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January 15, 2011: A man was stopped by police, punched in the face twice, and had his pockets searched by a Toronto police officer. The victim sued Toronto Police Service for assault, battery, unlawful arrest, and violation of his Charter rights. In 2015, Justice Frederick Myers awarded the victim $27,000, and stated that he, a man of African ...
Common-law factors include whether or not the victim was a vulnerable victim (children, taxi drivers, late-night clerks, etc.). General statutory aggravating factors are found in section 718.2 of the Criminal Code. [10] They are: Motivation due to bias, prejudice, or hate; Domestic violence; Abuse of person under 18 years old; Breach of trust ...
Toronto police reports show that in 1970 alone 32 Little Italy businesses were burned down in cases of mob-related arson. [93] In 1970, the Toronto Mafiosi, Rocco Zito met with Vic Cotroni and Paolo Violi of Montreal's Cotroni family, and Paulo Gambino, the brother of Carlo Gambino of New York's Gambino family. [92]
Several crime types emphasized in the report include fraud, which was identified as a major factor, and extortion, rising by 35% for the fourth consecutive year. Despite the rise in reported incidents, many cases of fraud remain unreported. Reports indicated that only about 11% of fraud victims decided to notify the authorities. [6]
The Supreme Court of Canada is the court of last resort and final appeal in Canada. Cases that are successfully appealed to the Court are generally of national importance. Once a case is decided the Court will publish written reasons for the decision that consist of one or more reasons from any number of the nine justice
The Vancouver Sun newspaper reports that Canada has more Hells Angels members per capita than any other country, including the U.S., where there are chapters in about twenty states. [4] The Canadian Hells Angels have partnered the Medellín Cartel, [5] the Rizzuto crime family, [6] the Sinaloa Cartel [7] and the West End Gang [8] in
Foundation Motorcycle Club – A now defunct Ontario-based Hells Angels support club, that was active during the Ontario Biker War, it had chapters in Toronto, Hamilton and Oakville. [ 206 ] Ghost Riders Motorcycle Club – Alberta based gang, absorbed by the Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club (Canada) in November 1980.
Edwin Boyd had committed a variety of crimes in his youth and served time in Saskatchewan's Prince Albert Penitentiary at the age of 22. [1] After returning from service in the Second World War, Boyd robbed a Toronto branch of the Bank of Montreal with a German Luger on September 9, 1949, while drunk and escaped with US$3,000 (equivalent to $38,417 in 2023) [1] With others, he committed six ...