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This spate of attacks make me wonder if there isn't a diabolical game going on among some of the kids in Toronto. If that's the case, it shouldn't be too hard to discover who is involved.
Canada - Four 13-year-olds Arrested in ‘Despicable’ TTC Swarming Attack
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What’s behind Toronto’s ‘staggering’ rise in youth carjackings and pharmacy robberies
Carjackings are up more than 100 per cent in Toronto this year in a string of cases often involving armed youth. Behind the crime wave: organized crime, the opioid epidemic and the promise of “life-changing” money.
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What’s behind Toronto’s ‘staggering’ rise in youth carjackings and pharmacy robberies
Carjackings are up more than 100 per cent in Toronto this year in a string of cases often involving armed youth. Behind the crime wave: organized crime, the opioid epidemic and the promise of “life-changing” money.
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I don’t have links for those statistics. I can only speak to what I’m seeing with my own eyes and on local news. Youth violent crime is on the rise in my city, and a good bit of it is as close as two miles away.Is there a link that shows statistics on the rise or because of the accessibility of social media and 24 hour news, we just hear about it more and more often?
I think people lose sight that things like this have been happening for decades and decades, we just now have it repeated in our face more often so it feels like its worse.
"...social media is shown not to be highly useful for detecting trends in crime itself, but what they do demonstrate is rather a reflection of the level of the fear of crime...."
Crime and its fear in social media - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Social media posts incorporate real-time information that has, elsewhere, been exploited to predict social trends. This paper considers whether such information can be useful in relation to crime and fear of crime. A large number of tweets were collected from the 18 largest Spanish-speaking...www.nature.com
Pittsburgh City Council President wants to evaluate youth curfew and bring back curfew centers
Pittsburgh city code stipulates a curfew for those under the age of 17. A bill scheduled to be introduced to City Council could make enforcement stricter.
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Pandemic isolation, social media could be factors in violent crimes by teens: experts by Maan Alhmidi
Ardavan Eizadirad, an assistant professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, said recent data from Toronto police suggests more young people are becoming involved in violent criminal behaviour.''
"Toronto police data presented last month at a Toronto District School Board planning and priorities committee meeting shows 622 young people between the ages of 12 and 29 were victims of stabbings and 586 were accused of stabbings between January 2021 and November 2022.''
''Social media platforms have helped strangers meet in real life to organize protests around the world, including the Arab Spring uprisings, she said, and they have also been recently used by some to connect with others who are interested in violence.
"What we're seeing is that digital technologies are just being used for more nefarious purposes rather than maybe some of the more hopeful or kind of positive purposes that we were initially seeing," she said.''
Pandemic isolation, social media could be factors in violent crimes by teens: experts by Maan Alhmidi
- ''Violent crime committed by teenagers could be increasing in Canada's most populous city due to pandemic isolation and the influences of social media, experts say, as Toronto police investigate a string of assaults allegedly committed by teen girls.''
Ardavan Eizadirad, an assistant professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, said recent data from Toronto police suggests more young people are becoming involved in violent criminal behaviour.''
"Toronto police data presented last month at a Toronto District School Board planning and priorities committee meeting shows 622 young people between the ages of 12 and 29 were victims of stabbings and 586 were accused of stabbings between January 2021 and November 2022.''
''Social media platforms have helped strangers meet in real life to organize protests around the world, including the Arab Spring uprisings, she said, and they have also been recently used by some to connect with others who are interested in violence.
"What we're seeing is that digital technologies are just being used for more nefarious purposes rather than maybe some of the more hopeful or kind of positive purposes that we were initially seeing," she said.''
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''You couldn’t make a horror movie as terrifying as what happens every day on the TTC — or as gross.''
''This deadly terror show sees people shot, pushed on the tracks, stabbed, set on fire, sexually assaulted and chased with syringes. Just one day after a 23-year-old woman was stabbed on a bus, a 16-year-old boy was stabbed Wednesday and rushed to hospital in serious condition
It’s a real-life nightmare. It’s out of control.
