{"id":488880,"date":"2026-02-21T01:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/488880\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T01:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:30:09","slug":"toronto-police-officers-accused-of-gps-tracking-victim-orchestrating-insurance-fraud-court-docs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/488880\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto police officers accused of GPS tracking victim, orchestrating insurance fraud: court docs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Newly released court documents reveal more details about charges laid against multiple Toronto police officers in a sweeping corruption probe<\/a> \u2014 including allegations that an officer helped place a GPS tracker on a victim\u2019s vehicle so another person could follow her.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s on top of accusations that a different officer arranged to have another person\u2019s vehicle stolen so he could then file a false insurance claim.<\/p>\n

None of these allegations have been proven in court, but they shine more light on a months-long investigation York Regional Police have dubbed \u201cProject South,\u201d<\/a> which has rocked Ontario\u2019s justice system. <\/p>\n

Seven active Toronto police officers and one retired officer have been charged in connection with the case, which has resulted in numerous charges including conspiracy to commit murder and drug trafficking.<\/p>\n

WATCH | A breakdown of the key findings and charges:\"\"<\/p>\n

Toronto police officers face corruption, conspiracy charges in organized-crime probe<\/p>\n

Seven Toronto police officers, one retired officer and 19 civilians are facing charges after an investigation into organized crime. Police say the investigation includes a conspiracy to commit murder, shootings, extortion, robbery, drug trafficking and firearms offences.<\/p>\n

The GPS tracking allegations are linked to charges against 49-year-old Sgt. Carl Grellette, who is facing charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice and breach of trust by a public officer.<\/p>\n

According to the documents, at some point between the end of December 2025 and the end of January of this year, Grellette allegedly provided details from an ongoing police investigation to a civilian named Jennifer Jasey.<\/p>\n

Harassment allegations<\/p>\n

Jasey is also facing charges linked to Project South, including harassment, mischief and possession of a restricted firearm.<\/p>\n

The documents say that around that same time period, Grellette gave Jasey advice on how to install a tracking device on a victim\u2019s vehicle, then proceeded to aid Jasey\u2019s harassment of the victim \u201cin the repeated following [of] the victim from place to place using a GPS tracker, causing the victim to reasonably fear for their personal safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

WATCH | Ontario’s police forces under review:\"\"<\/p>\n

All Ontario police forces to face independent review after Toronto corruption scandal<\/p>\n

Last week, several police officers from Toronto were charged in a corruption probe. Three officers from the Peel region were later suspended in connection. Ontario’s inspector general of policing has announced all 45 police forces in the province \u2014 and their boards \u2014 will be reviewed by an external investigator, with the findings to be made public.<\/p>\n

Grellette is also accused as part of the investigation of supporting illegal cannabis dispensaries by accepting bribes in exchange for protecting against police investigation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The court files also list new details about the case against 42-year-old Sgt. Robert Black, who faces charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice and possession for the purpose of trafficking.<\/p>\n

The documents state that sometime last December, Black arranged to have a man\u2019s vehicle stolen so the supposed victim would be paid out by his insurance company. That fraud never actually ended up being committed, according to the filings.<\/p>\n

Officers accused of unlawfully accessing police databases<\/p>\n

The documents go on to say that Black also allegedly possessed both cocaine and Adderall for the purpose of trafficking.<\/p>\n

Black, of Vaughan, is also accused of supporting illegal cannabis dispensaries by accepting bribes in exchange for protecting against police investigation.<\/p>\n

The documents also reveal more information about the Crown\u2019s case against 29-year-old Const. John Madeley Jr. \u2014 who is still with Toronto police \u2014 and his father, retired constable John Madeley Sr., 55.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoRetired Toronto police constable John Madeley is accused of accessing and distributing confidential information. His son, an current police officer, is also facing charges. (@officermadeley\/X)<\/p>\n

The court filings say that between the beginning of 2024 up until the end of January 2026, the younger Madeley conducted \u201cunlawful queries of police databases\u201d and provided information to people who weren\u2019t police officers.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s on top of using Toronto police\u2019s computer systems with \u201cintent to commit an Offence\u201d over that same time period, according to the documents.<\/p>\n

Court filings allege Madeley Sr. also accessed Toronto police systems in the same way as his son over that same time period \u2014 though he retired in April 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":456621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[49,48,3302],"class_list":["post-488880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/456621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}