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Is this Canada or India? Exploring Brampton, Ontario
On the latest episode of Ratio'd, Harrison Faulkner goes to Brampton, Ontario to see Canada's mass immigration crisis first hand. Brampton is one of Canada's most infamous ethnic enclaves and has become a symbol of the federal government's years-long commitment to mass immigration. 2021 census data showed that Brampton was over 80% non-white and that the majority of Brampton residents are of Indian origin. Tune into the latest episode of Ratio'd, to see the side of Brampton that you never hear about it in the legacy media.
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Saturday, April 13, 2024
Toronto Police raid tents in downtown encampment seizing drugs and gun
Two men were arrested in a drug bust when cops raided tents in a downtown homeless encampment Friday evening.
Toronto Police say officers executed a search warrant on “a number of tents” in Clarence Square Park at Spadina Ave. and Front St. W. just before 8:30 p.m.
“Two people were located and arrested,” Const. Laura Brabant said in a statement released Saturday.
She said “a quantity of drugs” – including cocaine, meth and fentanyl – and “a metal replica firearm” were located inside of one of the tents police searched.
Pablo Jose Bermudez Garcia, 57, of Toronto, is charged with four counts of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking, two counts of possession of proceeds obtained by crime under $5,000, and one count each of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of a prohibited weapon.
Garcia was previously accused of a violent 2014 armed robbery of a convenience store where the female clerk was badly beaten after attempts to subdue to her with a noxious substance failed.
It’s unclear what happened with those charges.
The second accused, Gregoriou Fera, 33, of Toronto, is charged with one count of assault and two counts of possession of drugs for purpose of trafficking.
Clarence Square Park, which has doubled as a drug injection and ingestion site, had a large shipping container installed just last week that will serve as an Information and Help Centre according to the city.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call police at 416-808-5200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Friday, April 12, 2024
Toronto cop stabbed suspect was shot by police out front of a Tim Hortons near College St. and Lansdowne Ave.
A Toronto cop was badly injured in a stabbing out front of a downtown Tim Hortons on Friday afternoon – and the chaotic aftermath was captured on video that was posted on social media.
Toronto Police say the wounded officer and the suspected stabber, who was shot in the melee at College St. and Lansdowne Ave., were both rushed to hospital via an emergency run shortly after 1:30 p.m.
Sources told the Toronto Sun the injured officer – a rookie who has only been on the job a few months at 14 Division – was stabbed in the leg.
The cop, identified as Const. Manraj Mahal, was initially in and out of consciousness but the Toronto Police Association released a statement saying the officer’s injuries were not life-threatening.
Sources say the officer responded to a call at a home for a suicidal person. When that person was not at the home, the officer went to a nearby Tim Hortons and located the man.
In the process of trying to make an arrest under the Mental Health Act, the officer was stabbed – allegedly by the person he was trying to arrest.
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the police-involved shooting and confirmed two officers were responding to a call for a “person in crisis” when they approached the man outside of the Tim Hortons.
“There was some type of struggle with two officers that were own scene,” SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette said at the scene. “And during the struggle a man produced a knife and stabbed an officer.”
She said it’s believed the injured officer then opened fire after two attempted by a second cop to deploy a conducted energy weapon were “ineffective.”
It was not immediately known how many rounds were fired.
The suspect, whose name has not been released, reportedly had no vital signs when he was rushed to hospital, but his condition was later upgraded to stable.
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Video of the aftermath posted on Instagram by @toronteffect showed both the suspect and the cop lying down on the pavement, which was soaked with blood, in front of the coffee shop while other officers came to their aid.
The suspect can be heard saying, “I have been shot,” as an officer handcuffs him.
A bloody knife can also be seen on the ground nearby.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow wished the injured officer “a quick recovery” in a brief message posted on X.
“Violence is never acceptable,” she wrote.
In 2022, another Toronto Police officer – Const. Andrew Hong, 48 – was shot to death at a Tim Hortons in Mississauga by Sean Petrie, a 40-year-old man who was later killed by police during a shootout in a Hamilton cemetery.
And Friday afternoon’s stabbing of a cop follows two other attacks on Toronto Police officers earlier this week.
