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The 17th annual Toronto Auxiliary Police Toy Drive is ongoing.

This annual event supports over 3,000 youngsters in need from the Scarborough area.

Once again, the Auxiliary Officers are seeking the charitable and generous support of the community, local businesses and students from surrounding schools.

Your efforts, and that of our Auxiliary Officers, will support the spirit of the season and help give less-fortunate children a brighter Christmas this year.

Unwrapped toys can be brought to the following divisions up until Saturday, December 24, 2011:

- 41 Division, 2222 Eglinton Avenue East,
- 42 Division, 242 Milner Avenue East,
- 43 Division, 4331 Lawrence Avenue East,
- CIBC, 1575 Ellesmere Road,
- Meridian Credit Union, Morningside Branch, 797 Milner Avenue,
- Walmart, 797 Milner Avenue.

On Monday, November 28, 2011, police arrested a man in connection with a break-and-enter investigation.

It is alleged that:

- between July 2011 and November 2011, the accused broke into a number of homes in the Jane Street/Wilson Avenue area

- the accused stole laptops, cash, jewellery and electronics from the residences

Phu Trinh, 27, also known as Peter, of no fixed address, is charged with:

1) 18 counts of break-and-enter
2) 17 counts of fail to comply with probation

The Toronto Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance into this investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3100, 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 Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at 1:12 a.m., police responded to a call for a personal injury collision in the Unwin Avenue/Leslie Street area.

It is reported that:

- police located a woman suffering from trauma to the body on Unwin Avenue

- she was taken to hospital and later died

A post-mortem examination is scheduled for Tuesday, November 29, 2011.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, 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 Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at 10 a.m., at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre at 3401 Dufferin Street, in front of Famous Players/Indigo Mall Entrance, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) will kick off its annual Lock It or Lose It campaign, a proactive crime prevention program that encourages motorists to take a few simple precautions to protect their vehicles and valuables from theft – just in time for the holiday season.

Media are invited to join police officers on a walk through the Yorkdale Shopping Centre parking lot as officers look for unsecured vehicles.

Police leaders and officers from the OPP and municipal police services will be joined by corporate supporters to kick off the OACP’s annual province-wide crime prevention campaign.

Inclement weather alternate location: directly inside the Famous Players/Indigo mall entrance.

Under the Lock It or Lose It program, police officers throughout Ontario examine parked vehicles to confirm they are locked and that no valuables have been left in plain view.

On Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at 10 a.m., at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre at 3401 Dufferin Street, in front of Famous Players/Indigo Mall Entrance, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) will kick off its annual Lock It or Lose It campaign, a proactive crime prevention program that encourages motorists to take a few simple precautions to protect their vehicles and valuables from theft – just in time for the holiday season.

Media are invited to join police officers on a walk through the Yorkdale Shopping Centre parking lot as officers look for unsecured vehicles.

Police leaders and officers from the OPP and municipal police services will be joined by corporate supporters to kick off the OACP’s annual province-wide crime prevention campaign.

Inclement weather alternate location: directly inside the Famous Players/Indigo mall entrance.

Under the Lock It or Lose It program, police officers throughout Ontario examine parked vehicles to confirm they are locked and that no valuables have been left in plain view.

On Monday, November 28, 2011, between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m., 42 Division will be kicking off Project Rope. Officers will be riding TTC buses and speaking with riders about safety concerns regarding cellphones and other small handheld electrical devices and the theft of them.

TTC riders are being targeted either while waiting to board a bus, or on exiting the bus. Suspects are grabbing the device out of the hands of the users or asking for the time to lure the victim into taking out one of these devices at which time the suspect will grab the device and flee.

Officers will be using this opportunity to provide riders with safety tips to protect their personal property and enhance their awareness of crime prevention.

Please contact 42 Division Community Service Office for any further information at 416 808-4220 or 416-808-4296.

On Sunday, November 27, 2011, at 2:55 a.m., police responded to a call for a person with a gun at 2300 Finch Avenue West.

It is alleged that:

- a dispute occurred between a group of people at the party

- a man then waved a semi-automatic pistol

Maverick Dupal, 24, of North Bay, has been charged with:

1) Weapons Dangerous
2) Carry Concealed Weapon
3) Possession of a Prohibited Device

The accused was scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall, on Sunday, November 27, 2011, room 101, at 10 a.m.