Archive for July, 2009

Whitby resident busted in fare theft probe

TORONTO -- A Whitby resident is one of three Toronto Transit Commission workers accused by police of illegally pocketing fares from riders.

Toronto cops and TTC special constables conducted a...

Woman struck while crossing Oshawa street

OSHAWA -- A woman suffered head injuries when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing a busy Oshawa street Tuesday night.

Durham police said the 23-year-old woman ran into the path of a Ford...

Durham Region to present incinerator plan to Province on Friday

DURHAM -- The environmental assessment for an incinerator in Clarington will be filed with the provincial Ministry of the Environment this Friday.

The EA lays out the case for building an energy...

Dog attacks boy, 13, in Oshawa

OSHAWA -- A 13-year-old Oshawa boy was treated at hospital for injuries sustained in a dog attack Tuesday.

Officers with Oshawa's Animal Services Department have launched an investigation into the...

Oag in court, wants to lay charges

OSHAWA -- A career criminal being held on charges of confining and assaulting an Oshawa woman was looking to press charges of his own during a court appearance Tuesday.

He didn't say who he wants...

Pickering deputy fire chief Simon Almond’s drunk driving charge put over to August

PICKERING -- A Pickering deputy fire chief had his drunk driving charge adjourned to Aug. 18.

Simon Almond appeared in Ontario Superior Court in Orillia on July 21. Mr. Almond was charged by...

Car crashes into truck’s fuel tank in Ajax

AJAX -- An Ajax intersection was closed Tuesday after a car crashed into a transport truck’s fuel tank, spilling diesel on Harwood Avenue and Station Street.

Police got the call at 2:45 p.m...

Children approached, Oshawa man charged

OSHAWA -- Charges have been laid against a man accused of twice trying to entice young girls into his vehicle in an Oshawa neighbourhood.

Girls reported being approached twice over the past month...

Two arrested in break-in attempt

BOWMANVILLE -- A report of an attempted break and enter led to charges against two men Monday night in Bowmanville.

Durham officers responding to a report of two men on a downtown rooftop stopped...

Arrests made in violent Whitby GO robbery

WHITBY -- A lengthy investigation into a violent robbery that took place in the Whitby GO station parking lot in April has led to two arrests.

A 43-year-old male was walking southbound along the...

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