Eight Toronto Officers Arrested in Corruption Probe

Seven Toronto Police Service officers and one retired officer were arrested Thursday as part of a York Regional Police-led investigation into organized crime and corruption, including allegations of bribery, drug trafficking and a conspiracy to commit murder. The probe, dubbed Project South, uncovered a network spanning the Greater Toronto Area that allegedly involved officers sharing confidential information with criminals to facilitate shootings, extortions and robberies.

The investigation began in June 2025 after authorities disrupted a plot targeting a corrections facility manager in York Region, Ontario. Officers reported that a vehicle rammed a marked police cruiser parked outside the individual's home, followed by surveillance footage showing three masked and armed suspects approaching the residence in what investigators described as an attempted murder. York Regional Police Deputy Chief Ryan Hogan stated during a joint news conference with Toronto Police Service officials that the incident prompted a deeper inquiry, revealing that Toronto officers had accessed police databases to obtain personal details, such as addresses, which were then passed to criminal associates.