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Joe DaSilva says security camera footage inside of the building showed a suspect break in and set fire to the place. (Submitted by Joe DaSilva) Vice president of the general assembly of Casa da Madeira Joe DaSilva told CBC Toronto the attack on the community centre will take time to recover from. The Portuguese community is all in shock, he said. The devastation of smoke penetration and carbon dust is immense and it

A 52-year-old man from Toronto has been arrested for sexually assaulting two minors and for breaking and entering a Toronto apartment, said police. Oscar Campos, a former superintendent at an apartment near Islington Avenue and Rexdale Boulevard, is alleged to have befriended and sexually assaulted an 8-year-old girl and 10-year-old girl on multiple occasions, said a release by Toronto police.

Peter Henry states that he was brutally attacked in his building, resulting in multiple severe injuries, and waited over an hour for police and paramedics.

With three years of provincial funding, which began in 2023 and wraps next March, Toronto police have improved their systems so the dashboard receives court information faster and on more individuals, allowing officers to do more compliance checks.

Toronto police reported 150 stolen phones during the Pride festival. The issue stems from summer clothing habits, increasing the risk of pickpocketing.

"Insp. Paul Krawczyk expressed concern over last year's firearms arrest spike, indicating it may not be a one-off increase, recognizing the ongoing challenges with youth and gun violence."

Const. Anson Alfonso is demoted for his significant failure to properly respond to and investigate a domestic violence report which preceded a tragic murder.

"I still had a glimmer of hope that maybe they would eventually pick up, but unfortunately it didn't happen," she said.

"...her sentence which also includes a weapons prohibition for three years may affect Au's employment as a police officer. But she said some level of deterrence was necessary..."

Toronto Police Service is currently investigating a series of seven shootings targeting magic mushroom stores, with evidence of gunfire found across multiple locations in the city.

If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be a police officer, ask for their name and badge number, then hang up and call police directly to verify their identity.

A tragic collision occurred in Scarborough at around 6:10 p.m. when a truck and a TTC bus crashed, resulting in the death of the truck's driver.

Toronto police confirmed that the fire incident, which claimed the life of an elderly man, occurred in the rear of a home on Wednesday evening.