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Global News
23-05-2025
- Global News
Most notorious speed camera in Toronto chopped down for 5th time
Toronto's most notorious speed camera in the city's west end, near High Park, has been vandalized and chopped down once again. The ASE (automated speed enforcement) camera on Parkside Drive, near Algonquin Avenue, was taken down sometime between Thursday and Friday. It marks the fifth time in six months that the speed camera has been vandalized. In one of those, the speed camera was cut down and tossed into a semi-frozen duck pond nearby in late December 2024. A post on Friday morning in a Facebook group called Safe Parkside showed the speed camera lying on the grass, detached from the post that once held it. View image in full screen A speed camera on Toronto's Parkside drive is cut down for the fifth time in six months. Safe Parkside / Facebook According to Safe Parkside, this is the city's highest-grossing speed camera, with around $7 million in fines and tens of thousands of tickets issued from it. Story continues below advertisement Faraz Ghloizadeh, the co-chair of Safe Parkside, has been advocating for safety on Parkside Drive for the last decade, and he told Global News on Friday there's 'lots of frustration' around the situation. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'It's not just with the vandals (who) keep cutting the camera down, it's also with the City of Toronto for not addressing the speeding and dangerous conditions of Parkside beyond a camera,' Ghloizadeh said. Ghloizadeh said he wants to see more done, suggesting physical infrastructure changes be put in on the street level in order to slow them down. 'Unfortunately, you're still seeing extreme signs of speeding on Parkside,' he said. Parkside Drive is about a two-kilometre stretch from Bloor Street in the north to Lake Shore Boulevard West in the south. Ghloizadeh said he often sees cars speeding for most of that stretch up until the end where the camera is located and then the motorists slow down. 'This isn't really achieving the safety the community is looking for,' Ghloizadeh said. 2:04 Suspended driver who killed two on Parkside Drive sentenced to six and a half years in prison The speed-detecting camera was initially installed after the death of two seniors — 71-year-old Valdemar Avila and his wife, 69-year-old Fatima Avila — on Oct. 12, 2021. Story continues below advertisement The couple was stopped at a red light on Parkside Drive when police said the driver of a BMW rear-ended the Toyota Matrix they were sitting in. That initial collision caused a chain-reaction collision with three other vehicles. A collision reconstructionist had testified during the court process that the driver was going well over 100 km/h. The driver was convicted and sentenced to 6.5 years in prison. City crews were on scene Friday, picking up the camera and taking it away. There is no word on if or when a replacement will be put in. Global News has reached out to the City of Toronto, but did not hear back in time for publication.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Two wanted in St. Louis Family Dollar theft
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public's help with finding two suspects wanted in a Family Dollar theft. Two suspects are accused of shoplifting a Family Dollar store in The Gate neighborhood of St. Louis around 11:30 a.m. on April 27. Police spike dozens of reckless drivers in slideshows across St. Louis Investigators say two female suspects, one which was holding a baby's car seat, entered the Family Dollar and left with similar items they didn't pay for after 10 minutes inside. The two are accused of stealing toilet paper, various clothing and an ice cooler, among other things. The suspects reportedly escaped in a red 2005 Toyota Matrix with a Missouri license plate of 'AK1-A1A.' One suspect is described as approximately 28-30 years old, 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 250-300 pounds with short black hair. The second suspect is described as approximately 28-30 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 250-330 pounds with long braids. Anyone with relevant information on the theft or suspects' whereabouts is asked to contact SLMPD at 314-444-2500 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477). Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Yahoo
Road-raging driver who tried to run man down on Brooklyn highway turns self in: police
Police have arrested the road-raging driver they say tried to mow down another motorist following a fender bender on a Brooklyn expressway before speeding off with his victim clinging to his hood, officials said. Jacob Angstadt, 27, surrendered to cops at the 84th Precinct with his attorney by his side around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, about a month after cops released his image, saying he was wanted for a near-fatal hit-and-run on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway on Feb. 16. The chaos unfolded near the Tillary St. exit in downtown Brooklyn just after 1:40 p.m. Sunday, when Angstadt, who was driving a Toyota Matrix, slammed into the back of a 34-year-old man's car, cops said. When the victim got out to take a photo of Angstadt and his car, the suspect became enraged, hit the gas pedal, and sped toward him, police said. Desperate to avoid being mowed down, the victim leaped onto Angstadt's hood and clung on for nearly 330 feet until he was thrown from the hatchback. The victim landed on the roadway, suffering serious injuries to his hands, arms and body as Angstadt sped away, according to cops. Medics took the victim to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. Detectives quickly identified the driver as Angstadt, who lives in Philadelphia. When he surrendered accompanied by his attorney Wednesday, cops charged him with assault, leaving the scene of an accident and criminal mischief. His arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Wednesday.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
THP: Sullivan East student dead, charges pending after head-on crash in Sullivan Co.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) reports one juvenile was killed following a head-on collision in Sullivan County on Monday afternoon. Sullivan East High School Principal Andy Hare confirmed the juvenile was a student at his school. According to a report from the THP, the crash took place on Hickory Tree Road near the intersection of Sand Bar Road at around 12:44 p.m. Monday. The report said a Chevy Trailblazer and Toyota Matrix were traveling in opposite directions on Hickory Tree Road when they collided. 'Both vehicles were in the opposite lane of travel upon impact, striking head-on on the passenger's side of the vehicles,' the report states. Both vehicles came to an uncontrolled rest partially blocking the northbound travel lane against a guardrail, the THP said. A 16-year-old Sullivan East student who was a passenger in the Toyota was killed in the crash, the report said. The 17-year-old driver of the Toyota was injured, and charges are pending against that juvenile, according to the THP. Hare gave the following statement: Sadly we lost a student in a tragic car accident. Our entire school and community is saddened at this tragedy and our thoughts and prayers go out to their family and pray for strength during this difficult time. We also pray for our other student who was also injured in the accident and are thankful for the first responders and health care providers that are working with her. Andy Hare, Sullivan East HS principal The driver of the Chevy, a 22-year-old woman, was also injured and charges are pending against her, as well. The THP said the crash remains under investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
08-03-2025
- CBC
RCMP asking for help locating missing Prince County man
Police in Prince Edward Island are asking for the public's help in finding an 83-year-old Summerside man who's been missing since Friday. Elmer Arsenault was last seen Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the Wellington Co-Op driving a silver 2013 Toyota Matrix with the P.E.I. licence plate 789 JB, RCMP said in a news release. Arsenault is described as five feet 10 inches tall and 220 pounds with grey short hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a green hoodie and grey pants. Family and friends have also reated a Facebook group where they've been posting updates about the search efforts. Hoping for help from the public Cpl. Gavin Moore, the P.E.I. RCMP's media relations officer, said the police continued to search roads in Prince County overnight and into Saturday. He encouraged people to check any doorbell camera or security footage they may have from the time Arsenault was last spotted in the Wellington area. "We're certainly grateful for all of the community members who are out and making their own efforts to try and locate Mr. Arsenault," Moore told CBC News. "The more eyes we have out there looking, the more possibilities and the more hope we have of finding a positive resolution to this." Moore said the RCMP has contacted ground search and rescue and air services about adding those resources to the search efforts. "When we have winter conditions and somebody who is 83 years old, those are certainly factors that come into this," he said. "We certainly hope that Mr. Arsenault is well and our efforts continue to find him."
