Toronto police will be reviewing how officers handle missing persons cases, the force’s chief announced Friday as officers worked to address concerns around deaths and disappearances being investigated around the city’s gay village. Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said the cases are an opportunity for an “open and candid” look at police procedures to ensure best practices are being followed. The internal review is expected to help determine if police practices and training around missing persons cases need to be changed, Saunders said. Wells, a transgender woman reported missing by her family, was found dead near a tent in a nearby ravine in August, but her body was not identified until November, Det.-Sgt. Investigators working on the two missing persons cases, nicknamed Project Prism, have no reason to believe the missing men are dead, though police have not ruled the possibility out, Det.-Sgt.

Source: National Post December 08, 2017 12:45 UTC