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Elspeth Lodge February 17, 2011 – 4:18 pm
A Toronto Police undercover investigation has resulted in a Toronto man being charged with possession of child pornography.
On Wednesday, police searched a home near Danforth and Broadview Avenues; there, police seized computers and hard drives allegedly containing child pornography
Charged is Robert Hagon, 27, of Toronto. He was scheduled to appear in College Park courts on Thursday.
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Elspeth Lodge February 17, 2011 – 3:57 pm
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Kolsoom Chinar Khan
Police fear for the safety of an eighteen-year-old female who was reported missing by her family on Wednesday.
“We have information that we are concerned about” in relation to her whereabouts, says Constable Tony Vella of Toronto Police.
Kolsoom Chinar Khan was last spotted in the Overlea Boulevard and Don Mills Road area. She’s described as 5’2″ and around 110 pounds, with brown eyes and long brown hair.
Ms. Khan was last seen in a black hijab, a multicoloured dress and a black coat.
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Elspeth Lodge February 17, 2011 – 3:28 pm
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Shaun Davis, 28, is wanted by police in connection with a shooting at Danforth and Donlands
Police are searching for a man in connection with a January shooting at a Danforth and Donlands bar. Two men are already facing 14 charges in connection with the incident.
Police allege that three men surrounded an eighteen-year-old male, with one of the men pulling out a gun and shooting the victim in the stomach.
The teen suffered a serious, but non-life threatening, injury.
The men were taken into custody after Toronto police executed five search warrants around the GTA, seizing a gun holster and other related evidence.
Police are still looking for twenty-eight-year-old Shaun Davis of Toronto.
Mr. Davis is wanted on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit indictable offence.
Police describe him as black, 5′ 8″ and around 140 pounds with black hair, and warn that he is armed and dangerous; anyone with information regarding his location is urged to contact the police.
In custody are Akins Fortune, 22, who faces six charges, including attempted murder and aggravated assault; and Kibrom Tesfay, 18, facing five charges, including attempted murder.
Posted in: Crime, Posted Toronto Tags: Crime, Danforth, Donlands, shooting
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Elspeth Lodge February 17, 2011 – 12:35 pm
Could all the hype about the April 29 royal wedding be making some a little queasy? A new souvenir royal wedding “sick bag” (as barf bags are more politely called in the U.K.) invites users to “keep this handy on April 29th 2011.”
Graphic designer Lydia Leith is selling the sacks from her design website for £3 a piece (just under $5). “The sick bags started as a joke that came up around the dinner table,” says Ms. Leith. “Being quite a fan of royal memorabilia I thought it would be a fun alternative thing to make.”
“I really hope that the public will see it as a quirky piece of British humour and for the best part it seems to be going down well,” Ms. Leith says. “A few people seem to think it’s a serious jibe at the monarch but it was only ever intended as a bit of fun. Truth be told, I’m a bit of a fan and have a fair bit of royal memorabilia myself — including the 1984 royal marriage pencil case which is sitting on my desk in front of me.”
The bags have proven very popular, with the first design already sold out.
Like many royal fans Ms.Leith intends to party with the monarchy on April 29: “It’s my first royal wedding and there’s going to be a street party back at my home town so I intend to go there on the day — I might even make some bunting!”
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Elspeth Lodge February 17, 2011 – 11:27 am
A group of customs officers in Vladivostok has earned Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s wrath after they created an risqué YouTube video that went viral in Russia.
The mildly NSFW video shows a female worker rubbing customs forms against her breasts and officials dancing, uncorking champagne and even dive bombing across the floor in their offices.
“Discipline needs to be lifted in some areas a little,” Mr. Putin said on state television. “I also like a laugh and a joke, but artistic creativity is best left for the house of culture.”
Mr. Putin agreed with the head of customs that the officers who made the video are talented, but that these particular talents are perhaps best left for non-office time: “Their talent needs to be put to use somewhere else. But not at work,” he said. “At work they need to work on implementing customs rules and doing their job.”
With files from Agence France-Presse
