-- "A kidnapping charge has been dropped against Toronto rapper Deshawn Davis, 38, who was previously one of Canada’s most wanted fugitives following the January 2022 disappearance of a woman in Wasaga Beach. Davis, AKA ‘Thorobread,’ is currently behind bars in the United States facing first-degree murder and attempted murder charges." --
-- "'As we’ve said from the beginning, and in every statement, these highly effective strikes are specifically intended to be lethal, kinetic strikes,' the Pentagon chief continued. 'The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people.'" --
-- "President Trump stated that he was repealing all documents signed by former President Joe Biden using an autopen — and threatened to have his predecessor 'brought up on charges of perjury' if he asserts that staffers were acting on his orders. Trump has characterized Biden, 83, as being AWOL during his four-year term and that unelected aides were running the country without authorization." --A Biden spokeswoman declined to comment.
-- "York Regional Police have arrested and charged Nishanth Selvaratnam, 36, after he attempted to enter several homes Kennedy Road and Steeles Avenue in the Markham area. He has been charged with break-and-enter with intent, breach of probation, and two counts of trespass at night." --'Oakville men'...
-- "Navjot Singh, 38, and Puneet Singh, 45, both of Oakville were arrested and charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and trafficking property obtained by crime. Puneet is also facing a separate charge of fraud over $5,000." --And...
-- "Foluwa Rewane, 49, of Oshawa has been charged with possessing a dangerous weapon and uttering threats in connection with a road-rage incident that forced a Clarington high school to be placed on lockdown earlier this week." --A late addition.
-- "Toronto Police say a woman stabbed at Broadview and Danforth avenues Friday morning is in life-threatening condition. A male was arrested nearby." --And...
-- "Toronto Police are searching for 33-year-old Cassim Cummings who is wanted for assault cause bodily harm near Yonge Street and Empress Avenue in North York." --Asking the question.
-- "Syed Hassaan Alam, 24, Hamzah Master, 23, and Alaa Nabil Deen Faraj, 29, all from the GTA, are facing a slew of charges after a bust by the Toronto Police drug squad. Searches yielded about 1.3 kg of cocaine, nearly 1 kg of fentanyl, 85 g of crystal meth, 30 g (193 pills) of hydromorphone, 20 g of crack-cocaine, and $10,000 in cash. Alam Wass also out on a release order." --In other diversity/strength news...
Sharlie Bloxam, 30, has been arrested and another remains at large after a woman was stabbed in Oshawa on Monday afternoon. The outstanding suspect Jose Lopez 31, is wanted for 12 counts of failure to comply with a probation order, six counts of disobeying a lawful order of the court, three counts of possession of a weapon for committing an offence and three counts of aggravated assault." --And...
-- "Toronto man Trevon Sewell, 33, faces 10 firearm-related charges after the Toronto Police Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force investigated an individual believed to be in possession of a firearm." --And there's this.
-- "The SIU says Jamal Francique, 28, accelerated and struck one car and was approaching another when an officer on foot fired four times. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died two days later. Peel Police said an illegal firearm recovered from the scene was loaded." --It gets better...
-- "Francique’s family filed a lawsuit, alleging negligence on the part of the force, local paramedics and the province’s police watchdog." --Time travel with me to 2020...
-- "Police were conducting an investigation relating to illegal drug and firearm activity. Mr. Francique was the focus of the investigation and was on bail release for firearms and drug related charges." --
-- "‘She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery,’ the father of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, Gary Beckstrom, told the New York Times. ‘I’m holding her hand right now,’ the devastated dad added." --Charge Joe Biden as an accessory to murder...
-- "They said it is a ticking time bomb waiting to explode because we've just allowed all of these people into our country." --UPDATE: Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died
-- "Long Island native and former World Trade Center worker Roger Borkum, 64, who 'narrowly escaped' the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks has been beaten to death by three teens — one of whom was just 12, according to officials." --Meanwhile... back at the ranch.
-- "Footage from Iran’s 2023 Kish Inox Tech Expo has gone viral after it was discovered that the beings presented as 'advanced technology humanoid robots' were actually just people in costumes and make-up." --
-- ""Someone decided to turn that into targeting National Guardsmen," Hegseth continued. "That will only stiffen our resolve. We will never back down." --UPDATE: There'll be more of this, I'm sure...
