16 Toronto speed cameras found cut down Tuesday morning, police release images of Parkside suspects

At least 16 speed cameras across the city were found knocked down overnight.

This comes two days after the infamous Parkside Drive speed camera was cut down for the seventh time in less than a year.

The speed camera on O’Connor Drive and Coxwell Avenue was cut down overnight, the first one spotted by CityNews early Tuesday morning.

A few hours later, Chopper 680 spotted another speed camera down on Sheppard Avenue West, near Keele Street.

Meanwhile, Toronto Ward 19, Beaches–East York Councillor, Brad Bradford posted a picture on social media, showing another camera that was cut down on Lakeshore Boulevard, just west of Woodbine Avenue.

“This is unacceptable. The perpetual struggle to keep these cameras up is becoming a joke.” wrote Bradford.

The speed camera at Lakeshore and Woodbine has been cut down again.

This is unacceptable. The perpetual struggle to keep these cameras up is becoming a joke.

If the city is going to spend money doing automated speed enforcement, it must a better job protecting the cameras. pic.twitter.com/v2erzpuWfZ

— Brad Bradford✌️ (@BradMBradford) September 9, 2025

Out in the Smythe Park area, the speed camera on Rockcliffe Boulevard near Jane Street and St. Clair Avenue West was also found damaged. This is not the first time the Rockcliffe camera was damaged. It was previously reported vandalized almost two months ago.

In Scarborough, the speed camera on Bellamy Road North, south of Ellesmere Road, was reported down Tuesday morning, adding to the tally of cameras found down in one day.

Another camera was spotted toppled at McCowan Road, just south of Finch Avenue East.

In the city’s east end, another camera in Scarborough was found damaged, on Birchmount Road, north of Sheppard Avenue East.

In the Don Valley North ward, on Sheppard Avenue East just west of Don Mills Road, yet another camera was down and out.

Surveillance video surfaced showing someone cutting down the Parkside speed camera earlier this year.

During an update late Tuesday afternoon, Toronto Police Insp. Peter Wallace, said police were deploying additional resources into the ongoing case and taking a “service-wide” approach to nabbing those responsible.

He also stressed that just because many of the cameras are temporarily out of service, that doesn’t give drivers a free pass to speed.

“I want to make one thing clear, traffic enforcement continues and our traffic officers will continue to enforce the law around speeding and other dangerous driving behaviours across the city.

“You will also see our presence in locations where speed cameras were targeted by vandals.”

“We are taking this very seriously and we are actively investigating. Those who are responsible for this will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Wallace shared new security images of suspects cutting down a camera at the infamous Parkside location.

The photos show two suspects working in tandem.

“They are dressed in dark clothing to conceal their identifies,” Wallace noted.

Over 35 cameras cut down

A spokesperson with the City of Toronto told CityNews they have recorded 29 pole-mounted cameras cut down over the past year.

However, the recent cameras knocked over on Tuesday morning marks over 35 downed this past year.

The Parkside Drive speed camera was cut down seven times in the span of 10 months.

City of Toronto condemns vandalism

City of Toronto spokesperson Laura McQuillan released a statement saying the city condemns all vandalism of speed cameras.

“Damaging these devices allows dangerous speeding to continue and undermines the safety of vulnerable road users,” said McQuillan.

However, speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning, Premier Doug Ford says the cameras are “nothing but a tax grab.”

Which cameras have been reported cut down?

CityNews has obtained a list from city officials showing the cameras that have been cut down, so far, this year.

This list does not include the cameras that were found knocked over on Tuesday morning.