Wingham Free Press
A male is in custody following a human trafficking investigation involving a 16-year-old female. On Friday, February 23, 2024, members of the Human Trafficking Unit, with the assistance of the East Division Criminal Investigations Branch, conducted an investigation into an online advertisement for sexual services provided by a female believed to be underage. The investigation […]
A youth is recovering after being assaulted at a high school in Whitby. On Thursday, March 21, 2024, at approximately 12:20 p.m., members from Central West Division responded to an unknown trouble call at Father Leo Austin Catholic School located at 1020 Dryden Blvd in Whitby. Officers arrived on scene and located a youth suffering […]
A male is in custody following a fraud investigation in Durham Region. On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at approximately 9:00 a.m., members of the Financial Crimes Unit arrested the suspect of a fraud investigation. Between December of 2023 and March of 2024, the suspect attended different Home Depot businesses across Durham Region. The suspect submitted […]
A male and female have been arrested following a drug investigation in Oshawa. On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, members of the East Division Community Response Team executed a search warrant at a residence in the area of King Street East and Farewell Street. Quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and cash were located and seized. A […]
A male has been arrested for sexual assault and breaching his release order. On Monday, January 1, 2024, the accused began to contact the victim while on a no contact order, and attempted to intimidate her into dropping the charges. The victim came forward to police, who commenced a secondary investigation, after she detailed a […]
A male is in custody following a human trafficking investigation in Oshawa. On Friday, December 8, 2023, at approximately 4:10 p.m., members of Central East Division responded to a check on well-being call in the area of Laval Drive and Stevenson Road, in Oshawa. Officers located a female who advised she was left stranded by […]
A 41-year-old male is facing numerous charges after robbing three banks in three days in Durham Region. On Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., members from East Division attended a robbery call at the TD Bank located at 570 Longworth Avenue in Bowmanville. A male entered the bank and demanded cash. He indicated […]
Members of the East Division Community Response Unit seized a Mississauga home and more than $2 million in cannabis and cash as part of Project Sorento. The drug investigation began in mid-September as a result of a citizen complaint regarding drug trafficking in the Bowmanville area. The complainant advised that illegal drugs were being sold to […]