Police chief pledges to address tow truck industry violence

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Toronto's police chief is pledging to tackle tow truck-related gun violence following more than half-a-dozen gunfire incidents which took place within a 48-hour period in the city's east end that investigators believe are related to conflicts within that industry.

Tow truck turf wars behind eight shootings in Toronto this week: policeEight shootings that took place over the weekend in the city’s east end are all connected to turf wars in Toronto’s tow truck industry, police say. Since the start of the year, police say there have been 24 tow-truck related shootings in the city. CBC’s Ali Chiasson has the latest.

Officers responded to eight weapon-discharge incidents between Saturday at 2 a.m. and Sunday at 7:45 p.m. in 41 Division and 42 Division in Scarborough. "So we're looking at every available opportunity ... to disrupt those activities and bring those responsible to into custody and and held accountable justice."

New regulations came into force Monday requiring tow truck drivers and vehicle storage operators to get a provincial certificate to operate. John Henderson, the former co-ordinator of the Fair Towing Task Force of Ontario, said while recently-passed provincial regulations do things like prevent people with criminal backgrounds from owning a towing company, they don't control billing.

 

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