One officer was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being assaulted in the area of Duncan St.-Queen St. W. while walking to a downtown police station around 11 p.m. on Monday night.
A witness intervened and Fabian Quiones Penaloza, 31, of no fixed address, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with assaulting a peace officer.
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And also on Monday night, a group of males was allegedly attempting to steal a vehicle near Yonge St. and Finch Ave. W. and responding officers located suspects nearby.
Cops said one suspect was arrested at the scene and one was arrested after a brief foot chase while the others fled the area.
During the arrests, police said an officer suffered a serious non-life-threatening injury.
Police said Oluwafemi Oladekoye, 19, of Woodbridge, was charged on Tuesday with attempted theft exceeding $5,000, have face masked/disguised, and aggravated assault of a peace officer.
Haydon Courtney, 19, of Toronto, was charged with attempt theft exceeding $5,000, and have face masked/disguised.
Toronto Police Association President Jon Reid admitted he was “angry and frustrated” as he spoke to reporters outside of St. Michael’s Hospital where Const. Mahal was being treated Friday afternoon.
“I’ve had enough with what’s going on in this city,” Reid said. “This is the third officer we’ve had injured now in three days.”
“We need the public and we need the leaders to come out and support the work that our men and woman are doing today. The violence has to stop. We need our justice system to pay attention. Things have to change here,” he added.
Reid said the stabbed officer, who is in his early 20s, is “well-liked by his colleagues.”
“I can tell just by speaking to the officer. He’s very passionate about this job,” he said. “And all things considered he’s in very good spirits.”
Deputy Chief Lauren Pogue, who spoke at the scene where her fellow officer was stabbed, said there have actually been four Toronto cops injured in incidents over the last two weeks.
She said such violence “really underscores the inherent risks our officers confront daily while serving the community.”
“I want to take a moment to acknowledge the bravery and dedication of our officers who put themselves in harm’s way to keep others in the community safe,” Pogue said. “Their commitment to duty and the public safety is commendable.”
Chief Myron Demkiw posted a message Friday on X saying he was “relieved to report that the (stabbed) officer is in stable condition.”
Meanwhile, the trial of Umar Zameer, accused of first-degree murder in the July 2, 2021, killing of Toronto Police Det.-Const. Jeffrey Northup in a parking garage at City Hall, continued this week.
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Razaali Awan Bahadur 45, of Toronto was arrested and charged with public incitement of hatred at Toronto protest
A 45-year-old Toronto man has been charged with public incitement of hatred and fail to comply with his probation order.
Police said the accused was attending a demonstration marking the six-month anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel at Nathan Phillips Square on April 7 when he allegedly made anti-Semitic statements towards children and demonstrators.
On Thursday, Razaali Awan Bahadur was arrested and charged.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at 222tips.com.
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Afonso Corpuz, 67, faces second-degree murder rap stabbing death of Jolly An near Bathurst and Wilson, Toronto
A 67-year-old Toronto man sought in the stabbing death of another man last weekend has been arrested.
On April 6 at around 6:20 a.m., Toronto Police were called to the Bathurst St. and Wilson Ave. area where two men had been in an “altercation” in front of a commercial plaza.
Cops said one of the men was stabbed with a “sharp-edged weapon” and, despite life-saving measures, the man died at the scene.
He was identified as Jolly An, 51, of Toronto.
On Tuesday, police said they were searching for suspect Alfonso Corpuz, describing him as “armed and dangerous,” and released his image.
Corpuz was arrested on Thursday, police announced Friday, and charged with second-degree murder. He was to appear in bail court on Friday.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers.
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Black male 16, wounded in late-night North York shooting
A 16-year-old boy is expected to survive after being shot in North York just before 11 p.m. on Thursday.
Toronto Police were called to the Sheppard Ave. W. and Jane St. area and found the victim with a gunshot wound.
The teen was taken to hospital in non-life-threatening condition.
Four male suspects are being sought and are described as Black, 5-foot-10, 145-165 pounds, with one wearing shorts, and another male wearing a white vest.
Anyone with information is being asked to call police at 416-808-2222 or Crime Stoppers.
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/police-investigating-after-16-year-old-boy-shot-in-north-york-1.6844390
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