether it be in relation to a criminal investigation, public safety alerts or an Amber Alert. This system has the capacity to read and capture plates of vehicles travelling at 225 km/hour. The field of view for the camera is 160 degrees and the detection range is about 50 feet in front of the camera. "The officers don't have to run the cars, the system is doing it for them," said Bassingthwaite. Bassingthwaite says the force's first success story was locating a missing elderly person with dementia. The man was found 25 kilometres from his Scarborough home. ALPR is also helping to locate stolen vehicles, he says, an issue that was top of mind after a string of carjacking incidents last year. Bassingthwaite says there are currently 110,000 stolen vehicles across the country in the system. "Getting these vehicles recovered, getting the perpetrators arrested and before the courts is a huge priority," he said.
