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236 storiesnewest firstlatest August 8, 2026page 5 of 12
Police responded to nighttime gunfire reports in Rivière-des-Prairies and Saint‑Michel on August 8, with no arrests made, and have opened an investigation amid growing concerns over similar incidents in Montreal’s northern districts.
Four people were arrested after a verbal confrontation involving two off‑duty Chicago police officers and a group of several men and women escalated into a fight at 31st Street Beach on August 7, 2026.
Police responded to a disturbance at Maisonneuve elementary school’s courtyard on August 7, 2026, and removed three pre‑teens who were playing soccer, after a neighbor called for assistance.
A driver hit a man at the Jane Street‑Falstaff Avenue intersection in North York on Aug. 6, 2026, fled the scene, and the victim was hospitalized with serious injuries while police investigate the hit‑and‑run.
Toronto police have arrested the suspects linked to a fatal shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair street festival on August 6, 2026. Police spokesperson Myron Demkiw confirmed the arrests while the investigation continues.
Police officers, including Officer Noam Arbaoui, removed three preadolescent children from the courtyard of Maisonneuve Elementary School in Montreal at 7 p.m. on August 7, 2026, citing their soccer game as the reason.
The NYPD will deploy specialized gun- and gang-focused teams for the Manhattan Dominican Day Parade on August 9, 2026, after seizing sixteen firearms at the Bronx parade two weeks earlier.
Police and five ambulances responded to a large fight at Chicago’s 31st Street Beach on the afternoon of August 7, 2026, working to restore order and provide medical aid at the popular South Side location.
Police officers arrived at Maisonneuve Elementary School’s courtyard on August 7, 2026, and ordered three preteens playing soccer to leave, using two patrol cars and five officers, with neighbor Noam Arbaoui observed nearby.
Quebec and Ontario police are jointly investigating a property in Sainte-Julie where dozens of stolen vehicles and aluminum ingots were found, marking a coordinated inter‑provincial effort to address the thefts.
Quebec provincial police located a 15‑year‑old girl reported missing earlier in the week in Saint‑Hyacinthe, confirming she is safe and unharmed. The search involved coordinated efforts by provincial and municipal officers, and the teenager was reunited with her family on August 5.
A police shooting in Mississauga early Thursday left a male victim dead and resulted in three arrests, with multiple law‑enforcement agencies and the provincial watchdog responding to the scene.
Toronto police will brief the public on the July 27 shooting near the U.S. Consulate at 360 University Avenue, where a gunshot was heard at 4:46 a.m. The investigation remains ongoing, with details to be released in the upcoming update.
A man with gunshot wounds was taken to a Toronto hospital on August 5, leading police to open an investigation. The shooting location remains unknown, and authorities are seeking public information to aid the case.
Toronto police are searching for an unidentified male suspect who allegedly assaulted and robbed an elderly woman on a bridge at Don Mills Road and Overlea Boulevard on July 30, 2026, around 2:15 p.m. The investigation continues with a call for public assistance.
Quebec and Ontario police have launched a joint probe after dozens of stolen vehicles and aluminum ingots were discovered on a property in Sainte‑Julie, prompting cross‑provincial cooperation to investigate the thefts.
Quebec provincial police are investigating the August 3 death of a man in a Maniwaki home as a possible homicide, with forensic teams on scene and a call for public information.
Police from Quebec and Ontario are jointly investigating dozens of stolen vehicles and aluminum ingots found on a property in Sainte‑Julie, launching a multi‑province probe into the thefts.
Officer Omar Habib is on trial in a Bronx courtroom, becoming the first New York City police officer prosecuted under the 2020 ban on chokeholds. The case tests the enforcement of the city’s anti‑chokehold law.
Mayor Brandon Johnson outlined the criteria for selecting Chicago's next police superintendent and said a choice will be made soon as the current superintendent's term ends.