The TTC has become an underground city where anything goes. It has become a free shelter with a supply of drugs and booze.
No wonder so many people have moved in.''
''With thousands coming into the city every year, it’s only a matter of time before Toronto looks like Vancouver, Los Angeles or Paris, where lawless villages of vagrants get bigger every year.''
Subway platforms are not hostels. Anybody who sleeps or services a habit on the TTC should be kicked out of the system.
There will be more blood spilled if Toronto doesn’t take back the TTC now.''
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''In Jake Arnott’s marvellous crime novel The Long Firm, the main character, gangster Harry Starks, realizes he can use sociological bafflegab to get out of prison.''
''What his tweedy instructor Lenny tells him is that the heinous crimes Harry commits are not really his fault. Instead, blame society. The British mobster warms to this idea.''
''At each outrage, cloaked in their cardigans and slippers, they rush to explain away horrendous and frequently inexplicable crimes, why the bail system works a charm and that, yes, let’s go easy on junior.''
''On Monday, four 13-year-old boys were charged with a “swarming” attack on a TTC bus in Scarborough. This snippet of urban decay left two TTC employees injured in what was called a “despicable” act.
In Whitby, a 13-year-old boy has been charged there for trying to force his way into an elderly woman’s apartment while armed with a knife. The senior slammed the door and called cops.
Last week, three teenage boys — all aged 16 or under— were busted for allegedly robbing a pharmacy in the Bloor St.-Lansdowne Ave. area. They were driving a stolen car and looking for high-octane narcotics. One of the kids was also hit with a failure to comply.''
WARMINGTON: Toronto's subway platforms have become homeless shelters
Just one day after a 23-year-old woman was stabbed on a bus, a 16-boy was also stabbed Wednesday. He's in hospital in serious condition.
''This deadly terror show sees people shot, pushed on the tracks, stabbed, set on fire, sexually assaulted and chased with syringes. Just one day after a 23-year-old woman was stabbed on a bus, a 16-year-old boy was stabbed Wednesday and rushed to hospital in serious condition
It’s a real-life nightmare. It’s out of control.
The TTC has become an underground city where anything goes. It has become a free shelter with a supply of drugs and booze.
No wonder so many people have moved in.''
''With thousands coming into the city every year, it’s only a matter of time before Toronto looks like Vancouver, Los Angeles or Paris, where lawless villages of vagrants get bigger every year.''
Subway platforms are not hostels. Anybody who sleeps or services a habit on the TTC should be kicked out of the system.
There will be more blood spilled if Toronto doesn’t take back the TTC now.''
HUNTER: A-Team plays blind man to soaring violent youth crime
In Jake Arnott's crime novel The Long Firm, gangster Harry Starks realizes he can use sociological bafflegab to get out of prison.
''What his tweedy instructor Lenny tells him is that the heinous crimes Harry commits are not really his fault. Instead, blame society. The British mobster warms to this idea.''
''At each outrage, cloaked in their cardigans and slippers, they rush to explain away horrendous and frequently inexplicable crimes, why the bail system works a charm and that, yes, let’s go easy on junior.''
''On Monday, four 13-year-old boys were charged with a “swarming” attack on a TTC bus in Scarborough. This snippet of urban decay left two TTC employees injured in what was called a “despicable” act.
In Whitby, a 13-year-old boy has been charged there for trying to force his way into an elderly woman’s apartment while armed with a knife. The senior slammed the door and called cops.
Last week, three teenage boys — all aged 16 or under— were busted for allegedly robbing a pharmacy in the Bloor St.-Lansdowne Ave. area. They were driving a stolen car and looking for high-octane narcotics. One of the kids was also hit with a failure to comply.''
