Wingham Free Press
A 35-year-old male is facing multiple charges after a human trafficking investigation involving a young woman being coerced into the sex trade. In early June 2025, DRPS Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) launched an investigation into a male who was believed to be trafficking a female victim. The victim was transported by the accused to multiple […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – A Windsor resident has been arrested and charged following a human trafficking investigation. In May 2025, police received information about a victim being trafficked through online advertisements. Under the Provincial Human Trafficking Intelligence-led Joint Forces Strategy (IJFS), the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Human Trafficking Unit began an investigation and identified an additional victim. As […]
The Halton Regional Police Service has arrested and charged a suspect in relation to a sex trafficking investigation. In December of 2024, the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) began an investigation into a report of an adult female that was allegedly being trafficked by the suspect in the Greater Toronto Area. Members of the HRPS […]
Region of Peel– Investigators from the Peel Regional Police Specialized Enforcement Bureau- Vice and Human Trafficking Unit have arrested and charged a 31-year-old man from Toronto in relation to a Human Trafficking investigation. In October 2024, officers commenced an investigation after a victim approached police. The victim alleged the accused recruited, took control of aspects […]
A male is facing charges after the completion of a human trafficking investigation. On Monday, December 30, 2024, members of the Human Trafficking Unit (HTU), attended the area of York Street and Bremner Boulevard, in Toronto, in relation to an ongoing investigation. A male believed to be trafficking a 15-year-old female from Durham Region, was located […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Police have arrested an individual for human trafficking and child sexual abuse material offences. The investigation, named Project Shrewsbury, began in August 2024, when members from Greater Sudbury Police and Kingston Police received information of a male recruiting and transporting two young females from their jurisdictions for the purpose of sex trafficking. Due […]
LONDON, ON (April 19, 2024) – Members of the London Police Service Human Trafficking Unit have laid charges in relation to an investigation in the south end of the city. Yesterday, April 18, 2024, investigators were in the 600-block of Wellington Road when they located a vehicle bearing stolen licence plates in a south-end parking lot. […]
Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police have charged two individuals and seized proceeds of crime in connection to a human trafficking investigation in Cambridge. In March 2023, police began an investigation after receiving a report that a business operating as a spa in the area of Industrial Road and McGovern Drive was offering sexual services. Through […]
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 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 […]