The Toronto Star

Toronto’s rising violence can’t be blamed on the decline of carding

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2019/01/01/torontos-rising-violence-cant-be-blamed-on-the-end-of-carding.html?fbclid=IwAR16FNgV1DGjE2-1HOLoDkzsZwPCHzunjputug09fY_AkSbPwDPrMWsq1iQ

Video footage of beatings makes the case for more oversight of the RCMP

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2018/08/26/video-footage-of-beatings-makes-the-case-for-more-oversight-of-the-rcmp.html

Police watchdog probing conduct of Peel chief, officers over Harrison family death investigations 

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/08/22/police-watchdog-probing-conduct-of-peel-chief-officers-over-harrison-family-death-investigations.html

Montreal man taken on ‘starlight tour’ in back of police car settles for $25,000

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/08/21/montreal-man-taken-on-starlight-tour-in-back-of-police-car-settles-for-25000.html 

Toronto cop who shot Sammy Yatim pleads guilty to perjury over false affidavit

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/05/31/toronto-cop-who-shot-sammy-yatim-pleads-guilty-to-perjury-over-false-affidavit.html

Peel Regional Police officer disciplined for failing to lay domestic assault charge
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/03/19/peel-regional-police-officer-disciplined-for-failing-to-lay-domestic-assault-charge.html

High ranking Peel cop charged with sexual assault
|https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/03/16/high-ranking-peel-cop-charged-with-sexual-assault.html

Judge points to ‘excesses of heavy police boots’ after unlawful arrest by Peel cop
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2018/01/25/judge-points-to-excesses-of-heavy-police-boots-after-unlawful-arrest-by-peel-cop.html

G20 policing fiasco ‘left a permanent emotional scar,’ former police chair writes in new book
https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2018/03/24/g20-policing-fiasco-left-a-permanent-emotional-scar-former-police-chair-writes-in-new-book.html 

SIU director charges high-ranking Peel Regional Police officer with sexual assault
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/03/27/siu-director-charges-high-ranking-peel-regional-police-officer-with-sexual-assault.html 

Toronto police officer charged with assault by SIU watchdog
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2018/01/25/siu-charges-toronto-police-officer-with-assault.html

G20 policing: Clayton Ruby challenges ‘backroom decisions’ not to hold disciplinary hearings
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/g20/2012/11/05/g20_policing_clayton_ruby_challenges_backroom_decisions_not_to_hold_disciplinary_hearings.html

G20-related lawsuit on police brutality to begin Monday
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/02/04/g20-related-lawsuit-to-begin-monday.html

Toronto cop demoted after cocaine was found in his wallet
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2018/02/01/toronto-cop-demoted-after-cocaine-was-found-in-his-wallet.html

Canadian female police band together to change ‘intolerable’ working conditions
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/10/23/canadian-female-police-band-together-to-change-intolerable-working-conditions.html

Saskatchewan First Nations leader concerned over fatal shooting of Indigenous man by RCMP
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/10/23/saskatchewan-first-nations-leader-concerned-over-fatal-shooting-of-indigenous-man-by-rcmp.html

Family of man shot dead by police asks AG for more police training
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/10/25/family-of-man-shot-dead-by-police-asks-ag-for-more-police-training.html

Councillor criticizes contract awarded to retired police officers
https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/11/10/councillor-criticizes-contract-awarded-to-retired-police-officers.html

Const. James Forcillo charged with breaching bail conditions
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/12/05/ontarios-police-watchdog-says-it-has-evidence-peel-detective-conducted-biased-investigation.html

Toronto police officer admits to inappropriate sexual relationship with youth group member
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.thestar.com/amp/news/gta/2017/12/09/toronto-police-officer-admits-to-inappropriate-sexual-relationship-with-youth-group-member.html

Backfire
http://projects.thestar.com/backfire-const-adam-hill/

Father of Toronto cop charged in Dafonte Miller case removed from Professional Standards Unit
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/12/19/father-of-toronto-cop-charged-in-dafonte-miller-case-removed-from-professional-standards-unit.html

