A dedicated missing persons unit is “better late than never,” her sister told the Star. Mary Vruna, a veteran homicide and sex crimes investigator now overseeing the daily operations of the Toronto police missing persons unit, which officially launched in July. The leadership of Toronto Police's new missing person's unit, from left, Staff Supt. Before, an officer would have had to call various divisions inquiring about any missing persons cases. In response, the Toronto police board commissioned an independent review, led by former Ontario Court of Appeal judge Gloria Epstein, examining how Toronto police handled missing persons cases.

Source: thestar October 19, 2018 08:14 UTC