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Peel police say they've launched a review into the circumstances that led to a 19-year-old with autism being Tasered earlier the month after neighbours spotted him in a pile of leaves — despite the fact that he was on the force's vulnerable persons registry.
Taresh Bobby Ramroop was in mental health crisis when he fell to his death in North York in the presence of several police officers.
Few financial issues in Toronto have received as much attention in recent years as the amount of money the city spends on policing.
While Peel Regional Police used less force on Black people last year compared to 2020, it still used about 3.2 times more than their share of the population, new data shows.
Police and emergency dispatchers need more faith in crisis workers employed through a city program that offers a non-police response to mental health needs, an advocate says.