Waterloo Regional Police take over investigation after body found in Etobicoke

Toronto police say Waterloo police have now taken control of an investigation after the body of a man was found at a waste management facility in south Etobicoke.

Waterloo police said they have been in communication with Toronto police as this investigation is connected to a previous investigation that originated in Waterloo Region.

Police were called to the Waste Management transfer station at 260 New Toronto Street in the area of Islington Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard West on the morning of March 1 for a suspicious incident.

Investigators have said they believe the man’s body was brought to the facility in a garbage truck and they are attempting to determine where the truck may have come from.

Police have not confirmed the identity of the male, and say they are not providing details, but can say they are not investigating this as a homicide and do not have any public safety concerns.

Waterloo Regional Police Constable Chris Iden spoke with CityNews and said the force is still putting the pieces together with charges remaining a possibility.

“We have a big puzzle that we have to put together and if charges are applicable in this circumstance then we’ll go down that avenue.”

Iden added, the big question investigators will be looking to answer is how the man’s body travelled from Waterloo Region and ended up in Etobicoke.

With files from John Marchesan