Toronto police say they hope an expansion to an existing community policing program will address a spike in fatal shootings. Deputy Chief Peter Yuen says the expansion will roll out in phases over the course of a year and will more than double the number of community officers on city streets. He says more officers will continue to be placed in other Toronto neighbourhoods through October 2019. Article Continued BelowHe says this boosts the existing neighbourhood policing program that has been running since 2013 and currently has 96 officers in 33 neighbourhoods. Yuen says members of the community in the newly selected 27 neighbourhoods were consulted over the summer about the program.

Source: thestar September 30, 2018 15:11 UTC