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For the fourth year, the Black Community Police Consultative Committee (BCPCC) will host its popular event, "The Great Debate," on Thursday, March 8, 2012, at the Ontario Federation of Labour at 15 Gervais Drive. The event invites students from all over Toronto to participate in a debate. Our goal is to show black youth ways that they can positively engage in their community and use debating skills to express their differences of opinions.

The BCPCC mandate is to work together with the Toronto Police Service, (TPS), in an advisory capacity, to promote and advocate for competent, equitable policing and safe communities.

The Great Debate is an initiative that brings police officers and youth together to accomplish the following goals:

- improve the debating skills of youth
- give students the opportunity to practise their public-speaking skills
- bridge the divide between police and students

The Great Debate will run from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Students will participate in mini-debates at 10:45 a.m. and the main debate will be held at 1:20 p.m.

Approximately 80 students are expected to participate this year. Senior TPS officers will be in attendance.

For more information, please contact Joan Young at 416-396-4400, ext 20090.

About the BCPCC:

The Black Community Police Consultative Committee has been “working to bridge the divide” since 1987, with the mandate of working together with the Toronto Police Service in an advisory capacity to promote and advocate for competent, equitable policing and safe communities.

Contact: Kwesi Johnson, Vice-Chair, 416-416-438-3697 ext. 293 or
kwesijohnson@hotmail.com

The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance locating a missing woman.

Cathy Rocha, 75, was last seen on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 8 a.m., in the French Avenue/Jane Street area.

She is described as white, 5’2”, 120 lbs., with grey/black short hair worn in four pony tails. She was last seen wearing a black winter jacket, black fur hat, black running shoes and glasses.

Police are concerned for her safety.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

On Wednesday, February 29, 2012, police arrested three men in connection with a series of robberies.

It is alleged that:

- between July 2011 and October 2011, the accused men, one armed with a replica semi-automatic pistol, robbed eight retail cell phone stores in Toronto, Mississauga and Durham Region

- the men fled the scene with a quantity of smart phones, laptop computers and a quantity of cash.

Shane Tyrell, 26, of Toronto, has been charged with:

1) Robbery
2) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
3) Robbery
4) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
5) Possession Property obtained by Crime

Dalton Meikle, 33, of Markham, has been charged with:

1) Robbery
2) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
3) Robbery
4) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
5) Forcible Confinement
6) Forcible Confinement
7) Fail to comply Recognizance

Phillip Grant, 27, of Mississauga, has been charged with:

1) Robbery
2) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
3) Disguise with intent
4) Robbery
5) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
6) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
7) Disguise with intent
8) Forcible Confinement
9) Robbery
10) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
11) Disguise with intent,
12) Robbery,
13) Forcible Confinement
14) Forcible Confinement
15) Robbery
16) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
17) Robbery
18) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
19) Disguise with intent
20) Robbery
21) Forcible Confinement
22) Forcible Confinement
23) Robbery
24) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
25) Forcible Confinement
26) Robbery
27) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
28) Disguise with intent
29) Forcible Confinement
30) Forcible Confinement
31) Forcible Confinement
32) Robbery
33) Use imitation firearm to commit indictable offence
34) Forcible Confinement
35) Forcible Confinement
36) Possession Property obtained by Crime

The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance with a break-and-enter investigation.

It is reported that:

- on Friday, February 2, 2012, between 11 a.m., and 5 p.m., a home was broken into in the Caledonia Road/Rogers Road area

- a quantity of cash, 38 small gold bars (one ounce per bar), diamond earrings, a diamond white gold ring and a diamond pendant were taken

No suspect information is available at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1354, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

The Toronto Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance locating a missing man.

Jaynes Grosbeck, 64, was last seen on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 7 p.m., in The Queensway/Roncesvalles Avenue area.

See previous release.

He was located on Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 8:13 a.m., in the Lakeshore Boulevard West /British Columbia Drive area.

A Toronto Police Service officer has been arrested and charged.

Constable Johnathon Blair, 30, with five years' service, is currently attached to 54 Division.

It is alleged that:

- on Saturday, February 4, 2012, the accused committed an indecent act while looking into a nearby apartment window

On Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 9:35 a.m., Johnathon Blair was arrested and charged with:

1) Mischief Interfere with Property
2) Indecent Acts

He is scheduled to appear in court at 2201 Finch Avenue West on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 1 p.m., room 202F.

The officer was off-duty at the time of the alleged offence.

The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance locating a missing girl.

Catherine Spence, 15, was last seen on Saturday, February 25, 2012, at approximately 9 p.m., at the Ricoh Coliseum, 45 Manitoba Drive.

She is described as Aboriginal, 5'4”, 145 lbs., with dark-brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black “Columbia" jacket, blue jeans and a blue sweater.

Police are concerned for her safety.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1405, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

On Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 10 a.m., at the Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living, 1003 Steeles Avenue West , the Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes Unit will be kicking off National Fraud Prevention Month.

Staff Inspector Bryce Evans and other members of the Financial Crimes Unit will be in attendance.

The Centre is a non-profit, multi-cultural community centre for seniors 55 and over.

There will be representation from the Toronto Strategic Partnership. The partnership is a multi-law enforcement agency, formed in response to ever-increasing cross-border fraudulent mass-marketing schemes. Representatives from the following agencies will be on hand: the Royal Canadian Mounted Police G.T.A. Commercial Crime Section, Ontario Provincial Police Anti Rackets Branch, Competition Bureau of Canada, Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services, Ontario Ministry of Revenue, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

A member of the Insurance Bureau of Canada will be present to discuss insurance fraud and what the public can do to protect themselves.

The launch will also focus on a current mass marketing scam, the "grandparent" scam. A victim from the senior community will be present to tell her story and answer any media questions.

Click here for a Public Service Announcement on the "grandparent" scam.

The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance locating a missing man.

Jaynes Grosbeck, 64, was last seen on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 7 p.m., in The Queensway/Roncesvalles Avenue area.

He is described as Aboriginal, 5'11", 160 lbs., with short grey hair, a white moustache and wire-framed glasses. He was wearing a navy-blue jacket with "G2 Wayne" on the front, and green plaid pyjamas.

Police are concerned for his safety

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public's assistance locating a missing woman.

Esther Louise Anthony, 62, was last seen on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at 4:30 p.m., in the Yonge Street/Lawrence Avenue area.

She is described as black, 5’4”, 150-160 lbs., gray/black hair with one earring in her left ear. She was last seen wearing a black knee-length leather jacket with pockets on each side, a black sweater with a collar and three buttons done up at the top, a black scarf with fabric on one side and fur on the other, black capri pants, a black beret hat, brown socks, and black, possibly Adidas, runners with white stripes.

She is carrying a purse in the crossover fashion (the strap is over the left shoulder with the purse hanging on her right hip).

Police are concerned for her safety.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.