Media Releases

Investigators with the York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are seeking public assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old youth from the City of Vaughan
Kiara CHOMOS was last seen on foot in the area of Conley Street, in Vaughan, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at approximately 3 p.m.
Kiara has not been in contact with friends or family since and no one has been able to get in touch with her.  
Police and family are growing increasingly...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Special Enforcement Team (SET), in cooperation with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) Resource Protection Unit, have laid more than 300 charges as part of an ongoing investigation into retail thefts committed across Ontario, including York Region.
In January 2024, SET and the LCBO began a joint investigation of a suspect responsible for 45 thefts, worth more than $88,000. On March 25, 2024, the suspect was located in the...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance in locating a missing 41-year-old man from the City of Markham.
Kenneth LAZARU has been located.
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Crime prevention is our shared responsibility. Learn more about Operation Streetview .
Prepared by: Constable James Dickson...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Sexual Assault and Crimes Against Children Unit are searching for a suspect and witnesses after a sexual assault in the City of Markham.
On Saturday, May 4, 2024, just after 7 p.m., a female victim was walking her dog along a pathway between Riverwalk Drive and Boswell Road. An unknown male suspect approached, initially asking to take a photo of the dog. As the suspect angled his phone toward the victim, he requested to take a picture...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Auto Cargo Theft Unit (ACTU) have arrested two men, seized two firearms and laid numerous charges in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation in the City of Toronto.
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, investigators observed two men in a suspected stolen vehicle with fake paper licence plates. The vehicle stopped at a gas station in the area of Jane Street and Wilson Avenue, in Toronto, where investigators arrested the men.
A brief...
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