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''Scheduled for Jan 26, 2023
On Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., in the Media Gallery at Toronto Police Headquarters, Chief Myron Demkiw and Deputy Chief Lauren Pogue will be joined by TTC CEO Rick Leary and Mayor John Tory to provide an update on transit safety in Toronto.''
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Authorities were called to Broadview Subway Station on Monday just before 7 p.m. for reports that a woman had been robbed.
On Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., in the Media Gallery at Toronto Police Headquarters, Chief Myron Demkiw and Deputy Chief Lauren Pogue will be joined by TTC CEO Rick Leary and Mayor John Tory to provide an update on transit safety in Toronto.''
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Authorities were called to Broadview Subway Station on Monday just before 7 p.m. for reports that a woman had been robbed.
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This morning.
Four teens arrested after person was allegedly shot with BB gun at York University station
Four teens have been arrested, two 15-year-old boys, one 16-year-old and a 15-year-old girl, and Toronto police say it is unclear if this was a random attack.
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Four teens arrested after person was allegedly shot with BB gun at York University station
Four teens have been arrested, two 15-year-old boys, one 16-year-old and a 15-year-old girl, and Toronto police say it is unclear if this was a random attack.
Four teens have been arrested, two 15-year-old boys, one 16-year-old and a 15-year-old girl, and Toronto police say it is unclear if this was a random attack.
By Thea GribilasEdward Djan Staff Reporter
Thu., Jan. 26, 2023
''Several teens are in custody after Toronto police say a TTC passenger was shot with a BB gun at York University subway station this morning.
Toronto police tweeted that officers were called to the station around 11:45 a.m. on Thursday after reports a group of teens were seen with a BB gun, and that a passenger had been shot at with a BB gun or replica gun.
In an update, police said the incident occurred on a southbound train.''
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OK, let's have LE on the transit systems AND please let's put them in the schools as well. Please.
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By John Marchesan and Michael TalbotCityNews
Posted Jan 26, 2023
A timeline of recent attacks on the TTC
Apr. 12, 2022 – A victim was robbed after they were put in a chokehold and knocked unconscious at Pioneer Village station. Police allege a suspect grabbed a man from behind and choked him before fleeing the scene with his belongings.Apr. 16, 2022 – A man was assaulted at Bloor-Yonge station following an altercation with another man. Police say the two became involved in an argument which resulted in one man punching the other several times.
The victim was left with serious injuries and the suspect fled the scene.
Apr. 17, 2022 – A woman was pushed onto the subway tracks at Bloor-Yonge station. Police say a train arrived seconds after and the victim narrowly escaped critical injuries when she was able to roll and press against the platform.
A woman was arrested a day later in North York. Investigators could not confirmed whether the suspect and victim knew each other.
Apr. 19, 2022 – A man was stabbed in the neck in an unprovoked attack at St. George Station. Police say the incident occurred while the victim was sitting on the subway platform talking to someone else.
The suspect fled the station and was arrested a short time later.
June 17, 2022 – A woman in her 20s died of her injuries after she was set on fire at Kipling Station. Police say a man doused the victim with a flammable liquid substance on a TTC bus and lit her on fire in a random attack.
A man was arrested and faces a first-degree murder charge.
July 7, 2022 – An elderly woman was punched in the head in an apparent random attack at Kipling Station. Officers found the woman unconscious and she was brought to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Dec. 5, 2022 – Transit union leaders began calls for more safety after a transit operator was attacked a Long Branch Loop in an “assault and robbery.”
The union said at the time it was the second violent attack on an operator in less than a week.
Dec. 8, 2022 – A fatal stabbing on a Line 2 train near High Park station left a 31-year-old woman dead and another injured. Witnesses said the suspect was wielding an ice-pick.
Police arrested a man at the scene. Investigators were working to confirm what led to the incident but believe the suspect and victims were not known to each other.
Dec. 15, 2022 – A 25-year-old man was arrested following a pair of random attacks on subway trains. Police say the suspect boarded a train at Kennedy station and began punching a male rider.
