The South Bayview Bulldog

Crossbow attack is seen in surveillance video/Peel Regional Police

Peel Police say the November attack on a Mississauga woman on the doorstep of her home was committed by a man with a crossbow posing as a delivery person. The woman, 44, has life altering injuries from the attack which police say was intended to kill her. The police release says:

On November 7, 2018, at approximately 8 p.m., emergency services responded to a residence on Bayberry Drive in the City of Mississauga, in regards to an injured person. Upon arrival, a 44-year-old woman was located suffering from life-threatening injuries and was transported to a trauma centre.

It has since been determined that the victim answered the front door of her residence and was met by the suspect who was carrying a large box and posing as a delivery man. After a brief conversation, the suspect shot the victim with an arrow using a crossbow that was concealed inside of the box. The suspect then fled the area.

On November 8, 2018 investigators from the Criminal Investigations Bureau and Forensic Identification Services conducted a search warrant at the residence and collected evidence of the crime, including an arrow that is believed to have caused the injury to the woman as well as surveillance footage which captured images of the suspect and the incident. The arrow used in this incident is designed to hunt large game such as moose and deer and inflict the maximum amount of damage possible.

Vintage Volvo seen on Yonge St. in Rosedale is in and out of the garage with the weather/Peter Rehak

There’s wet weather along with higher temperatures coming this week. But nothing can stop to reappearance of the summer cars.

How it’s done

Large Lexus stolen Saturday

A post at Leaside Community Facebook Saturday tells of yet another car theft in which thieves tricked the keyless entry technology incorporated in the key fog to unlock and steal what is called “a large Lexus SUV.” It was taken about 2 a.m. after the family returned home from dinner in Yorkville. The writer thinks they may have been followed. There have been detailed stories written about this problem. Owners are advised to keep their keys away from the front door or anywhere near the home’s perimeter that the unlocking signal might trigger the car lock. Some people keep insulate keys in tin cans or the freezer of the refrigerator. The correspondent in this matter makes the modest suggestion that manufacturers of luxury vehicles probably owe their customers something that is safer. You might think so. This post was re-posted from another group so the location of the theft is not apparent.

• Keyless technology used to steal three Lexus cars in Leaside
• Are Car Thieves Using ‘Code Grabbers’ to Steal Automobiles?
• Police diagram reveals how car thieves trick keyless entry

Surveillance video reveals hit and run SUV fleeing scene at College and Spadina

Toronto police are urging the driver of a Ford or Lincoln SUV that hit and critically injured a man on College St. to get a lawyer and surrender. Cops have identified the speeding vehicle from parts left on the street after it hit a bus shelter about 2 a.m. They have traced a side mirror to either a 2015 to 17 Ford Expedition or a 2007 to 2017 Lincoln Navigator. A man, 21, standing in the shelter is fighting for his life in hospital. They say the hit and run fugitive was heading west on College when he passed at least three vehicles that were stopped in the passing lane. His car mounted the TTC traffic median and struck the glass shelter and the pedestrian

The Ontario Court of Appeal, highest legal authority in the province, will stream proceedings at Monday’s challenge to the federal carbon tax. “Typically cameras are not permitted in courtrooms,” Jacob Bakan, special counsel in the office of the province’s chief justice told the National Post. “The court is making an exception for the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.” The case will see the Ontario government and supporters challenge the federal authority over imposition of a charge on gasoline, heating fuel and other pollutants as a way to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Ontario maintains the federal law is unconstitutional. In an order last week, Justice James MacPherson gave the CBC permission to put up to five cameras in the courtroom. The livestream will be available to other media and on the court’s own website.

Tiger Woods battleda crowded leaderboard to win his first major in 11 years and his fifth career green jacket at the 2019 Masters Tournament in Augusta.

East York Curling Club

Johnny Toronto Pealmeal Bacon Sandwiches

Mommy Connections

Parkview Hills neighbors

Construction update

Remember when?

This South Bayview summary starts with the hilarious gang (upper left) at the East York Curling Club, 950 Cosburn Ave., who are seen dressed for Easter. Love you guys. Below that are some of the “Toronto Johnny Peameal Bacon Sandwiches” being served by Doug Radford and his family at their backyard Leaf Shack on Hanna Rd. during the playoffs. Below that at left is a great photo from Mommy Connections as a reminder of their Mom and Baby days which carry on into June. They’re held at Gymboree, 1213 Bayview at Moore. At right, this party of Parkview Hills neighbors is taking a group hike through the ravine. Good non-selfie. Lower left, a reminder of that important meeting Tuesday updating the construction of the new Davisville Public School. Finally at lower right a nostalgic memory of when 1860 Bayview Ave. at Broadway Ave was a car dealership. And yes, we liked it better that way.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were temporarily down early Sunday. All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were affected by the outage. Downdetector.com, a site that monitors site outages, shows Facebook had been down since 6:30 a.m. ET in much of the world, with thousands of reported outages concentrated in the northeastern U.S., Europe and the Philippines. It appeared to be back up and running for most users by 9 a.m. ET — CBC.

A man of 20 has been critically injured when an SUV mounted the median bus shelter curb and smashed into the shelter at College St and Spadina Ave about 2 a.m. Sunday. The vehicle fled the scene. The man is said to be suffering life-threatening injuries.

No winning ticket was sold for the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on April 17 will be approximately $9 million.

Police issued this alert Saturday about traffic control and general security in the area of Scotibank Arena and Rogers Centre.

The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of upcoming traffic restrictions and security enhancements that will be in place for the 2019 NBA and NHL playoffs runs as well as the Toronto Blue Jays season. To ensure the safe flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, a number of road restrictions will be in effect at the end of every playoff game. There will also be pre-game restrictions on dates where both the Scotiabank Arena and Rogers Centre have overlap events scheduled.

Please note that Rees Street, northbound, from Lakeshore Boulevard West will only be accessible to WheelTrans vehicles and other mobility-accessible services, as well as those patrons parking at the Rogers Centre. A staging area for those using accessibility services will be set up on Rees Street, at Bremner Boulevard for gate 7 and off Blue Jays Way, in front of the Marriott hotel, when entering through gate 13.  The condominiums in the area as well as the businesses have been provided with security passes for their use to allow them access during closures, in an effort to alleviate any disruption in their attending work or home. ice, in partnership with the Rogers Centre and Scotiabank Arena are encouraging people to use public transit or other carpool options.

Fire ravages the Ukrainian Cultural Centre on Kenilworth Ave in Hamilton/Lance Chronicle Twitter

Badly damaged/Hamilton Fire

Fire has badly damaged the Ukrainian Cultural Centre on Kenilworth Ave in Hamilton overnight. The blaze at the two-storey east-end building Avenue broke out shortly after midnight when the centre was empty. No one was hurt. An official with Hamilton Fire says that when crews first arrived on scene flames could be seen coming from the roof of the building. A runoff election for the Ukrainian president will be held April 21 and Ukrainians living in Canada and the US are eligible to vote. It seems possible the centre might have played a role in that voting.

@ward4 @hamilton Ukrainian hall on Kenilworth total loss pic.twitter.com/EMmXDQVXt0

— coachmike911 (@mike911ont) April 13, 2019