Hamilton Crime

• Hamilton man charged after allegedly shooting self in botched home invasion

  The 38-year-old man accused from Hamilton faces charges of breaking and entering, criminal harassment and numerous firearm offences.

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  May 3
  
• Hamilton suspect in murders of Angelo Musitano, Mila Barberi arrested in Mexico

  Daniel Tomassetti was wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Mila Barberi in Vaughan and the murder of notorious murder Angelo Musitano.

  Crime

  Mar 18
  
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• Police charge 17-year-old with second-degree murder of passerby in Hamilton

  On July 11, Belinda Sarkodie was fatally shot in broad daylight near King Street East and James Street North, apparently by a stray bullet, police say.

  Crime

  Nov 19, 2025
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• Hamilton police arrest 3rd suspect after bystander killed during gunfight

  A third person has been arrested after a young, innocent bystander was struck and killed by a stray bullet during a gunfight in Hamilton, Ont., earlier this year.

  Crime

  Sep 9, 2025
• Massive cache of guns seized from home in rural Hamilton: police

  Police in Guelph seized 60 guns and more than $20,000 worth of coke while arresting four people and raiding a home in Hamilton last week.

  Crime

  Apr 14, 2025
• Ontario dad misses birth of child after SUV, cellphone stolen

  Police in Hamilton say a father was forced to miss the birth of his child after his SUV was stolen earlier this month. A group of teens have been charged.

  Crime

  Jan 23, 2025
• ‘Unprovoked’ bar stabbing becomes Hamilton’s 10th homicide of the year

  An “unprovoked” stabbing at a bar has become Hamilton’s 10th homicide of the year as crime woes continue to plague the major Ontario city.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2024
• ‘Persistent problem’: Crime woes plague Hamilton as police make high-profile busts

  Hamilton Police have shut down a tunnel, drug shack, and drug market, but it’s showing how desperate the situation is for the most vulnerable, advocates say.

  Crime

  Dec 14, 2024
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• Salesman charged in luxury vehicle and identity theft fraud: Hamilton police

  A 44-year-old man from London, Ont., faces several charges, including 14 counts each of fraud over $5,000 and obtaining credit by fraud.

  Crime

  Sep 4, 2024
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• Father of 3 found dead in Hamilton building ‘a very innocent victim’: police

  Homicide investigators say a 37-year-old found dead inside a residential building not far from Gage Park did not live at the address.

  Crime

  Jun 17, 2024