CRIME BRIEFS: Tow trucks shot at in Scarborough on two separate occasions
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Two tow trucks were shot at in separate incidents in Scarborough.
The first shooting happened at 8:06 p.m. Saturday in the area of Markham Rd. and Hwy. 401, according to Toronto Police, who received reports of shots being fired from a vehicle at a tow truck.
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Police confirmed there was a firearm discharge but say no injuries were reported.
The suspect vehicle fled the area.
The second shooting at a tow truck happened a couple of hours later in the Finch Ave.-Markham Rd. area.
Police say they had reports of shots fired at a tow truck from another vehicle.
There were no reported injuries. The suspect vehicle fled the area.
Anyone with information is asked to call police.
SIU probing after man allegedly shot dead by police in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting involving police that left one man dead in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., over the weekend.
The Special Investigations Unit says local police officers in the northeastern Ontario city were responding to a call for a disturbance at a convenience store Saturday night when a 37-year-old man was found in the area.
The SIU says the officers offered to help the man go elsewhere before they searched him and allegedly found a handgun.
Police alleged an unspecified interaction ensued, and the man was shot by an officer.
The man died in hospital, and his name was not immediately released.
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The SIU, which invokes its mandate any time a police officer has been involved in a serious injury, death or sexual assault, says six investigators are looking into the case.
— By the Canadian Press
PERSON WITH A GUN
Toronto Police received reports of a person with a gun in the area of Lawrence Ave. and Marlee Ave. at around 11 a.m. on Sunday.
Police said the man was not threatening anyone.
Officers asked people to stay out of the area while they investigated.
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