Global News reporter sues Hamilton police over arrest at crash scene
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/01/12/global-news-reporter-sues-hamilton-police-over-arrest-at-crash-scene.html

B.C. man suffered severe injuries during encounter with police before his death, watchdog says

Sergeant who Tasered dying Sammy Yatim faces misconduct charge
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/04/01/sergeant-who-tasered-dying-sammy-yatim-faces-misconduct-charge.html

Teen tells police tribunal he looked to other officers for help — and no one stepped up
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/08/11/teen-tells-police-tribunal-he-looked-to-other-officers-for-help-and-no-one-stepped-up.html

Judge tosses drug evidence, finds Toronto cops were ‘ignorant’ of strip search law
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/09/20/judge-tosses-drug-evidence-finds-toronto-cops-were-ignorant-of-strip-search-law.html

Prosecutors defend attempted murder verdict in Sammy Yatim killing
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/09/18/prosecutors-defend-attempted-murder-verdict-in-sammy-yatim-killing.html

SIU charges York police officer with assault
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/09/15/siu-charges-york-police-officer-with-assault.html

How charges against police can reverberate through the courts
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/09/03/how-charges-against-police-can-reverberate-through-the-courts.html

SIU director tells Toronto chief to ‘educate’ cops about their duty to the police watchdog
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/08/30/siu-director-tells-toronto-chief-to-educate-cops-about-their-duty-to-the-police-watchdog.html

Toronto, Durham police accused of covering up Dafonte Miller assault case
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/08/16/civilian-oversight-agency-asked-to-investigate-after-toronto-officer-charged-in-dafonte-miller-assault.html

Bail conditions relaxed for cop and brother accused in Whitby assault
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/08/02/bail-conditions-relaxed-for-cop-and-brother-accused-in-whitby-assault.html

Distrust cops and watch them like hawks: Saluti
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2017/09/05/distrust-cops-and-watch-them-like-hawks.html

Moosonee woman sues OPP after waiting years for complaint against officer to be dealt with
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/08/22/moosonee-woman-sues-opp-after-waiting-years-for-complaint-against-officer-to-be-dealt-with.html

Toronto police in ‘Neptune Four’ case plead not guilty to unlawfully arresting Black teens
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/08/08/toronto-police-in-neptune-four-case-plead-not-guilty-to-unlawfully-arresting-black-teens.html

Why bad cops usually get away with brutish behaviour: DiManno
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/08/16/why-bad-cops-usually-get-away-with-brutish-behaviour-dimanno.html

Charges stayed against Toronto man after ‘cruel and unusual’ treatment by officer
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/07/22/charges-stayed-against-toronto-man-after-cruel-and-unusual-treatment-by-officer.html

Family of man shot dead by Durham police eager to provide inquest with new details
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/07/16/family-of-man-shot-dead-by-durham-police-eager-to-provide-inquest-with-new-details.html

Ottawa cops ordered to pay wrongfully arrested, brutalized woman $254K
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/07/17/ottawa-cops-ordered-to-pay-wrongfully-arrested-brutalized-woman-254k.html

Police Who Lie Series:

How officers thwart justice with false testimony
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/26/police_who_lie_how_officers_thwart_justice_with_false_testimony.html

National police body says justice system needs to act over lies
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/27/police_who_lie_national_police_body_says_justice_system_needs_to_act_over_lies.html

For hollering at police, a man was beaten and tasered
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/04/28/police_who_lie_for_hollering_at_police_a_man_was_beaten_and_tasered.html

Affidavit by officer gave “misleading and false information”
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/28/police_who_lie_affidavit_by_officer_gave_misleading_and_false_information.html

In Edmonton, a veteran detective’s testimony “excessively disturbing”
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/28/police_who_lie_in_edmonton_a_veteran_detectives_testimony_excessively_disturbing.html

Illegal searches by Peel Police allow alleged gun offenders to walk free
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/07/15/illegal_searches_by_peel_police_allow_alleged_gun_offenders_to_walk_free.html

