Friday, September 25, 2020

Drug Investigation leads to discovery of World War 2 medals, Owner Sought

 


Drug Investigation leads to discovery of World War 2 medals, Owner Sought

Friday, September 25, 2020 - 7:51 PM
51 Division:  416-808-5100

Case #: 2020-1720415

The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public's assistance locating the owner of World War 2 medals.

It is reported that:

- officers from 51 Division, Major Crime Unit, were conducting a drug investigation on September 11, 2020

- during the investigation, World War 2 medals were located that did not belong to the person they were investigating

The Toronto Police Service is asking for the public's assistance locating the owner of the medals. They are described as:

- 1939-1945 Star

- Burma Campaign Star

- France and Germany Campaign Star

- Italy Campaign Star

- 1939-1945 Voluntary Service Medal

- 1939-1945 War Medal (Merchant Marines)

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable Laura Brabant, Corporate Communications, for Detective Paul Walker, 51 Division




Saturday, September 12, 2020

Personal Injury Collision Fail to Remain #31/2020, Dundas Street East and Parliament Street

 

Personal Injury Collision Fail to Remain #31/2020, Dundas Street East and Parliament Street

Saturday, September 12, 2020 - 1:28 PM
Traffic Services:  416-808-1900

Case #: 2020-1725469

On Saturday September 12, 2020, at 2:50 a.m., police received a report of a fail to remain collision involving a pedestrian at Dundas Street East and Parliament Street, in the City of Toronto.

It is reported that:

- a 52-year-old male pedestrian was crossing Dundas Street East, from the north side to the south side on Parliament Street.

- he was crossing with a group and was the last one crossing, when an eastbound vehicle crossed into the westbound lanes striking the victim.

- he received life-threatening injuries as a result of this collision.

- the vehicle, a grey Honda Civic, failed to remain at the collision scene and fled eastbound on Dundas Street East

Police are asking local residents, businesses, and drivers, who may have security or dash camera footage of the area or incident, to contact investigators.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable Edward Parks, Corporate Communications, for Detective Graeme Phillipson for Superintendent Scott Baptist, Traffic Services



Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Sexual Assault Investigation, Teacher arrested, David Field, 56


Sexual Assault Investigation, Teacher arrested, David Field, 56

Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - 4:30 PM
51 Division:  416-808-5100

The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of an arrest made in a sexual assault investigation.

It is alleged that:

- between 2015 and 2019, a teacher at Rosedale Heights School of the Arts sexually assaulted two girls who were students at the school

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, members of 51 Division, Youth & Family Services, arrested David Field, 56, of Toronto. He is charged with:

1. Two counts of Sexual Assault
2. Two counts of Sexual Exploitation

He is to appear in court at 444 Yonge Street, on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 2 p.m., in room 505.

David Field has been employed at:

1. Rosedale Heights School of the Arts between 2004 to present

2. Don Mills Collegiate between 1999 to 2004

3. Georges Vanier Secondary School between 1998 to 1999

Police are concerned there may be other victims.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5100, 10727@tps.ca, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.

A sexual assault is any form of unwanted sexual contact. It includes, but is not limited to, kissing, grabbing, oral sex and penetration. To learn more about sexual assault, including how to report a sexual assault, please visit our Sex Crimes website.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable Laura Brabant, Corporate Communications, for Jason Ferreira, 51 Division


Tuesday, September 08, 2020

Back to School and Bicycle Safety Campaign, Tuesday, September 8 to Wednesday, September 30, 2020


Back to School and Bicycle Safety Campaign, Tuesday, September 8 to Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - 10:10 AM
Traffic Services:  416-808-1900

September means ‘Back to School’ for thousands of Toronto students and the Toronto Police Service will be out on our city’s roads reminding people about the importance of road safety.

While the return to school is usually the focus for September, the Service will also be promoting ‘Bike Month ’- an event regularly held in June – to raise awareness of cycling safety.

The joint ‘Back to School’ and ‘Bicycle Safety’ campaign was launched on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Keelesdale Junior Public School, alongside the Mayor and other partners. The campaign will run until Wednesday, September 30, 2020.

By launching these campaigns together, the Service can focus traffic enforcement efforts and increase public awareness in a bid to improve the safety of school children, cyclists and all other road users.

With emphasis on enforcement, education and community engagement, officers will be looking out for drivers who speed, drive aggressively and drive distracted or impaired. Officers will also be in school zones targeting those who are parked illegally or vehicles potentially putting others at risk. Often, these behaviours lead to frustration, congestion and an unsafe environment for all road users.

The campaign also ties in with Toronto's Vision Zero Road Safety Plan which sees the Service, the City and other partners work together to achieve zero deaths on our roads. While the Service’s priority is educating people about their behaviours, current Vision Zero Enforcement Team officers will continue to take action where necessary and a permanent dedicated team will be out on our city’s streets later this fall.

A full announcement with specifics of the permanent team will be released closer to the time but members will be highly visible and strategically deployed throughout the city. The officers will conduct intelligence-led enforcement activities in locations determined by data from collisions, speed monitoring and more.

Year to date, the current team has issued more than 24,000 tickets for a variety of driving offences, while collisions that have caused life-threatening injuries have nearly halved compared to last year – 56 as of September 4, 2019 and 28 as of September 4, 2020.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Sergeant Jason Kraft, Traffic Services for Superintendent Scott Baptist, Traffic Services