FARMERS, HUNTERS, SKEET SHOOTERS OFF THE HOOK

TORONTO -- Thirty-three-year-old Shaan Tareen of Whitby was charged with 24 offences including possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a prohibited firearm and conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance. Thirty-one-year-old Rizwan Gharda of Toronto was charged with 25 offences of the same nature." --

HIDE THE SILVERWARE:

Two Ontario men, Garfield Duncan, 31, of Erin, Ont., and Aomar Abdolah, 34, of Milton, Ont. and five Quebec men face numerous charges after York Regional Police recovered more than 50 stolen vehicles worth $3 million and $80,000 in cash during an investigation known as Project Extinction. Once stolen, vehicles are typically shipped overseas in shipping containers.

DIVERSITY/STRENGTH... YOU KNOW THE DRILL

Amir Hossein Ali Kouzeh Geran, 59, who ran a real estate company at 9350 Yonge St. where he supervised numerous employees, was arrested on Jan. 12 and charged with five counts of sexual assault."

MEANWHILE SOUTH OF THE BORDER:

-- "New York City subway crime is up more than 65% in the first two weeks of 2022, according to police department statistics released just days after newly minted Mayor Eric Adams said the 'subway system was safe' and chalked any public concerns to a 'perception of fear.'" --