The decision to drive an unmarked car into the two men was a "substantial and grave" breach of Charter rights, a judge found.
On June 25, 2024, a team of Toronto police officers drove to a Whitby neighbourhood with a narrow mandate: arrest Trayvon Palmer “if the right circumstances presented.”
They suspected he had breached the conditions of a release order for a firearms offence. But there was no urgency. The plan was to move in only if they could arrest him quickly and safely, and only if they could make unmistakably clear he knew they were police officers.
Toronto police said that the cyclist was arrested and handed three provincial offence notices.
The accused walked out of court not only a free man, but with the $5,100 police had seized as alleged proceeds of crime.
The 28-year-old man from Toronto was arrested and charged with six offences, including possession of a firearm without a license…
At search warrants connected to the investigation, police seized items including a firearm, drugs and over $180,00 in cash.
"Film it, record it," three teens said on their cellphones as they carried out the shooting rampage across the Toronto area in…
A 12-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after a stolen vehicle struck a Toronto police officer during a dramatic…
