On March 24, 2022, a Toronto Police Service (TPS) member’s negligent discharge of a firearm sent him to hospital with serious injuries. On March 31, 2022, a Peel Regional Police Service (PRPS) member’s negligent discharge sent that individual to hospital as well. Two negligent discharges by police officers in eight days are either freak, unrelated cases or they hint at a … [Read more...]
Cops Screw Up: Drug Dealer Jermaine Barrows-Taylor Escapes Illegal Handgun Conviction
On February 20, 2020, Justice Timothy Lipson acquitted Jermaine Barrows-Taylor of all firearm-related charges, but accepted his guilty plea for drug trafficking. At the time of his arrest for a violation of the Highway Traffic Act on August 26, 2018, Jermaine Barrows-Taylor was under a Firearms Prohibition Order and his driver’s licence was revoked. When Toronto Police … [Read more...]
Toronto Det. Const. Daryl Gazey “Not Credible as a Witness” says Judge
It's hard enough, most days, for police to make a case stick in court. That job is even harder when a case is intentionally undermined by an allegedly corrupt cop. Welcome to the story of alleged heroin dealer Siavash Norouzian, undercover Toronto Police Service Detective Constable Daryl Gazey and data from a few of cell phones. It's a story which, through a series of odd … [Read more...]
Ali Nassir Showbeg Sues Toronto Police for “Pain and Suffering” for 2006 Shooting
While researching career criminal Ali Nassir Showbeg yesterday, I came across a couple of interesting articles referring to him suing police. I thought this was related to his latest arrest for impaired driving and firearm offences, but it wasn’t. Showbeg is looking for a big payday for pain and suffering after he was shot in the stomach on August 4, 2015, at an after-party … [Read more...]
No more police charges in Adam Nobody case says Ontario Special Investigations Unit
I'm shocked. Utterly shocked. Yeah, like the whole world didn't see this coming. Despite having video footage and a ton of other information, no one is able to identify any of the cops that swarmed and beat the crap out of Adam Nobody during last year's G20 riots. Is it just me, or are you disgusted with both the Toronto Police Service and the Ontario Special … [Read more...]
Toronto Police Service convicted thugs Edward Ing and John Cruz want MORE special treatment
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about two Toronto Police Services constables, Edward Ing and John Cruz, who were convicted of brutally assaulting a 60-year-old disabled man, Richard Moore. Despite that conviction and the judge's disgust with them both for lying in court, neither cop was sent to prison. Instead they were sent home and told not to do it again. Ouch! The … [Read more...]
What Happened to Constable Babak Andalib-Goortani?
What Happened to Constable Babak Andalib-Goortani? That question is one I feel compelled to ask because something seems to have changed in Constable Andalib-Goortani, and not for the better. It's been reported in the Toronto Sun that in June 2008 this man put his own life at considerable risk in order to save someone he didn't even know. The Toronto Sun article … [Read more...]
Toronto Police Association despises accountability for its members
The Toronto Police Association, which claims to represent 5,500 police officers and over 2,000 civilians, despises the thought that their members should be accountable to the public. It's a position I find hard to swallow in the aftermath of the G20 summit, where almost a hundred Toronto Police Service members removed their nametags during the security crackdown. For … [Read more...]
Toronto City Police Officer in Afghanistan pays tribute to Sgt. Ryan Russell
I was wandering through the Toronto Police Service website last night and came across this article that really touched me. Jeff Alderdice is a member of the Toronto Police Service. He’s currently on a tour of duty in Afghanistan, stationed at the American Base at Walton, outside of Kandahar City. When he heard the news about Sgt. Ryan Russell’s death at the hands of a … [Read more...]
I never thought I’d agree with anything Bill Blair said
Seriously. I never thought there would ever be a day where I could agree with anything that comes out of Bill Blair's deceitful and self-serving mouth. Turns out I was wrong. Here’s the statement I agree with, although even in this statement, Blair is more concerned about himself than he is about the fallen officer’s family. Is it wrong to call a man despicable and … [Read more...]
Babak Andalib-Goortani: Ontario Special Investigations Unit Actually finds wrongdoing!
It's shocking to anyone who follows the Ontario Police "lapdog"... I mean watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit. In their entire history they've almost never found a case of police misconduct that they couldn't justify. Imagine my surprise while listening to the radio this morning when they report charges would be filed against one Toronto City Police constable. It's … [Read more...]