Shakeil Boothe was found without vital signs at a Brampton home on May 27 last year and was declared dead a short time later.

Parents face first-degree murder charges in Brampton boy’s death
Published On Thu, 17 May 2012

Shakeil Boothe was found without vital signs at a Brampton home on May 27 last year and was declared dead a short time later.
The Canadian Press

A couple accused in the death of a 10-year-old boy are now facing upgraded charges of first-degree murder.

Police say the boy’s father Garfield Boothe and stepmother Nichelle Boothe-Rowe appeared in a Brampton court Thursday for the start of their preliminary hearing.

Both were formally charged with the upgraded counts.

Shakeil Boothe was found without vital signs at a Brampton home on May 27 last year and was declared dead a short time later.

Garfield Boothe was originally charged with failing to provide the necessities of life but that charge was later upgraded to second-degree murder.

Nichelle Boothe-Rowe was previously facing a manslaughter charge.

Trevor Edwards pleaded guilty in Newmarket court Monday to a dozen charges, including extortion, unlawful confinement, obstructing a police officer and assault.

Tarantino-esque chase ends in guilty plea
Published On Mon, 14 May 2012

Trevor Edwards pleaded guilty in Newmarket court Monday to a dozen charges, including extortion, unlawful confinement, obstructing a police officer and assault.
Peter Edwards
Staff Reporter

Trevor Samuel Edwards’ life was playing out like a Quentin Tarantino movie.

The Markham man was driving hard in July 2010, trying to catch up with his former lover, who had fled him at the wheel of his black C Class Mercedes.

Making her flight all the more troubling for Edwards, 42, was the fact that he had stashed $50,000 cash in a shoebox in the Mercedes’ trunk before she hit the road.

Jermaine Douglas-Jackson, 22, is wanted by police in connection with the alleged assault of an officer Monday. SUPPLIED PHOTO

Toronto police warn public after officer assaulted
Published On Mon, 14 May 2012

Jermaine Douglas-Jackson, 22, is wanted by police in connection with the alleged assault of an officer Monday.
SUPPLIED PHOTO
Graham Slaughter
Staff Reporter

Police issued a public safety alert after a man allegedly assaulted an officer and resisted arrest on Monday.

Jermaine Douglas-Edwards, 22, is described as a black male with a medium build who stands at 5-10. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and no shirt.

Douglas-Edwards faces charges of assault, resisting arrest, disarming a peace officer and escape of lawful custody

Police ask the public not to approach Douglas-Edwards, but to contact police immediately if he is seen.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at the 53 Division at 416-808-5300 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 416-222 TIPS (8477).

Toronto police are investigating a fatal crash involving a taxi and a skateboarder near King and Jarvis streets. (CBC

Taxi driver charged with 2nd-degree murder of skateboarder
CBC News Posted: May 15, 2012 8:57 AM ET Last Updated: May 15, 2012 1:56 PM ET
Toronto police are investigating a fatal crash involving a taxi and a skateboarder near King and Jarvis streets. (CBC)

A Toronto taxi driver has been charged with second-degree murder after a skateboarder was killed in a collision on Monday.

Adib Ibrahim, 43, was charged after police were called to investigate a collision at the intersection of King Street East and George Street just after 6 p.m. ET.

The skateboarder, identified as 28-year-old Ralph Bissonnette, was thrown to the curb and his skateboard snapped in two. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries but was pronounced dead on arrival.

The circumstances surrounding the collision are not clear.

Homicide detectives are now leading the investigation and are asking witnesses to come forward.

Ibrahim was remanded into custody after appearing in court on Tuesday. His next court appearance is scheduled for May 22.

Friends and fellow cab drivers gathered in court on Tuesday, in support of the accused.

A driver named Elias Abrahim told CBC News that Ibrahim has been driving a cab for 15 years and is originally from Ethiopia. He has a wife and two children and lives in the west end of the city.

Abrahim said his friend’s long service as a cab driver is a testament to his careful nature on the road.

“I told you he’s been driving over 15 years, this shows you how much [of a] careful driver he is,” he said.

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Above: Security camera image of suspect in sexual assault investigation

Sexual Assault Alert,

Above: Security camera image of suspect in sexual assault investigation

Man wanted,
Update,
Additional security camera images of suspect released
Broadcast time: 15:01
Friday, May 11, 2012
Sex Crimes Unit
416−808−7474
The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of a sexual assault that
occurred on Sunday, April 29, 2012, at approximately 1 a.m.
It is reported that:
− a man followed a 17−year−old girl off a TTC bus at Victoria Park Avenue/St. Clair Avenue
East
− the man sexually assaulted the girl
See previous release.
Additional security camera images of the suspect have been released.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416−808−7474, Crime Stoppers
anonymously at 416−222−TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your
message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.
Constable Victor Kwong, Corporate Communications, for Detective Constable Pasquale
Alberga, Sex Crimes Unit
ID: 23462

Winnipeg Sun

The victim, Mohamed Omar

Police have made an arrest in the 2011 homicide of Mohamed Omar.

Omar, a father of four, was gunned down outside the Lincoln Motor Hotel on McPhillips Street early Sunday, Oct. 30. A 17-year-old boy was also shot, but recovered.

On May 8, they arrested a suspect. Abdul Bangura, 26, was located near Louelda Avenue and Antrim Street and arrested on second-degree murder and attempted murder charges.

Bangura has been detained at the Provincial Remand Centre.

Omar and a group of associates were leaving the hotel early that day when a gunman pulled up in a sport utility vehicle.

A vehicle carrying the teenage victim managed to drive off and get to a hospital, leaving only Omar at the scene. Paramedics rushed Omar to hospital in critical condition, but he didn’t survive.

Sources say Omar, 28, had ties the African Mafia, an assertion friends dispute.