The dedicated staff members of Rogers Television’s “GTA’s Most Wanted” show have been assisting Toronto and area Crime Stoppers programs to deliver media messages to the public to help solve violent crimes in Toronto, and most importantly .. to help prevent violence in Toronto by working together, especially with the youth of Toronto.
This video features a plea for tips for five unsolved murders that were committed with guns in Toronto, ON Canada in 2007. It also features a youth engagement project facilitated by the Argos Foundation Stop the Violence– a BMX Bike Park — that was featured at the 2007 Grey Cup in Toronto in Novemer/2007.
The solution to violence in Toronto does not rest with any one group or organization. It is a shared responsibility. Everyone can do their part. The focus of “GTA’s Most Wanted” show on highlighting the positive youth engagement being done “Ready For Enjoyment…Ready For Employment”, and not just the negative stories of gun violence is visionary.. and much needed in Toronto. The number of groups and organizations at all levels that we can have working together to achieve the common goal of peace and harmony in our great city can only increase from the amazing example of community collaboration with our youth that is showcased in this video.
The BMX Bike park was the vision of Al Crawford of the city of Toronto Parks Forestry and Recreation Department, in collaboration with BMX Bike Park owner, and builder, retired teacher Michael Heaton and the Toronto Crime Stoppers School Officer/Legal Graffiti Art Coordinator Constable Scott Mills. The park was open to youth to ride and enjoy at the Wallace Emerson Community Centre, 1260 Dufferin St, Toronto for the spring, summer and fall of 2007. Two youth who are aspiring Olympic BMX caliber riders from Toronto — Jamie Burke and Chris Silva — were hired by the City of Toronto Parks Forestry and Recreation Department to teach BMX Bike Skills to over 450 youth using this park. The ramps were painted with positive graffiti art under the direction of Scott Mills throughout the year. The ‘Journey of the BMX Bike Park to Grey Cup’ is captured with over 160 videos at www.YouTube.com/TorontoBMX .
The bike park is currently in storage on the stage of the Molson Amphitheatre awaiting an opportunity for a year round indoor location in the downtown Toronto area. The next scheduled event for the BMX Bike Park is the Toronto Bicycle Show at the Direct Energy Centre, CNE Grounds, Toronto, ON Canada on March 7, 8, and 9th, 2007. See www.torontobmx.ca for more details.
For information on the 2007 CASH FOR GUNS campaign, visit the group called ‘Cash For Guns’ at www.facebook.com .
Anyone with information that could assist to solve the gun violence murders in this video can contact the Toronto Police Service Homicide Squad at 416-808-7400. The homicide victims and officers in charge of the case are noted below.
#01-2007 Jean SPRINGER (solved)
#04-2007 Patrick BARRERA — Detectives Terry WARK and Ian BRIGGS
#09-2007 Lincoln THOMAS — Detectives Gary GRINTON and Dan SHEPPARD
#19-2007 Kirk EDWARDS — Detectives Gary GRINTON and Dan SHEPPARD
#40-2007 Ricardo FRANCIS — Detectives Wayne BANKS and Doug SANSOM
#42-2007 Kimel FOSTER — Detectives Terry BROWNE and Peter MOREIRA
Anonymous information can be called in to Toronto Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477), nationally toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online through the encrypted ‘TipSoft’ form by clicking on ‘Submit a Tip’ at the website www.222tips.com. Your anonymity when calling Crime Stoppers is guaranteed by the Supreme Court of Canada.
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my cousin was …
my cousin was killed …
Keep the guns, ban …
Keep the guns, ban the niggers!
xD wow
xD wow
ah yeah in brampton …
ah yeah in brampton there is ,, some even are bmx instructors
of course they are ruining it though
FUCK gu control… …
gu control… i doesn’t work Takes away honest citzens gun rights
FUCK THE POPO!
THE POPO!
lmao year of the …
lmao year of the gun, I thought it was dragon
they need to have ” …
they need to have “colored” youth programs like rapping or basketball likey they have in scarborough..u think any colored person would com to a fuken bmx tuournament.. lmao
i think the police …
i think the police did most of it XD
toronto is becoming …
toronto is becoming worse erry year
r.i.p kimel foster
r.i.p kimel foster
Should be….. …
Should be….. Caught with a GUN. GO TO JAIL! 5 years.
Yo, Dirkdiggler: …
Yo, Dirkdiggler: take off your white hood and grow up. If you’re going to try and give reasons for social problems in Canada try looking at social services and where they are lacking. btw just so you don’t think I’m another “crying retard rapper” Im a white person who listens to country.
I’m a college …
I’m a college student and the things you people are saying is one good reson why I’m taking sociology, political science and psychology. First qustion is how old are you people, and do you vote. If this is how you think promblems start then all of you need to go back to school. I hope none of you people are parents or respect members of socity. Like I said befor its so easy to type all your bull and to say it from far away, find god and maybe all you haters can be saved after all.
It so esay to say …
It so esay to say these things from far away.You need God in your life and maybe you will see things in a different light. You are no different then the people who kill people, and why do you care there only killing them-self. Next time try to keep your! ignorant comments to yours self
wow you must be …
wow you must be real proud one of them wasn’t a jig. explain the rest of them. all you people want to do is shoot and rob people and then you get mad when your disrespected and then you go on tv and cry about it or make some retard rap song about white people being racist.
You seem to be …
You seem to be quite content with the gun violence in this city, seeing as we’ll “never change”. BTW, I just wanted to point out that the first gun crime shown in this clip was committed by a SOUTH ASIAN.
everyone knows its …
everyone knows its you ignorant waste of lives causing the problem except you, because its in your retarded black jeans to act and think this way and you will never change.
Canada’s …
Canada’s Immigration department is fully aware of the fact that virtually all gun related crimes in Toronto are commited by an imported third world nationality from the Caribbean. Despite this knowledge, they continue to import many thousands of people from that island. Victims familys should sue the Canadian government for allowing such a criminal minded race into this country.
A Mac 10 can be …
A Mac 10 can be used as a side arm just like a handgun. If anything it’s more effective in a close range than a hand gun due to its higher rate of fire since hand guns are usually only semi-automatic. Criminals are always going to have access to guns. There’s no way to curb the violence. Questioning of fire arms and access to them will be around for as long as we are.
prevent the gun …
prevent the gun crimes by using guns
the only reason to …
the only reason to ghave a handgun or smg like a mac 10 is to hurt people handguns shud be available to police and military STRICTLY and mac 10′s should never have been made because you dont hunt with a mac 10 and u dont fight a war with a mac 10
i concur
i concur
not saying to …
not saying to outlaw guns. but rather to stiffen penalties for being caught with an unregistered firearm.
Since it’s already …
Since it’s already illegal for a felon to have a gun in their posession, and that obviously does not stop them, why make guns illegal? Why not give felons harsh sentences for their crimes (including posession of firearms when caught) and allow the law-abiding citizens the chance to defend themselves? Fact: When guns are outlawed, outlaws will still have the guns!