CRIME SCENE: Suspect allegedly exposes himself on TTC bus

Published Oct 14, 2024  •  2 minute read

Toronto Police are looking for help to find a man wanted in an indecent act and sexual assault investigation. 

A TTC passenger exposed himself on a bus and tried to push his body against other riders, say Toronto Police.

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When officers arrived to the Dufferin St.-St. Clair Ave. area around 5:30 p.m. on  Oct. 1, the man had fled.

Police released a photo of a suspect and urged anyone with information to call 416-808-1300.

Thieves steal $250,000 worth of jewelry from Airbnb

Three men and a woman face charges after $250,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from an Airbnb in Bowmanville.

Durham Regional Police responded to a theft call in the Cove-West Beach Rds. area around noon last Friday after an Airbnb owner reported the theft.

Police alleged four suspects reserved an Airbnb and when they left the following morning, the jewelry was missing. Officers later located the missing valuables while making arrests, according to police.

Nicole Bobbi Herdsman, 35, of no fixed address; Marc Dominique Nicholas, 41, of Clarington; Roderick Richard Ayre, 37, of Oshawa; and John Weir, 38, of Clarington, face charges, including theft over $5,000.

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An OPP officer allegedly stopped a driver speeding at 172 km/h with a child in the vehicle on Hwy. 401.

The driver was pulled over Sunday morning east of Brockville with a child and three other adults in the vehicle.

The driver is facing a charge of stunt driving, a 14-day vehicle impoundment and a 30-day license suspension.

“Speeding is a major factor in fatal collisions on Ontario roads. Passengers’ fate rely on the driver’s behaviour, and speeds like this put not only the passengers’ lives at risk, but other road users as well,” The OPP said on social media.

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Fight leads to 911 call and drug charges

Two men face drug trafficking charges after police responded to a 911 call about a fight in Oshawa.

Durham Regional Police were called to the area of Simcoe and John Sts. on Sunday, at 10:25 p.m., after a passerby reported a fight.

Police said officers found two men who were allegedly in possession of drugs and weapons. They seized cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine, and a collapsible baton, a conducted energy weapon and knives.

Omari Anderson, 25, of York, and Steven MacCarthy, 28, of Oshawa, face weapons and drug charges.

Fail to remain

Hamilton Police have charged a 61-year-old Hamilton man following a fail-to-remain collision that left a person with critical injuries.

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Police found an individual on the road with serious head injuries on Sunday, at 5:40 a.m., after being hit by a vehicle in the Queen St.-Aberdeen Ave. area. The vehicle left the scene.

A 22-year-old woman has died from injuries she sustained when a school bus hit her in a crosswalk last week, according to Toronto Police.

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