-- "WV Sen. Chris Rose say Guardsmen shot in DC undergoing surgery, calls for a 'Thanksgiving Miracle'" --UPDATE2: Yeah... what a shocker...
-- "Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the gunman who shot two National Guard troops was one of 200,000 Afghans resettled in the US following the chaotic military withdrawal from Afghanistan." --Too little... too late...
-- "Effective immediately, processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals is stopped indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols." --
-- "Toronto Police say 18-year-old Dylan Adams was killed in a shooting near King Street and Spadina Avenue early Tuesday morning, in which the accused was also shot. As a result, police arrested and charged Frandy Noel, 27, of Toronto, with second degree murder." --
Pop Quiz... is it actually murder if two gangbangers are blasting away at each other?
No gun... no problem...
-- "Toronto Police say two people, including a TTC employee, are in hospital following a stabbing at TMU Station downtown." --In other diversity news...
-- "Investigators say Gregory Izundu has been charged with one count of sexual assault and forcible confinement." --
-- "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." --
-- "On trial for the murder of Negus Henry-Robinson at the Royal Caribbean Cafe, Regent Park rapper Ridge Kazumba told the jury that he was afraid for his life, ‘When you kill an artist from Regent Park, it’s like a badge of honour.’ Court has heard 22 bullets were fired in the small restaurant." --
-- "A new report is raising alarm over growing wait-list deaths in Canada. The report from public policy think tank SecondStreet.org revealed that at least 23,746 patients died in Canada while waiting for surgeries or diagnostic procedures between April 2024 and March 2025." --
-- "Nine people are facing more than 50 charges in connection with a drug and gun investigation in and near Durham region, police officers say." --Yet again... the folks with the way-cool names.
-- "A man in his 30s has been critically injured after being stabbed in the Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West area Tuesday afternoon, according to Toronto Police." --
-- "Cops had told the Judge the teenager, identified only by his first name Mohammed, currently under police guard at Madrid's Gregorio Maranon Hospital, had told his mother that his mission 'was to kill Christians' and that he had to 'cleanse himself.’" --Meanwhile back in Germany.
-- "Zarbab Ali, 28, has admitted being a 'monster' who murdered his estranged wife, dumped her body in a shallow grave — and then dug it up to rape her corpse. Ali, who was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 12." --
-- "Organizers said Jammie Booker violated the contest’s rules, which clearly stipulate that athletes must compete in the category that aligns with their biological sex at birth. Booker was disqualified just days after she destroyed the competition at the Official Strongman Games World Championship. Organizers claimed the hulking American never told them he was born a man." --
-- "In the wake of his appointment to Mamdani’s transition team, scores of critics suggested his anti-cop rhetoric would spell disaster for the Big Apple. ‘RIP NYC,’ one person posted on X. ‘Reading your bio, the last thing in the world I’d entrust you with is community safety.’" --
-- "From the perfunctory land acknowledgement hanging in the welcome centre to the sculptures that look hand delivered by time-travelling UPS drivers, the past eight years of 'decolonization' have done nothing to further visitors’ understanding of what life was like for Aboriginal people in the 1800s." --
-- "The Federal Liberal government is pouring nearly $37 million into community projects that 'prevent and counter violent extremism,' yet almost none of the money targets Islamist extremism and antisemitism, the top threats according to intelligence agencies." --
-- "A man who showed up at a local hospital suffering from gunshot wounds has now died, Toronto Police say. They have not released any information about the victim or possible suspects in the case. It is not clear where the shooting took place." --
And there's the one that got away.
In other 'mystery' policing news...
-- "A youth is facing charges following an ongoing investigation into 'terrorism related offences,' the RCMP says. They have not indicated where exactly the arrest occurred and have shared very little about the investigation itself." --
-- "Ontario Superior Court Justice Kenneth Campbell has dismissed charges against a person facing 'a variety of very serious criminal offences,' telling the individual to immediately enter the Witness Protection Program after the Crown mistakenly disclosed that a relative of the one accused had worked as a confidential informant in the past in order to get their family member out of jail." --
