Over the last six months, Toronto police have arrested nearly 500 people in the downtown area for outstanding criminal warrants, the CTV reports.

“A total of 850 criminal charges have been laid on 477 people taken into custody. The move was part of a six-month project in 51 Division titled “Round Up.”

Police say the majority of the people arrested were facing charges of violence, property damage, gun possession and drug trafficking in the downtown core. Authorities were able to make the arrests because of the tips received from the community.

Project Round Up will continue until the end of the year but police are urging the public to turn in people who have outstanding warrants”.

While CTV news doesn’t provide full details as to why so many warrants had been left outstanding, we are hoping that the Toronto Police will reveal more details on their operation as it continues throughout the year.

If you or someone you know has been caught up in the roundup, or are concerned about any outstanding warrants you may be facing, be sure to contact Legal Action today. We’ll be following these and other measures as they progress. Especially this is applied to Toronto domestic violence cases.