Policing & Public Safety – TPR Hamilton

Two Hamilton Police Cruiser cars on a street.

Policing & Public Safety

Hamilton Police Board Hires New Deputy Chief of Police: Name to Be Released After Background Checks

by Joey ColemanAugust 12, 2026August 12, 2026

Police Board Chair Don Robertson expects a matter of “weeks” before background checks are complete.

Policing & Public Safety

Hamilton’s Police Board Calls Special Evening Meeting on August 12 for “Succession Planning of Senior Command”

by Joey ColemanAugust 5, 2026August 5, 2026

Boards and Agencies, Policing & Public Safety

Hamilton Farmers’ Market Traffic Decline Accelerates to 14.1 Per Cent in June, Report Cites Downtown Crime

by Joey ColemanJuly 19, 2026July 19, 2026

A wide, high-angle interior photograph shows a formal meeting underway inside a large, tiered municipal auditorium. Members of the board are seated along a curved wooden dais in the midground, accompanied by uniformed high-ranking police officers. In the foreground, additional staff members sit at long desks equipped with laptops and microphones. The background features steep, stadium-style seating populated by several uniform-clad police personnel and civilian observers beneath modern recessed lighting.

Boards and Agencies, Government Accountability & Access, Policing & Public Safety

Hamilton Police Board Issues, Quickly Retracts, Public Apology For Violating Open Meeting Rules

by Joey ColemanJuly 18, 2026July 18, 2026

A wide, high-angle interior photograph shows a formal meeting underway inside a large, tiered municipal auditorium. Members of the board are seated along a curved wooden dais in the midground, accompanied by uniformed high-ranking police officers. In the foreground, additional staff members sit at long desks equipped with laptops and microphones. The background features steep, stadium-style seating populated by several uniform-clad police personnel and civilian observers beneath modern recessed lighting.

Boards and Agencies, Policing & Public Safety

Hamilton Police Board Changes Meeting Time Without Public Notification

by Joey ColemanJuly 16, 2026July 16, 2026

Boards and Agencies, News, Policing & Public Safety

Hamilton Police Board Cancels Meeting at Last Minute: No Reason Provided

by Joey ColemanJune 30, 2026June 30, 2026

Boards and Agencies, Policing & Public Safety

Dr. Anjali Menezes Quits Hamilton Police Board and Calls on Solicitor General to Dissolve It

by Joey ColemanJune 29, 2026June 29, 2026

A daytime medium shot captures two Hamilton Police Service officers standing amidst the mangled structural framing of a public transit shelter recently struck by a black SUV. The front end of the vehicle rests entirely on the pedestrian walkway, having destroyed the right-side support pillars of the shelter and caused the curved roof frame to buckle downward onto the hood. The sidewalk is completely covered in shattered safety glass interspersed with blue-coloured evidence markers. One officer wearing a dark uniform and a police cap takes notes on a clipboard, while a second officer observes the immediate wreckage. Behind the officers, a marked Hamilton Police cruiser is parked alongside yellow police tape, with a red Canada Post outlet and other commercial retail storefronts visible in the background under flat, overcast daylight conditions.

Policing & Public Safety

Man Suffers Serious, Life-Altering Injuries after SUV Crashes into King and Dundurn Bus Shelter

by Joey ColemanJune 25, 2026June 26, 2026

A nighttime dramatic shot showing a massive, bright orange fire engulfing a structure or pile behind a fence. In the foreground, a silhouetted first responder stands near a flashing blue emergency light from a fire apparatus, and a sign reading "REIMAR" is partially illuminated by the flames.

Policing & Public Safety

Fire Erupts at 32-36 Tiffany Street, One Day After City Issues Cleanup Orders

by Joey ColemanMay 28, 2026June 9, 2026

Policing & Public Safety

Follow-up: Hamilton Police Sunday Night Response to 151 Queen Street North

by Joey ColemanMay 11, 2026