Hamilton Crime

• Hamilton man wanted in child sexual assault case arrested in California after decades

  A Hamilton man wanted in Canada in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a child has been arrested in California after decades as a fugitive.

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  Aug 13
  
• Hamilton fatal stabbing marks city’s 9th homicide of 2026

  Hamilton police said they are not sure what occurred between when the victim was stabbed in a grocery store parking lot and when he was found injured in a separate location.

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  Aug 9
  
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• Hamilton man charged after allegedly shooting self in botched home invasion

  The 38-year-old man accused from Hamilton faces charges of breaking and entering, criminal harassment and numerous firearm offences.

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  May 3
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• Hamilton suspect in murders of Angelo Musitano, Mila Barberi arrested in Mexico

  Daniel Tomassetti was wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Mila Barberi in Vaughan and the murder of notorious murder Angelo Musitano.

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  Mar 18
• Police charge 17-year-old with second-degree murder of passerby in Hamilton

  On July 11, Belinda Sarkodie was fatally shot in broad daylight near King Street East and James Street North, apparently by a stray bullet, police say.

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  Nov 19, 2025
• Hamilton police arrest 3rd suspect after bystander killed during gunfight

  A third person has been arrested after a young, innocent bystander was struck and killed by a stray bullet during a gunfight in Hamilton, Ont., earlier this year.

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  Sep 9, 2025
• Massive cache of guns seized from home in rural Hamilton: police

  Police in Guelph seized 60 guns and more than $20,000 worth of coke while arresting four people and raiding a home in Hamilton last week.

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  Apr 14, 2025
• Ontario dad misses birth of child after SUV, cellphone stolen

  Police in Hamilton say a father was forced to miss the birth of his child after his SUV was stolen earlier this month. A group of teens have been charged.

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  Jan 23, 2025
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• ‘Unprovoked’ bar stabbing becomes Hamilton’s 10th homicide of the year

  An “unprovoked” stabbing at a bar has become Hamilton’s 10th homicide of the year as crime woes continue to plague the major Ontario city.

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  Dec 16, 2024
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• ‘Persistent problem’: Crime woes plague Hamilton as police make high-profile busts

  Hamilton Police have shut down a tunnel, drug shack, and drug market, but it’s showing how desperate the situation is for the most vulnerable, advocates say.

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  Dec 14, 2024