A short time later, the same suspect approached a female passenger and began to shake her before stealing her headphones while “threatening her with death.”
Dec. 17, 2022 – A group of eight to 10 teenage girls “randomly assaulted” several people along Line 1. Police say the attacks happened at Queen’s Park, St. Patrick, Osgoode, St. Andrew and Union Stations.
Shortly after, a man experiencing homelessness was fatally attacked by a group of teen girls in the York Street and University Avenue area. Police are looking into the possibility that the incidents are connected.
Dec. 19, 2022 – Six people were attacked on a subway at St. Clair Station. Witnesses said the suspect struck a woman with a bottle, cutting her and leaving her with non-life threatening injuries.
A woman was arrested at the scene and faces several charges.
Jan. 3, 2023 – A fight during the evening rush at Bloor-Yonge station led to someone being pushed onto the tracks. Police say two men got into an argument on the platform which escalated into a physical fight.
TTC special constables who were on scene arrested the suspect. He was charged with assault.
Jan. 18, 2023 – A man struck someone in the head at Bloor-Yonge station and knocked their religious head covering to the ground. Police say they’re treating the assault as a suspected hate-motivated offence.
Jan. 20, 2023 – Police say a suspect tried to push a person onto the subway tracks in the afternoon at Bloor-Yonge station. No injuries were reported.
A short time later, a man in his 50s was arrested at Rosedale station. There is no word on what led to the incident.
Jan. 21, 2023 – A TTC driver was shot with a BB gun as they were waiting to take over a bus in Scarborough. The driver was hit in the head and abdomen but did not suffer any serious injuries.
Police say the suspects drove off in a vehicle and it is believed the victim was targeted due to their uniform.
Jan. 21, 2023 – A teenage girl was sexually assaulted on a bus leaving Kipling station. Police arrested a 39-year-old man and charged him with sexual assault.
Jan. 23, 2023 – Two uniformed TTC employees were swarmed and attacked aboard a bus in Scarborough. Police confirmed the two employees suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators initially said they were looking for as many as 15 teenage boys. Police have arrested and charged four 13-year-old boys with assault.
''Jan. 23, 2023 – A man grabbed a woman’s purse at Broadview station during a violent robbery. The suspect fled with the item.
The violent incident was captured on surveillance video. Police are still looking for a suspect.
Jan. 24, 2023 – A woman was stabbed in the head and face on a Spadina streetcar, just south of Bloor Street. She was taken to hospital with life-altering injuries.
A 43-year-old woman is facing five charges including attempted murder. It is not clear if the suspect and victim knew each other.
Jan. 25, 2023 – A pair of TTC workers were chased by a person with a syringe near Dundas station in downtown Toronto.
Police say the employees were able to get away after they were chased. A suspect was arrested at the scene.
Jan. 25, 2023 – A 16-year-old boy was stabbed on a TTC bus near Old Mill subway station. The victim was taken to a trauma centre with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
Police are still searching for a suspect and whether they knew the victim or not.''
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Toronto police to boost TTC presence after spike in violent incidents
Toronto police announce 80 more officers will be patrolling the TTC daily after violent incidents have raised public fears
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New video appears to show TTC employee shoving teen prior to 'swarming' attack
New video footage obtained by CP24 appears to show the events leading up to what the TTC has described as a ‘despicable swarming’ attack on two of its employees in Scarborough.
The footage obtained by CP24 shows the same Merrian Road bus shelter where the incident took place.
It appears to show a uniformed TTC employee stepping off the bus and onto a sidewalk before exchanging words with a teen.
The employee then appears to shove the teen, at which point the teen begins throwing punches in return.
At least two other teens are also seen pushing and shoving.
The footage later shows a second TTC employee running into the shot and towards the melee.
They appear to be attempting to break up the fight when the video cuts out.''
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