'Caught off guard:' City councillor wants stepped up police presence at Woodbine Beach on long weekends

and seven officers were injured after a violent night at the east-end beach on Sunday, which saw two people shot and two people robbed at gunpoint. There were also multiple incidents involving people firing Roman candles at one another.police said that one person was stabbed during a fight at Ashbridges Bay Park

“We were caught off guard and frankly, you know, we have to own some of that,” the city councillor for the area, Brad Bradford, told CP24 on Tuesday morning. “Our frontline men and women officers did a tremendous job. They were trying the best with the resources that they had. But I think the fact that you see seven injuries to officers is a pretty strong indication that we didn't have a handle on that.

Police have previously said that at least one of the injured officers was “struck directly in the face with a firework and suffered serious abrasions to his face ears and eyes.”Bradford said that going forward he would like to see more resources in places like Woodbine Beach on long weekends when there is typically an influx of visitors.

There should already be alot of cops there.. they know that alot of ppl go to Woodbine to see the fireworks, cops are just lazy af.

Photo op that’s all this is! This happens every year, every long weekend!! If he doesn’t know this he isn’t listening to the hundreds of complaints and ignoring his constituents. If he does know this he is not taking any action! Vote him out!

Doesn't he want to bring drinking in the parks? . Imagine what the out come

Is he for real? The only reason emergency services were “caught off guard” here is that they are dangerously understaffed for regular operations, and event operations. The only service not caught off guard was fire department because they pay their staff appropriately.

This is what happens when you have a multitude of cultures together who bring their hate to Canada

This happened last year as well, and previous years with the fireworks there has always been some sort of violence, shootings stabbing and robberies, it's a shame people can't enjoy the long weekend fireworks without these incidents happening year in and year out

Was he one of the 'defund police' council I am curious I see he wanted to have a smaller budget.

JohnTory

Oh bs they knew it was happening just couldn't control it...😏😏😡😡

City was lost years ago.

Didn’t need an increased presence for decades previously. Why now?

What a moniker

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