Another Toronto speed camera downed, this time on O’Connor Drive

A speed camera on O’Connor Drive and Coxwell Avenue was cut down overnight, making it the 30th one to be downed in Toronto this year.

The camera was found by CityNews knocked over early Tuesday morning on O’Connor Drive.

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

On Tuesday morning, Chopper 680 has spotted another speed camera down on Sheppard Avenue West, near Keele Street. That marks 31 speed cameras reported downed so far, this year.

The toppled speed camera on Sheppard Avenue near Keele Street as seen on Sept. 9, 2025
The toppled speed camera on Sheppard Avenue near Keele Street as seen on Sept. 9, 2025. (Chopper 680)

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

The video was captured by a trail camera set up in nearby bushes by a concerned citizen and shows a shadowy figure using a step ladder and what appears to be a Sawzall, or reciprocating saw, to cut the camera down before fleeing the scene.

A spokesperson with the City of Toronto said Monday the latest incident marks the 29 th time a pole-mounted camera has been cut down.

However, the recent cameras knocked over on O’Connor Drive and Sheppard Avenue West marks 31 downed this past year.

CityNews has obtained a list from city officials of cameras cut down over the past year, not including the latest O’Connor Drive camera, and the Sheppard Avenue West camera.

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

1Parkside Drive, South of Algonquin Avenue11/16/2024
2Parkside Drive, South of Algonquin Avenue11/29/2024
3Parkside Drive, South of Algonquin Avenue12/19/2024
4Avenue Road, near Oaklands Avenue02/03/2025
5Parkside Drive, South of Algonquin Avenue04/19/2025
6Bellamy Road North, South of Northleigh05/12/2025
7Parkside Drive, South of Algonquin Avenue05/23/2025
8Eglinton Avenue West, East of Martin Grove Road06/20/2025
9O’Connor Drive, West of Lankin Boulevard06/20/2025
10Bayview Avenue, South of Post Road06/20/2025
11Bellamy Road North, South of Northleigh06/20/2025
12The East Mall, South of Faludon Court06/23/2025
13Mount Pleasant Road, near South Drive06/23/2025
14Avenue Road, near Oaklands Avenue06/23/2025
15Sheppard Avenue East, West of Don Mills Road06/25/2025
16Sheppard Avenue West, Near Seeley Drive06/25/2025
17Kipling Avenue, North of Rexdale Boulevard06/28/2025
18Avenue Road, near Castlefield Avenue06/30/2025
19Birchmount Road, South of Huntingwood Drive06/30/2025
20Midland Avenue, South of Aylesworth Avenue06/30/2025
21Ellesmere Road, Near Gladeside Road06/30/2025
22Dufferin Street, South of Dufferin Park Avenue07/03/2025
23Parkside Drive, South of Algonquin Avenue07/09/2025
24Mount Pleasant Road, near South Drive07/14/2025
25Dundas Street West, Eastbound near Casimir Street07/16/2025
26Lake Shore Boulevard East, East of Winners Circle07/17/2025
27Rockcliffe Boulevard, near Rockcliffe Court07/23/2025
28The East Mall South of Faludon Court08/14/2025
29Parkside Drive South of Algonquin Avenue09/07/2025