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By Jim Rankin Staff Reporter Sun., Nov. 18, 2018 It is a number. A number that grew incrementally and in jumps, over days and weeks and months this year, with the stopping of each human heart, each of which belonged to someone who was loved by somebody. With Toronto’s latest homicide, a shooting on Sunday in the West Hill neighbourhood of Scarborough, the number has become a record. With 44 days to go in 2018, Toronto has this year seen more homicides, 90, than any other year in the city’s history. I’ve covered crime, policing and injustices in the justice system for more than a quarter century. I’ve seen how policies intended to save lives are born from moments like this — and often result in minor improvements, or nothing at all. This number —should remind us how much we already know about what causes violent crime, and how to stop it. Article Continued Below And, what to avoid. Toronto lawyer Annamaria … [Read more...] about What Toronto’s homicide record means — and what we can do about it

By Peter Edwards Staff Reporter Wed., Nov. 14, 2018 There’s a police spin on the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” It goes, “It takes a village to catch a killer.” “The major way you’re going to solve (a homicide) is through the public,” said D. Kim Rossmo, an internationally respected criminologist and former Vancouver detective inspector. “They have to have trust in the police.” With the shooting death of Yohannes Brhanu, 22, Toronto on Wednesday matched a record for homicides in a single year, at 89, with more than six weeks to spare. By the Star’s count, police have not yet made an arrest in 34 of those killings, excluding a single apparent murder-suicide. The Star does not know whether arrests are pending in any these killings. In at least seven, police have issued a warrant for one or more known suspects who have not yet been arrested. Toronto police say the force has a 67 … [Read more...] about Dozens of killings in Toronto’s record-tying year remain unsolved — so why do some killers avoid justice?

By Ilya Bañares Staff Reporter Fri., Sept. 21, 2018 Mark Pugash, head of corporate communications for the Toronto Police Service, will retire after 15 years on the job. Police said in a Friday statement that Pugash will be leaving his post effective Sept. 27 after a career of more than 30 years in media relations advising three police services, including London’s Metropolitan Police Services. “Working for one of the largest municipal police services in North America has been a highlight of my career,” Pugash said. “While I look forward to my retirement, I am proud of my service and I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked with the professional and dedicated members of the Toronto Police.” Police spokesperson Meaghan Gray will take over the position until further notice. Police chief Mark Saunders thanked Pugash for his work. “I wish him well in his retirement and, on behalf of the Toronto Police Service, offer … [Read more...] about Toronto Police communications director Mark Pugash to retire