Durham police officer charged with assault for on-duty incident - CityNews Toronto

Published: October 16, 2026 at 2:04p.m. EDTA Durham Regional Police officer has been charged with assault following an incident during an arrest. A Durham Regional Police officer has been charged with assault following an incident during an arrest. How to set CP24 as your preferred source on GoogleHow to set CTV News as your preferred source on GooglePolice did not release additional details regarding the time and place of the alleged incident. Const. Brandon Welsh-Battiste was charged with assault, police said in a news release on Friday. Battiste has been a member of the force for three years, according to the news release. Police said Battiste was released on an undertaking and was reassigned to administrative duties “until court proceedings are complete,” which is then followed by an investigation under the Community Safety and Policing Act. In a statement to CTV News, Kristy Denette, a spokesperson for the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), said they were not part of the investigation. “I suspect it is because there was no serious injury involved that would invoke our mandate,” Denette said.

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Published: October 16, 2026 at 10:34a.m. EDTDurham police say nearly 500 arrests have been made along with more than 800 criminal charges targeting a network of individuals, including repeat offenders involved in “criminal activity” throughout downtown Oshawa. The months long operation, dubbed Project Atlantis 2, ran from April through September 2026 and focused on theft, stolen property, illicit drugs and “other actions contributing to community disorder” in the downtown core. How to set CP24 as your preferred source on GoogleHow to set CTV News as your preferred source on GoogleSpeaking at a news conference on Friday, Durham police Insp. Jeff Hoover said officers made 490 arrests involving 224 individuals, laid 808 criminal charges and issued 406 provincial offence notices. “Those numbers are significant, but they also provide important insight into the type of activity our officers were encountering,” Hoover said.

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The 20th annual Cape to Cabot road race is taking place tomorrow. The grueling 20 km trek sees participants running from one historic landmark to another: From Cape Spear to Cabot Tower on top of Signal Hill. The race starts at 8 a.m., and because of that there are a few related road closures in St. John’s. Between 7:45 and 11a.m. there will be numerous road closures along the route. A full list can be found online at VOCM dot com. Expect traffic impacts from 7:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. on routes including Blackhead Road, Southside Road, Water Street, Harbour Drive, Duckworth Street, Temperance Street and Signal Hill Road.