-- “Asheville Police Chief Jackie Stepp declined to classify the violence as gang-related, when reporters pressed her about whether the people involved belonged to rival gangs or families. ‘These are two groups of individuals. The groups had ties because the people involved knew one another and had committed ‘ongoing retaliatory acts’ against each other.’” --Sorry, Chief... if you're not measuring, you're not managing.
-- "Toronto Police are searching for a 26-year-old Muhammad Yasin accused of assault by choking, two counts of assault, and two counts of failure to comply with a release order." --And then, there's this freak...
-- "Devon Plooard, 21, of Toronto is wanted after sexually assaulting a woman and recording it. Plooard also pulled out a firearm and pointed it at the victim, police allege." --
-- "Tajae-J’nye Samuel-Maragh, 23, and Kingslee Ivan Christie, 29, have been arrested after a gunpoint robbery that led to a police chase and attempted carjacking at Bathurst and Richmond streets in downtown Toronto. Police seized two loaded firearms." --
-- "Several people were wounded on Sunday in a shooting in Holbaek, about 70 kilometres west of Copenhagen. Police said in a statement they believed that the incident was linked to a 'settling of scores' within criminal networks. It is initially unclear how many people had been injured or how severe the injuries were." --I dunno... I miss civilisation.
-- "Duane 'Keffe D' Davis the gangbanger who allegedly ordered the murder of Tupac Shakur undermined his own defense in a braggadocious phone call to his mistress." --
-- "CBC News cannot verify the race of the 12 jurors selected for the trial, but at the time, the Boushie family said they were angered that Indigenous-looking jury candidates were challenged and excluded by Stanley's defence team." --TWO WORDS THE CBC DOESN'T MENTION... HOME INVASION...
-- "All five aboriginals were consuming alcohol. Later, they got a flat tire and drove onto a farm 15 kilometres northeast of Stanley’s farm, where at least one person tried to steal a truck."
Translation: They were shitface drunk. They stopped at two previous farms and attempted to steal vehicles. They broke the stock on their rifle attempting to smash a truck window." --THIRD WORD... ARMED...
"A .22-calibre rifle barrel with a bullet in the chamber was found next to Boushie’s body, and that an empty box of .22-calibre cartridges, as well as 17 live rounds and 11 spent casings compatible with the rifle, were found inside the SUV."
Translation: These folks were armed and dangerous. The rifle had been previously fired out the window of the vehicle... at what, nobody apparently knows or admits to.
-- "Hamilton Police officers say a 21-year-old man has died in a hospital after he was stabbed and found by a taxi driver early Sunday. The victim was involved in an altercation Saturday evening near Paradise Road North and King Street West less than a kilometre away from where he was found." --UPDATE: Hamilton turns to innovative self-service policing model...
Living in a world of make-believe...-- "Det. Staff Sgt. Lisa Chambers announced… ‘Those people know that they were involved,’ encouraging them to ‘do the right thing and to turn themselves in.’" --
-- "'We’ve upped the security, but not because we think there is a concern … we’re just going to go the extra mile, so it’s very safe to come here,' said Howard Litchman, a spokesperson for the festival." --
-- "Tehran said the strait would remain closed until Washington ends its hostile behavior. The six demands include an end to U.S. threats and military action, a permanent end to the war, withdrawal of U.S. naval and air forces from around Iran, compensation for war damages, sanctions relief and the release of frozen Iranian assets." --Israel is fed up with the constant bullshit...
-- "Israel remains in discussions with the United States over the disarmament of Hamas but insisted any agreement would have to result in the terror group surrendering its entire arsenal, according to Netanyahu. 'It needs to be genuine disarmament, not fictitious disarmament.'" -- "Trump sure talks a good game...
-- "US President Donald Trump has been weighing the possibility of declaring victory against Iran without achieving a nuclear deal, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing US officials." --
-- "A 32-year-old man, Abdul Ghafoori has been charged with first-degree murder after Himanshi Khurana, 30, was found dead in a downtown Toronto residence in late 2025. Toronto Police homicide officers liaised with 'national and international policing partners' to facilitate the accused’s return to Canada." --Curiously, Investigators didn’t say where the accused was eventually located...
-- "The surname Ghafoori originates from the Arabic and Persian cultural spheres. It is a patronymic or relational name derived from Ghafoor (meaning 'forgiving' or merciful'" --I'm so old, I remember Canada...
-- "Montreal police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Saturday in the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles." --
-- "Days after getting booted from his family’s $1.75 million Virginia mansion, the Cornell University student who declared he’s 'not interested in working for a Jew' is losing his mind over a new enemy: a 5G cell tower." --
-- "University of Michigan’s liberal arts college said grades for incoming freshman during their first semester will be hidden and excluded from their transcripts to 'curb the mental health crisis' among students. They will now will grade freshmen in their first semester solely on a pass/no credit basis instead of letter grades, the school announced in a statement." --
-- "One person was seriously injured after two groups ALLEGEDLY exchanged gunfire near Jane Street and Shoreham Drive in North York late Friday night. The investigation remains ongoing." --
Say, Jermaine... what gosh-darned 'groups' are you referring to? And 'exchanging' gunfire? Is that anything like shooting at each other? Or are they just gifting each other some bullets?
Smell that 'professional' journalism.
-- "'The Democrats have gone off the deep end,' said Epstein. 'I think the lunatics are in charge of the asylum. I think that there is no room in the tent for people that want to destroy our Constitution. There's no room in the tent for people that want to align themselves with radical Islam.'" --
-- "Toronto Police have arrested 78-year-old Jian Liu in connection with an aggravated assault with a weapon that took place at Queen Street and Pape Avenue in Leslieville late last month." --And then there's this guy.
