Star’s latest police reporting reads like a script for a gangland crime flick

The Toronto Star’s latest police scandal reporting sounds like something out of a Martin Scorsese movie: the paper reports that Toronto cop Daniel Costa is facing perjury charges after he misled the police about the location of his brother, who was wanted for questioning regarding the murder of a millionaire jeweller. Shortly after the “execution-style” murder of Alexander Kucovic, who apparently “looked the part of one of the buff, tattooed characters in Jersey Shore,” police began to suspect Costa’s brother Michael, who may now be in Italy, might be involved. For his part, Daniel told investigators, under oath, that he didn’t know where his brother was, but prosecutors are alleging the opposite. Given the Star’s tenacious commitment to dogging the cop shop, we’re pretty sure there will be more on this story to come. Read the entire story [Toronto Star] »