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CTV News
2 days ago
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- CTV News
Joint police investigation targets drug trafficking in Timmins, James Bay coast
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation Police Service detachment is seen in Fort Severn, Ontario's most northerly community, on Friday, April 27, 2018. (The Canadian Press/Colin Perkel) A multi-force police operation executed warrants in Timmins and communities along the James Bay Coast on Thursday as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, Timmins Police Service, and Ontario Provincial Police conducted the coordinated enforcement action on May 29. Timmins police Two Timmins police badges are shown in this undated image. (File photo/CTV News Northern Ontario) Authorities confirmed in a news release that there is 'no ongoing threat to public safety' in connection with the investigations. Police said a detailed media release with further information is expected 'in the coming days.' No further details were immediately released.
RNZ News
3 days ago
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- RNZ News
Cordons block roads in South Taranaki as police attend 'pre-planned operation'
Cordons are blocking roads in Normanby due to a pre-planned police operation. Photo: RNZ / Brad White Police have put in cordons in place in South Taranaki while they attend what is being described as a "pre-planned operation". They say the cordons blocking roads in Normanby, about 6 kilometres north of Hāwera have been put in place as a precaution. A member of the public said there were more than 20 armed police in attendance and more racing to the scene. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
News.com.au
4 days ago
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- News.com.au
Armed man on the run after gunfire in regional Qld town
Police are hunting for a man believed to be armed following reports of gunfire in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the regional Queensland town of Kingaroy. Authorities responded just before 4am after shots were reportedly fired from a property on Arthur St. As a precaution, Saint Mary's Catholic College has been closed and access to Kingaroy Hospital has been restricted. Nearby businesses have also locked down as the police operation unfolds. Saint Mary's Catholic College notified parents that the school would remain closed while the police operation unfolded. 'Our college, businesses and facilities in the area have been advised to close as police respond to the incident,' the school said in a social media post. Police are also urging people to avoid the area. At 6.15am, the public was informed that hospital access would remain 'restricted until further notice due to the incident'. Police have released a description of a 25-year-old man they believe may be involved. He is described as being about 175cm tall, of slim build, caucasian, with brown hair and brown eyes. He is thought to be travelling in a black Suzuki Swift with false number plates reading 551-GE9.
ABC News
4 days ago
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- ABC News
Kingaroy school closed, hospital access restricted as police hunt gunman
Police have shut down a school and blocked access to a hospital as they track a gunman through a regional Queensland town. Authorities made the decision after reports of gunshots from a property on Arthur Street just before 4am. Multiple business have also been shut down. Police say the 25-year-old man is believed to still be armed and travelling in a black Suzuki Swift with false number plates reading 551-GE9. The public was told at 6:15am that access to Kingaroy Hospital would be "restricted until further notice due to the incident". Parents of Saint Mary's Catholic College in Kingaroy have been informed the school will close as the police operation continues. Police describe the man as being about 175 centimetres tall, slim build, Caucasian with brown hair and brown eyes.
CBC
5 days ago
- CBC
Family holds vigil for son on 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder, says cases are similar
Abisay Cruz died after a police operation in Montreal's Saint-Michel neighbourhood in March. His family says his death and that of George Floyd in 2020 share common elements.