False testimony often goes unpunished
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/26/police_who_lie_false_testimony_often_goes_unpunished.html

Known to Police Series:

Toronto Police stop and document black and brown people far more than whites
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/knowntopolice.html

Violent crime in Weston-Mt. Dennis is down, youth feel harassed by Toronto police
https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2012/03/09/known_to_police_violent_crime_in_westonmt_dennis_is_down_youth_feel_harassed_by_toronto_police_1.html

How the Star analyzed Toronto police stop and arrest data
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/03/09/known_to_police_how_the_star_analyzed_toronto_police_stop_and_arrest_data.html

Chief Bill Blair releases crime hot spot maps used to focus Toronto policing efforts
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/03/16/known_to_police_chief_bill_blair_releases_crime_hot_spot_maps_used_to_focus_toronto_policing_efforts.html

Better communication between youth and police urged
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2012/05/16/known_to_police_better_communication_between_youth_and_police_urged.html

No need for review of Toronto police contacts with “racialized” youth, act now, says watchdog group
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/03/22/known_to_police_no_need_for_review_of_toronto_police_contacts_with_racialized_youth_act_now_says_watchdog_group.html

Behind the Data
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/knowntopolice2013/2013/09/27/known_to_police_series_behind_the_data.html

Other Articles About Police Misconduct:

“Serious Concerns” raised about Toronto police officer’s credibility
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/10/03/serious_concerns_raised_about_toronto_police_officers_credibility.html

Police board seeks public report on cops who lie in court
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2013/03/27/police_board_seeks_public_report_on_cops_who_lie_in_court.html

Judge rules police planted heroin to frame driver
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2015/09/11/judge-rules-police-planted-heroin-to-frame-driver.html

Judge rules Peel cop “lied” to obtain warrant
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/04/23/judge-rules-peel-cop-lied-to-obtain-warrant.html

Toronto officer rebuked by judge for fabricating evidence
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/09/29/toronto_police_officer_rebuked_by_judge_for_fabricating_evidence.html

Crown must now report police who lie
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/10/26/star_gets_action_crown_must_now_report_police_who_lie.html

Canadians have a right to expect police to tell the truth – all the time
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/2012/05/03/canadians_have_a_right_to_expect_police_to_tell_the_truth_all_the_time.html

Ontario judge calls out OPP officer for “indifference to the truth”
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/10/31/ontario_judge_calls_out_opp_officer_for_indifference_to_the_truth.html

Pot growing charges dropped after cop lied to get a warrant
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/05/04/pot-growing-charges-dropped-after-cop-lied-to-get-a-warrant.html

Serious Police discipline cases often handled in secret
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/01/11/serious-police-discipline-cases-often-handled-in-secret-star-investigation.html

Peel Police’s sexual-harassment records revealed
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/11/30/peel-polices-sexual-harassment-records-revealed-records.html

Hundreds of officers in the Greater Toronto Area disciplined for “serious” misconduct in the past five years
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/09/19/hundreds-of-officers-in-the-greater-toronto-area-disciplined-for-serious-misconduct-in-past-five-years.html

Dozens of officers from across Ontario busted for drunk driving
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/09/20/to-swerve-and-protect.html

Chief Saunders defends decision not to notify police watchdog after teen beaten in Whitby
https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/07/26/chief-saunders-defends-decision-not-to-notify-police-watchdog-after-teen-beaten-in-whitby.html

Drunk driving charge tossed because Toronto cop assaulted man, showed a ‘lack of honesty’
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/07/30/drunk-driving-charge-tossed-after-toronto-cop-tells-man-to-urinate-in-back-of-cruiser.html

Durham police launch an internal review of Dafonte Miller assault
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2017/07/28/durham-police-launch-an-internal-review-of-dafonte-miller-assault.html

Family says testimony from three police officers at shooting inquest is inconsistent
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/07/26/family-says-testimony-from-three-police-officers-at-shooting-inquest-is-inconsistent.html