Toronto Street Gang Investigation Leads to 32 Arrests, 158 Charges

Published on August 19, 2024

Thirty-two people have been arrested and 158 charges have been laid in connection with a firearms and drugs investigation into a Toronto street gang known as the Jamestown Crips. The 11-month investigation, dubbed Project Foxxx, commenced last September when the Toronto Police Service (TPS) partnered with York Regional Police, Peel Regional Police Service, the RCMP, and the Ontario Provincial Police to disrupt a drug and firearm trafficking network, TPS Deputy Chief Rob Johnson said during an Aug. 15 press conference in Toronto. The Jamestown Crips, a “long-standing street gang” in the city, is accused of trafficking illicit drugs across Ontario, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador, he said....

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