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Morning Brew: ATM theft suspects on video, hospital robbery suspect treated in hospital, parking enforcement officer assaulted in Greektown, U of T students approve fee hikes, spring has sprung

Posted by Jerrold Litwinenko / March 22, 2010

20100322_mb.jpgVideo seems to be playing a key role in apprehending crime suspects lately. Police have released images from surveillance camera footage at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre that depicts two suspects (involved in a gutsy ATM smash and grab on Feb 20th) clearly enough that they'll likely be identified.

One of the two accused in the recent hospital deathbed jewelry robbery that disgusted the public was treated and released from hospital after allegedly earning facial injuries while in police custody. Both men are in in custody and are facing several charges including theft, conspiracy, and drug related offences.

When you get a parking ticket, you can't help but get a little peeved, and although there have been times that you feel like clocking the parking enforcement officer, you don't because you know it's wrong and will land you in a heap of trouble. In Greektown yesterday, a driver who was being cautioned by a parking officer after nearly hitting pedestrians, got road ragey and assaulted the officer before speeding away. Witnesses snapped a photo of the car and have a decent description of the suspect.

University of Toronto students have voted in favour of approving student fee hikes in order to pitch in $30-million of the required $171-million build a new state-of-the-art athletics and recreation facility (to be used during the 2015 Pan Am Games). The vote wasn't without controversy though, with some complaining about misinformation being a key factor in swaying opinion.

Although it's officially spring, things aren't so green out there quite yet. But plant life is vibrant and blooming at Allan Gardens, and in a rare photo-heavy news piece, CityNews takes us inside for a look.

Photo: "Landing and Take Off" by b.m.a.n., member of the blogTO Flickr pool.

Discussion

7 Comments

Mark Dowling / March 22, 2010 at 09:28 am
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I suspect that photo will find its way onto CommunityAir's website as PROOF, PROOF I TELLS YA that the Island Airport is UNSAFE because planes could LAND ON TOP OF OTHER PLANES.
Bonk / March 22, 2010 at 10:04 am
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...and have runway sex.
dickie greenleaf / March 22, 2010 at 12:21 pm
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u guys should do your homework first before posting comments. if u know the layout of the Island Airport, u will know that the plane on the ground is on the taxiway, off to the side of the runway. obviously the other plane is landing on the runway. u should go to ANY airport in the world. it is a common practice to have a plane holding in the taxiway. um, planes are supposed to land on the runways.
duh / March 22, 2010 at 12:29 pm
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You guys don't know what you're talking about.

The plane on the ground is obviously backing up and about to fall in the water.

The plane in the air is obviously about to crash into the water on top of the first plane.

Therefore, the island airport is a DEATH TRAP and must be closed.
Boink replying to a comment from Bonk / March 22, 2010 at 12:41 pm
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You meant to say SAFE runway sex, right?
Dave / March 22, 2010 at 01:25 pm
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I don't like parking tickets either, but assaulting an officer isn't right.
Richard S / March 22, 2010 at 03:12 pm
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I'm only in favour of Island Airport expansion if they're only allowed to build on the land of the whiny pricks trying to get rid of the airport.

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