20 arrested in connection to criminal activity in towing industry: Toronto police

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 18, 2025 3:26 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

Police person arrested 20 radical they accidental are portion of the precocious ranks of those readying and organizing convulsive acts successful Toronto's towing industry.

Investigators released details Wednesday of an ongoing wiretap probe into a transgression enactment they accidental is called the Union, which is allegedly down a important fig of arsons, shootings and different acts of violence.

The accused scope from 17 to 53 years old and look much than 100 charges successful total. Toronto constabulary accidental they partnered with constabulary in Durham, York and the OPP to apprehension the accused, who are from respective cities, including Bradford, Oshawa, Richmond Hill, Toronto, and Markham.

Towing-related unit is simply a important interest for constabulary successful Toronto, who accidental determination person been 63 shooting and firearm discharge incidents successful 2024 related to tow-truck disputes, accounting for astir 13 per cent of each specified incidents. 

The arrests announced Wednesday are significant, Toronto constabulary main Supt. Joe Matthews said astatine a quality league Wednesday afternoon.

"It's rather telling that nary of them person transgression records oregon are earlier the courts, due to the fact that they are the higher level," Matthews said.

The announcement comes 2 days aft Peel constabulary said they arrested 18 radical and seized much than $4.2 cardinal successful assets aft dismantling an alleged Brampton-based organized transgression web linked to the towing industry.

Matthews told reporters Wednesday that a work prohibition prevented him from speaking to immoderate imaginable connections betwixt the 2 cases. 

"Extreme acts of unit were prevented by this investigation," helium said.

The accused are owed to look successful tribunal done June and July.