Tag: crime
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Sex on trial
Countless victims. Unthinkable crimes. And society is still grappling with how one man eluded justice. You probably heard the name Jeffrey Epstein, but do you really know who he was? A financier, a socialite and a man at the centre of…
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Youth offenders living a life in the justice system
What is the first thing you think about when you hear youth justice? How about youth crime? I suppose it depends on each and every one of our experiences with young offenders…
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Two Brantford residents arrested on drug charges
Two Brantford residents now face drug related charges. Last week, the Brantford Police Street Crime Unit stopped a vehicle near Henry Street and Empey Street in East Brantford. The occupants of the…
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James Alfred Cooper back in custody
A 78-year-old convicted sex offender was arrested and taken into custody on Friday. James Alfred Cooper, at one point named the worst sex offender in Canada, moved to downtown Brantford earlier this…
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20-year old woman not assaulted
Last Friday, news spread of a young woman sexually assaulted early in the day before dawn. The Brantford Police Service has now confirmed an assault did not take place. The Major Crime…
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Two Brantford Police Officers charged
Two Brantford Police Officers are now faced with charges under the Police Service Act. An investigation into incidents surrounding three arrests made on July 9, 2013 at a Memorial Drive housing complex…
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Pedophile returns to Brantford
James Alfred Cooper, 78, is a former resident of Hamilton. He was once considered Canada’s worst pedophile, due to the fact that he raped and tortured six children, five of them his…
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Best left cold? Considering JonBenét Ramsey, Tupac Shakur and Ariel Castro
Reading the headline, you may not know much about those three names. Maybe you have heard of Tupac from his short lived (but highly rewarded) career as a rapper, and maybe…
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Brantford Police crack down on cocaine
Last Thursday, the Brantford Police Street Crime Unit apprehended a suspect on drug related charges. This is yet another investigation into people trafficking cocaine from residences in the City of Brantford. Grupreet…
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Brantford Police catch robber
Last Wednesday, a man by the name of Matthew Clifford Marshall, 22, was arrested and charged with robbery involving a firearm on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Police found a modified .22 caliber…
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Break-in spree hits Brantford streets
Numerous car break-ins have happened in the Brantford area recently. Items stolen ranged from things such as loose change and technological devices to sunglasses and wallets. “We call them crimes of opportunity,”…
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