M’CHIGEENG—On Thursday, December 21, 2023, the United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin Anishnaabe Police Services (UCCM APS) along with the Manitoulin detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested two parties wanted in relation to an off-duty Toronto Police Service officer being stabbed during a robbery earlier in the month at a Best Buy store in Scarborough.
The UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service and uniform members of the OPP were involved in the investigation. Those charged are Sharlene Migwans, 47, of M’Chigeeng First Nation and Dwayne Coombs of the Greater Toronto Area who were both charged with robbery with an offensive weapon, aggravated assault on a police officer, assault with a weapon, weapons, carry a concealed weapon, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
City News reported on December 20 that three of the four suspects in the stabbing of an off-duty police officer at a Scarborough Best Buy store earlier in December were in custody facing charges.
Jim Dimce Kaluzovski, 47, of Keswick was reported by City News as being arrested in Toronto on December 20 on numerous offences. Subsequently, the fourth suspect, Preston Calladine, 48, of Toronto was also later charged by Toronto Police.
Investigators revealed that the four suspects had been involved in the theft of a high-end television from the Best Buy store at 480 Progress Avenue in Toronto on the morning of Wednesday, December 6 that resulted in an off-duty officer being stabbed in the hand when he tried to stop the theft, suffering serious injuries.
The accused remain in custody awaiting a bail hearing to speak to these charges.
“Community safety is a collaborative effort with our communities. Anishnaabe Police Service would like to remind the public that we need to work together to ensure the safety, protection and overall health and wellness of our communities,” a UCCM APS release explains. “We need your help, your information, and your assistance to affect change. Drug trafficking invites residual and lateral violence into your communities, such as home invasions, serious assaults and homicides and leads to the erosion of our communities through addiction, homelessness and overdose deaths. We need to speak directly with the people who have the information that we require to ensure the safety and protection of our communities. Remember, information is best protected and utilized when the police can receive the information firsthand.”
“The UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service, OPP Community Street Crime Unit and Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service remains committed to working collaboratively and will continue to focus its efforts on major crime operations that pose a direct and elevated threat to the safety, security and wellness of our communities. This combined Integrated Street Crime Unit is a joint force operation and aims to identify and disrupt organized crime on Manitoulin Island through innovative technology, collaborative partnerships and traditional police work through innovative technology, collaborative partnerships and traditional police work resulting in the arrests of those involved, holding them accountable for their criminal activities and the seizure of illegal drugs, prohibited firearms and proceeds of crime.”
If anyone has further information regarding drug trafficking and organized crime, please contact UCCM Police at 705-377-7135 or Sudbury Rainbow Crime Stoppers at 705-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit an online tip at www.sudburycrimestoppers.com Together we can make a difference.
