US Edition13 Members of Alleged Criminal Network Arrested in Series of Violent Crimes Across Ontario
Thirteen arrested in Project Wrangler face over 150 charges for violent crimes including shootings and homicide across Ontario and Quebec, police said.
- On Dec. 8, 2025, York Regional Police announced 13 arrests and over 150 charges linked to a criminal network at a news conference at York Regional Police headquarters in Aurora, Ont.
- The probe, called Project Wrangler, began in spring of 2025 and police said the coalition of adult men recruited youths as young as 14 for profit-motivated violence.
- Investigators also seized four guns and executed six search warrants across five locations, police said, linking shootings including rounds fired into the London Health Sciences Centre emergency department and a Rimouski, Que. homicide.
- Two suspects remain sought under Canada-wide warrants: a 24-year-old with ties to Peel Region and the Greater Toronto Area and a 20-year-old with ties to Hamilton and Kitchener, while one faces more than 20 charges, police said.
- Officials highlighted multi-agency cooperation among York, Peel, Toronto and London police services, Ontario Provincial Police and Sûreté du Québec, which `significantly disrupted` a network that left hundreds of victims, police said.
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Police say they have arrested 13 people suspected of having committed a series of violent crimes in Ontario and Quebec over the past few months, and have charged them with more than 150 offenses.
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A criminal network thought to be linked to a series of shootings and other violent crimes in Ontario and Quebec has been “dismantled” after a multi-jurisdictional investigation led to 13 people facing more than 150 charges, police say. Canada-wide warrants have also been issued for the arrests of two additional suspects who are thought to be linked to the group that police say committed a host of violent crimes across Ontario, including shooting…
Criminal group linked to Ontario hospital shooting, Quebec homicide dismantled, police say
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13 people arrested in alleged violent crime network; police say 2 more sought
Police say they've arrested 13 people alleged to have carried out a series of violent crimes across Ontario and into Quebec over several months, charging them with more than 150 offences.
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