-- "Mississauga MiWay bus driver Baljeet Dhaliwal has been found not guilty in connection to a crash that killed 50-year-old Sharron Williams back in 2023. In his descision, Justice David Harris said the mystery of what caused this incident ‘has not been solved.’" --It puts one in mind of the catastrophic OC Transpo tragedy.
-- "The system was borrowed from Sacramento’s light rail system, and cost about $250,000." --TRYING TO IMAGINE HOW THIS MAGICAL 'TOOL' MIGHT WORK...
-- "Hey fella... don't you dare set that woman on fire!" --
-- "Sorry... no knives allowed on TTC property!" --
-- "That knife thing... we really, really mean it!" --
-- "Hey, buddy... icepicks are on the list as well!" --
Just another technology brainwave from TTC Chairman Jamaal Myers.
Raised by a single mom in community housing, Jamal trumpets.
Not your typical 'law & order' guy... SO, FEEL SAFE TORONTO!
-- "Toronto Police were called to the Coxwell Avenue and Queen Street East area on Sunday, May 17, at 7:52 p.m., after reports that a passenger had been attacked aboard a TTC streetcar. When police arrived, they found the victim suffering from serious but non‑life‑threatening injuries." --
Ask yourself... what's a life worth in Toronto?
IT YO MAMA!!!
-- "Toronto Police have released images of a female suspect wanted in connection with an assault in a TTC station elevator last week." --
-- "Toronto Police said said TTC special constables were first called about an indecent exposure in the area of Dufferin Street and King Street West on Saturday morning. The suspect is believed to be in his late 20s and is five-foot-eight." --C'mon now, settle down... it's not like anybody was set on fire.
-- "Michael Brown, a 22-year-old spring breaker who was caught on viral video half-naked and twerking on top of a speeding SUV has died after he was flung from the Jeep in a drunken crash. Brown was pronounced dead last Friday — just days after he suffered a catastrophic head injury in the horrifying wreck." --
Toronto Police have released images of a suspect in a random assault on a TTC streetcar near Spadina Avenue and College Street. The unknown man punched another person in the face on the streetcar and then kicked him, causing him to fall out of the open door.And...
-- "Police in York Region are searching for two suspects after a home in Vaughan was shot at days following an attempted vehicle arson earlier this week." --
-- "Two people are in hospital -- including suspect Aaron Hanson, 22, after a stabbing inside Bloor-Yonge subway station late Monday night, Toronto Police say. This follows a stabbing on a TTC bus in North York on Sunday which left one person critically injured." --No biggie, says the Mayor...
-- "Mayor Olivia Chow says violent incidents on the TTC are continuing to decline, despite two stabbings on the system over the span of 24 hours." --
-- "According to Toronto Police, a man approached someone who was standing at the Kennedy Subway platform at approximately 6:30 a.m. and attempted to light the victim’s jacket on fire." --
Setting subway patrons on fire... that sounds so familiar.
UPDATE: They got him...f
-- "four counts of failing to comply with probation." --
-- "Toronto police say 24‑year‑old Aymen Dhea has been arrested following a string of assaults across the city, including incidents at multiple subway stations and busy intersections. Authorities noted that the suspect also robbed the woman at Bathurst Subway Station." --The usual, well... you know...
-- "Toronto Police say the suspect had already fled the area when officers arrived. They described him as Black, six feet tall with dreadlocks, and possibly wearing a green or black jacket." --Somehow... it's always the guys with the way-cool names.
And...
-- "Toronto Police say they are trying to identify three suspects after two females were partially pulled into a vehicle near King and Portland streets and dragged for a short distance as the car pulled away." --More...
-- "A man is in hospital after being stabbed in a cellphone store in Toronto’s east end on Wednesday afternoon." --
-- "TTC employee Rushell Tucker, 40, and 42-year-old Gregory Benard have been charged after they got into a knife fight at a downtown subway station last week." --
-- "The last decade has seen a dramatic spike in reports of violent crimes on transit systems in the Toronto area and several other metro regions, out of proportion with overall crime trends, according to exclusive Statistics Canada data." --
-- "Toronto Police have released images of a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a woman at Bloor-Yonge Station last month. He is described as between 20 and 30 years old, five-foot-10, weighing about 170 pounds with a medium build, short hair, and black facial hair." --And...
-- "A man in his 30s has been seriously injured in a shooting near Wellesley and Bleecker streets. in downtown Toronto. No suspect information has been released." --
-- "Beginning Nov. 15, Toronto will soon see crisis workers stationed directly on subway platforms at Spadina, Union, and Bloor-Yonge stations aimed at addressing safety concerns on the transit system." --Nyima Dolma, sadly, was unavailable for comment…
-- "Transit needs to be safe and feel safe,” Mayor Olivia Chow stated. “Bringing on crisis workers as a resource will help us respond to incidents faster and prevent them.'" --
Well... let’s ask Vanessa Kurpiewska... wait...
Maybe Gabriel Magalhaes can tell us… gawddammit!
Hey, Olivia... do your 'crisis workers' have any superpowers?
Cos' they're really gonna need them.
-- "A man and a woman have been rushed to hospital via emergency run following a reported stabbing on board a streetcar near College and Bathurst streets in Toronto’s downtown core. One suspect is in custody, police say." --And...
-- "One person has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in the Downsview area." --
-- "Toronto Police have arrested Gullu Jiwani, 72, in connection to a stabbing on a Broadview streetcar on Monday. The victim in the stabbing, Sabrina Young, 31, is also facing charges from two unrelated assaults." --
-- "Toronto Police are searching for a a white male, approximately 40 years old with a slim build after a woman was stabbed on a TTC streetcar near Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street in the city’s East Chinatown on Monday afternoon." --
-- "Durham Regional Police have identified Corey Voskam, 30, as the suspect wanted in a stabbing at Pickering GO station just after midnight on Monday. Voskamp is known to ride the GO train between Oshawa and Oakville, police say." --
-- "Toronto Police are searching for a man and woman wanted in connection with an assault on a TTC bus near Cosburn and Broadview avenues in the city’s east end. The two suspects approached a male on the bus and started yelling at him. The victim was assaulted and pushed out of the bus." --
UPDATE: They don't catch the smart ones.
And...
-- "A suspect, identified as 60-year-old Shahzad Sherzay, has been charged with sexual assault on a person under 16 years of age and sexual interference in connection with the incident." --
-- "Toronto Police said the suspect later approached the TTC driver and threatened them with a knife before exiting the bus eastbound on Yewtree." --
It could always be worse, I suppose.
But wait... there's more...
-- "Toronto Police are looking for a suspect who they say lit a building near Queen Street and Wineva Avenue on fire in the city’s east end while four people were inside." --
-- "Calgary Police are searching for suspects after multiple people were stabbed in what officials said was a targeted attack at the Euroslide, one of the rides on the Stampede Midway. Two other individuals were victims of the same attack on the Midway. Police do not believe the incident to be random, and the suspect remains at large. " --It ain't the only cutlery-related incident...
-- "One person is hurt and another is in custody following a stabbing at a downtown Calgary park on Monday afternoon." --
