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// // // ]] // ]]>TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE Published: October 17, 2011 5:58 a.m. An Ontario Provincial Police constable with tattoo-covered arms was mistaken for a “gangbanger” by a superior officer at a traffic stop in northwestern Ontario in the … Continue reading →

  DOUG SAUNDERS LONDON— From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Aug. 09, 2011 9:45PM EDT Last updated Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 8:22AM EDT http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/a-city-in-flames-a-police-force-under-fire/article2124722/singlepage/#articlecontent On the fourth night, they finally showed up in force: at least 16,000 police in … Continue reading →

August 03, 2011 David Rider http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1034315–budget-axe-shouldn-t-spare-police-fire-services-city-manager-says City manager Joe Pennachetti.  If Toronto councillors spare police and fire services from the budget axe, it will fall that much harder on libraries, social programs and other services dear to Torontonians’ hearts, says … Continue reading →

July 13, 2011 Robyn Doolittle The Toronto Police Service may be looking at serious cuts in officer numbers. http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1023978–layoffs-loom-for-police-and-city-staff Well over 500 Toronto police officers and thousands of city workers will be issued layoff notices in January if the Ford … Continue reading →

Wendy Gillis July 9, 2011 http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/1022559 Some of the Toronto Police Service’s highest-ranking officers are being offered buyouts in the force’s latest effort to cut costs. In an internal memo circulated Friday, the civilian board overseeing the force offered voluntary … Continue reading →

July 7, 2011 Tonda MacCharles http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1021452–rcmp-recruit-training-slashed-as-ottawa-grapples-with-budget-squeeze OTTAWA—The RCMP has slashed its training of new recruits as it becomes the latest in a string of federal departments and agencies to cope with belt-tightening, the Star has learned. Even under a self-professed … Continue reading →

June 21, 2011 Peter Small http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/article/1012198–police-under-fire-as-fresh-statistics-show-charges-dropped-in-59-of-g20-cases?bn=1 Darius Mirshahi (green and black T-Shirt) and Chris Bowen, known by their performance names of Testament and Illogik, respectively, were arrested on June 27, 2010, by police on several charges, including conspiracy and wearing … Continue reading →

CHRIS DOUCETTE Toronto Sun http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/19/toronto-cops-g20-whipping-boys Check out the comments for this story. First posted: Sunday, June 19, 2011 8:50:00 EDT PM Police at last year’s G20. A year after the G20, public trust in the city’s police is at an … Continue reading →

Introduction: It is becoming clear that police officers are very well paid – and policing pays the most if you go for the OPP. The OPP requires that PATI, so you better bet started with your PATI preparation. (You will … Continue reading →

The pomp and ceremony of a military parade gave way to the reality of Toronto’s streets. MARK O’NEILL, QMI AGENCY Toronto Police Chief, Bill Blair congratulates graduate Stephen Irwin, right, as his father Toronto Police Inspector Steve Irwin looks on. … Continue reading →