Media Releases

Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking suspects following an armed carjacking in the City of Markham.
On Thursday, April 25, 2024, at approximately 9 p.m., police responded to a carjacking in the area of Highway 7 East and Warden Avenue. The victim was walking to their vehicle when they were approached by two male suspects, armed with at least one firearm and demanded their keys.
Both suspects are described as male, Black, thin build, wearing...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau, with the assistance of Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS), and the Toronto Police Service (TPS) have charged a man in connection with a shooting in the City of Markham.
On Sunday, March 10, 2024, at approximately 3:45 a.m., officers responded to the sounds of gunshots in a plaza parking lot near Kirkham Drive and New Delhi Drive. They located a male suffering from a gunshot injury. He...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are seeking suspects and appealing for witnesses following a tow truck fire in the City of Markham.
On Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 12:44 a.m., police were called to a residence on Williamson Road for a report of a tow truck on fire. When officers arrived on scene, they found the truck fully engulfed in flames. Markham Fire and Emergency Services attended the scene and extinguished the fire.
The...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Fraud Unit are reminding citizens not to trust the information displayed on caller ID or the phone number displayed for incoming calls after reports of fraudulent calls with suspects claiming to be from York Regional Police.
In recent incidents, fraudsters have contacted victims by telephone and identified themselves as police officers. The fraudster tells the victim to provide a monetary payment, cryptocurrency or financial...
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Investigators with York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are linking a suspect vehicle to four shootings at cinemas across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), including York Region.
On January 24, 2024, police were called to a theatre in the area of Highway 7 and East Beaver Creek, in Richmond Hill, after an employee arrived for work and found the glass front entry doors had been shot. The same day, police in Vaughan responded to a similar call at a theatre...
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