A high-risk sex offender, recently released from prison, is back in police custody after allegedly committing indecent acts on public transit buses in Durham Region.
Arrests Follow Public Safety Advisory
Durham Regional Police arrested 52-year-old Matthew Donald Adlam of Oshawa on Saturday, December 28, 2025. The arrest is connected to two separate incidents of indecent exposure on Durham Region Transit (DRT) buses.
Police first became involved on December 16, when a male passenger was reportedly observed masturbating aboard a DRT bus. The bus driver was alerted and the individual was removed from the vehicle. Then, on December 27, police intervened again when the same male was allegedly seen committing an identical indecent act on another DRT bus. Officers attended the scene and took Adlam into custody.
He now faces two counts each of committing an indecent act and disobeying a court order.
History of Serious Sexual Offences
Adlam was the subject of a public safety advisory issued by Durham police on October 7, warning the community of his release from prison. He had just finished serving a sentence for multiple serious criminal convictions.
His criminal record includes convictions for sexual assault with a weapon, committing an indecent act, criminal harassment, breaking and entering, uttering threats, and carrying a concealed weapon.
Authorities have classified him as a high-risk offender, prompting the earlier public warning about his presence in the Oshawa community.
Other GTA Crime Updates
In a separate drug trafficking investigation near Thunder Bay, police have charged four individuals, including two from the Greater Toronto Area. The arrests on the Fort William First Nation on November 25 followed the execution of a search warrant.
Police seized a significant haul, including:
- A loaded, fully-automatic handgun
- Approximately 250 grams of cocaine
- Approximately 159 grams of fentanyl
- 115 oxycodone tablets
- $6,450 in cash
Meanwhile, in Brampton, Peel Regional Police have made two arrests in connection with a Boxing Day murder. Just after 7:45 a.m. on December 26, officers responded to a reported stabbing at a residence near Main St. N. and Church St. E.
They found a 32-year-old male with stab wounds, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police arrested two suspects at the location. Jaiden Brett-Hughes, 26, of Mississauga, and Tandaela Frazer, 31, of Brampton, are both charged with second-degree murder.
Durham police are asking anyone with information about the indecent exposure incidents to contact them at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2766 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