-- "'If simply declaring who you are is all that’s required, then I meet every requirement necessary to compete in the WNBA,' Freedom stated in a social media post seated behind a studio desk wearing an orange WNBA sweatshirt with the Nike logo crossed out." --And, whaddaya know... the movement is spreading.
-- "Toronto Police say their investigation resulted in the arrests of Naquon Laidley, 23, Kahiem Bailey‑Whitfield, 19, and a 17-year-old female youth all connected to the original gun call. The incident ended in Mississauga with the as yet unnamed 19‑year‑old driver fatally shot by police." --
And, inevitably, yet again... it's the guys with the way-cool names.
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-- "Naquon Laidley, 20, of Toronto has been charged with two counts of attempted. murder." --Meanwhile, in other diversity/strength news...
-- "A 16-year-old boy is accused of pointing a loaded gun at Toronto Police officers during his arrest at Jane Street and Finch Avenue on Thursday." --And about those pesky disappearing cars...
Police in Halton Region have arrested Joel Hinson, 66, Bright Mensah, 37, and Isaac Boamah , 34, after three stolen vehicles were found in a shipping container in Toronto.
-- "Prominent Michigan Shi’ite Muslim cleric Mohammad Baqer Qazwini celebrated the death of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and asked worshippers to pray for President Donald Trump’s death, before later urging Muslims to elect Abdul El-Sayed, who this week won the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s US Senate seat." --
No word yet on a response from the Secret Service.
Civil War 2.0... not as distant as you might think.
-- "The 25-year-old Afghan migrant named only as ‘Farhad N’ has been sentenced to life in prison with reduced chance of parole after he was found guilty of two counts of murder, 23 of attempted murder, 19 of aggravated assault, and three of assault." --
-- "RCMP seized more than 170 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated $4.5 million from an n Etobicoke condominium and arrested Tony Van Le, 39, Cong Quang Van, 38, of and Hai Thanh Hoa Tran, 41, according to a news release issued Friday." --
-- "Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw announced on Friday that Jessiah Massaro-Gill, and Lewis Downey, both 18 years old, have been charged with first-degree murder in the mass shooting at Toronto’s Salsa on St. Clair festival last month. Officers also seized three firearms, a quantity of narcotics, and Canadian currency." --Of course, it's not all sunshine and fairy dust.
-- "German Iinterior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, who said on Wednesday Germany faced a 'new level of danger', said only an apparently ripped detonator had prevented the device going off near Ukrainian cargo planes on the tarmac at the shipping and military hub." --
-- "The Parole Board of Canada has granted six more months of day parole for Terry Douglas Kennedy, one of the men convicted in the 1991 murder of Kingston gas station owner Yvonne Rouleau, despite finding he experienced a significant setback during his first year in the community by using crystal methamphetamine." --Another stunning decision from the folks who released cannibal killer Vince Li.
-- "Ugandan soccer star David Owori, 27, was beaten to death by suspected robbers Tuesday near his home in the country’s capital, Kampala, and he died the next day. Witnesses said a group of attackers hit Owari with paving stones before robbing him and fleeing the area." --
-- "Toronto Police say two suspects who fired shots at the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto last week were paid to carry out the shooting as part of a so-called 'gun-for-hire' network. The suspects, one of whom is 15 years old, are facing several charges, including failing to comply with court-ordered release conditions. The second suspect is 19 years old." --NOTA BENE... The usual, well... you know...
-- “Police Chief Myron Demkiw said 19-year-old Xen-Ul-Abdeen Syed was arrested on Aug. 1, and a 15-year-old male was taken into custody on Wednesday. We believe that these two individuals were offered payment to carry out this attack through encrypted messaging apps." --
A network of culturally disaffected teenage hitmen... hard to imagine a more serious threat.
In other diversity/strength news...
-- "Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw has announced arrests have been made in the fatal Salsa on St. Clair shooting last month. Demkiw would not provide any additional details, but said a press conference would be held Friday." --
-- "The 19-year-old driver of what was believed to be a stolen vehicle is dead after they were shot by a Toronto Police officer early Thursday morning, the province’s police watchdog says. Two firearms were found near the Mercedes. Three other occupants of the Mercedes, who were uninjured, were taken into custody,". --
UPDATE: This was a gun-related probe - not a stolen vehicle as previously reported.
In other GTA news...
-- "Peel Regional Police are investigating after a tow truck was deliberately set on fire in the driveway of a Brampton home early Thursday." --And back in the nation's capitol...
-- "Ottawa Police are now investigating two stabbings that occurred on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 4. A male victim was taken to hospital in critical condition. Ottawa Police Service said there was no known threat to public safety." --
Hmmm... there's a guy in the ICU who might just disagree.
So... the media keeps saying crime is down.
-- "'As long as the United States and Israel possess nuclear weapons, we will continue working on them for our national security,' IRGC commander-in-chief Ahmad Vahidi said. 'If they disarm, we will disarm.'" --He's not much of a warmonger, after all.
-- "An elderly woman was assaulted and robbed in broad daylight near Don Mills Road and Overlea Boulevard in North York last week. The victim, was knocked to the ground and her gold necklace was stolen. Police described as a Black male, standing between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-6, with a thin build and medium-length curly black hair." --And a little undocumented firearms action...
-- "Toronto Police are investigating after a male victim walked into a Toronto hospital with gunshot wounds Wednesday night." --
