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Toronto Speed Camera Vandalism Hits 30 This Year After O’Connor Drive Device Cut Down

Officials call the sabotage a threat to safety in community zones near schools and hospitals.

A vandalized speed camera at Lake Shore Boulevard and Woodbine Avenue is pictured on Sept. 9, 2025. The City of Toronto says multiple speed cameras were vandalized overnight Tuesday.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media during a funding announcement in Hamilton, Ont., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025.
Cars zoom past a vandalized traffic speed camera beside High Park in Toronto on Thursday August 24, 2023. This one camera sits at the location of multiple fatal crashes and produces millions of dollars in fines, the most of any camera in Toronto.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
The Parkside Dr. speed camera was cut down, dragged and dumped into a pond in High Park in December 2024.

Overview

  • The speed camera at O’Connor Drive and Coxwell Avenue was found knocked down early Tuesday, marking the 30th pole-mounted device cut this year, according to the city.
  • Global News documented additional overnight vandalism, including cameras down at Lake Shore Boulevard East and Woodbine Avenue, Lake Shore and Coxwell, and Bayview Avenue and Post Road.
  • The Parkside Drive unit was attacked Sunday for the seventh time in about 10 months, making it the most frequently targeted camera in Toronto.
  • Toronto Police say they are investigating the latest incidents, and the city says it is working with its contractor to reduce future attacks.
  • A resident’s trail camera captured video earlier this year that appears to show someone sawing down the Parkside device, which has issued more than 68,000 tickets and generated over $7.3 million in fines since 2022.