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Toronto Police Arrest 20 in Wiretap Probe of GTA Tow Truck Ring

Officials say the probe foiled multiple murder schemes orchestrated by a criminal ring known as 'The Union'.

A Toronto police vehicle is shown parked in Toronto on Tuesday Jan. 3, 2023. A teenager is dead after a daytime shooting in east Toronto. Police say they got reports of a shooting in northwest Scarborough around 2:00 p.m. Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
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A Toronto Police emblem is shown in Toronto on August 5, 2022. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston)

Overview

  • Toronto police’s Project Yankee led to the arrest of 20 suspects on 111 charges, including more than 50 counts of conspiracy to commit murder.
  • Police allege The Union used shootings, arson and intimidation to seize control of the multi-million-dollar towing industry.
  • Law enforcement executed 14 search warrants, seizing firearms, three bulletproof Cadillacs and other weapons linked to tow truck operations.
  • The wiretap operation was carried out by Toronto’s gun and gang task force with assistance from the Ontario Provincial Police and regional forces in Durham and York.
  • Tow truck disputes accounted for almost 13% of Toronto shootings in 2024 and about 15% so far in 2025, prompting coordinated crackdowns across the Greater Toronto Area.