News Releases

  • Organized Commercial Auto Theft Ring Taken Down

    Region of Peel – Investigators from our Commercial Auto Crime Bureau have charged three individuals in connection with an organized cargo theft investigation that took place in Mississauga. On Monday, July 14, 2025, investigators located a stolen transport truck, reported stolen days earlier, in the area of Dixie Road and Meyerside Drive.

  • Arrest Made in Threats Against Mayor Brown Investigation

    Region of Peel – Officers from 22 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau have arrested and charged an individual in connection with uttering threats against Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. In late June 2025, Peel Regional Police were notified that the mayor and his family had received threats.

  • Project Ghost: Peel Police Take Down Organized Crime Group Behind Home Invasions

    Note: A full list of arrests and charges follows this release

    Region of Peel– Peel Regional Police’s Central Robbery Bureau has taken down an organized criminal network responsible for more than 15 violent home invasions involving high-end vehicle and jewellery thefts across the Greater Toronto Area.

    Project Ghost was initiated when a criminal network was identified to be connected to the following violent incidents:

  • Vehicle Investigation Leads to a Loaded Firearm (1)

    Region of Peel - Officers from the Strategic and Tactical Enforcement Policing (STEP) team located a loaded firearm and laid multiple firearm-related charges after investigating a vehicle in Mississauga. On Friday, July 11, at approximately 11:30 p.

  • **Media Invite** Peel Police to Announce Take Down of Organized Crime Group Linked to Home Invasions

    Region of Peel - On Tuesday, July 15, Peel Regional Police will announce the results of an investigation into an organized crime group linked to multiple home invasions including thefts of luxury vehicles and high-end jewellery. WHAT: Results of Project Ghost WHERE: Peel Regional Police Headquarters 7150 Mississauga Road Mississauga, ON, L5N 8M5 WHEN: Tuesday, July 15, 1 p.

  • Possession of Loaded Prohibited Firearm

    Region of Peel – Officers from 22 Division uniform patrol have arrested and charged two men with gun related offences. On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Kennedy Road and Clarence Street in the city of Brampton.

  • Public Assistance Sought in Fraud Investigations

    Region of Peel – Investigators from the 21 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) are seeking the public’s help in identifying individuals following multiple incidents of fraud in Brampton. From May 13 to June 5, 2025, police received numerous reports involving two male suspects utilizing stolen credit card information in the Queen Street and Delta Park Boulevard area.

  • Arrest Made in Sexual Assault Investigation (4)

    Region of Peel - Investigators from the Special Victims Unit (SVU) have charged a man for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old female. Between June and July 2025, the suspect reportedly communicated with the victim via a dating app using the online name ‘Alejandro' and eventually arranged to meet for a date.

  • Public Assistance Sought in Identifying Vehicles of Interest

    Region of Peel – Investigators from the Peel Regional Police Homicide Bureau are seeking the public’s assistance in identify two trucks in connection with a homicide that occurred in Mississauga earlier this year. On Monday, January 20, just before 2 a.

  • Arrests Made in a Series of Commercial Robberies

    Region of Peel – The Central Robbery Bureau has arrested two individuals from Toronto in relation to a series of armed robberies targeting cellular phone stores within the region. Between May 29 and June 8, 2025, a series of armed robberies took place targeting retail establishments selling cellular phones.