Defund the Police

Michael Kras
06 May 2021

Hamilton police officer who lunged at resident charged with assault

An officer with the Hamilton Police Service has been charged with assault following an incident earlier this year in which he terrorized a resident at their home in the east end. This comes after secu...

Michael Kras
12 Feb 2021

Hamilton Police release statement on ‘concerning’ video of interaction with citizen

Hamilton Police have released a brief statement following the public sharing of a security video depicting a concerning interaction between two police officers and a Hamilton resident. The 2-minute vi...

Craig Clark
08 Dec 2020

Defund the Police demonstrators leave Hamilton City Hall after two weeks

Demonstrators who have been gathering at Freedom Camp outside Hamilton City Hall have decided to move on after two weeks of calling for the Hamilton police to be defunded in order to build free housin...

Michael Kras
30 Nov 2020

City removes tents from outside Hamilton City Hall amid Defund the Police protests

On Monday morning, the city made moves to enforce the removal of tents, structures, and other equipment from outside Hamilton City Hall amid the ongoing protests for the Defund the Police movement. Gr...

Craig Clark
26 Nov 2020

Defund the Police Coalition continues camping outside Hamilton city hall

Rallies continue outside City Hall as activists from Defund the Police Hamilton Coalition are calling for the municipal government to take money from the police service and invest it into public housi...

Michael Kras
03 Sep 2020

Hamilton police will not lay charges following ‘Defund the Police’ painting

Following an investigation after a peaceful protest in which the phrase ‘Defund the Police’ was painted in yellow paint on a massive stretch of Main Street outside City Hall, Hamilton Police have ...

Craig Clark
24 Jul 2020

City of Hamilton immediately removed ‘Defund the Police’ paint outside City Hall

Activists gathered on a strip of Main Street outside Hamilton City Hall and painted “Defund the Police” in large yellow letters on Thursday. Hours later, the paint was immediately removed ...

Michael Kras
23 Jul 2020

Hamilton activists paint massive ‘Defund the Police’ message across Main Street

In an act of peaceful protest on Thursday afternoon, over 100 Hamilton activists organized to paint a massive ‘Defund the Police’ message across a sizeable stretch of Main Street directly out fron...