That escalating violence has seen three tow truck operators shot to death, others wounded and at least 30 tow trucks torched. (Jeremy Cohn/CBC)Two sources with direct knowledge of the investigation say the Toronto officers were suspended after Const. Joseph is accused of stealing an encrypted police radio and providing it to tow truck drivers. None of the suspended officers' homes have been searched, sources told CBC News, adding the five were suspended to protect the integrity of the current probe. A recent timeline of the GTA's tow truck troubleThere are multiple ongoing police investigations into the tow truck industry and there have already been dozens of arrests.

Source: CBC News July 15, 2020 08:02 UTC