Media Releases

Investigators with the York Regional Police Homicide Unit are seeking public assistance after a Markham woman has gone missing under suspicious circumstances.
On Thursday, July 25, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., officers responded to a missing person call at a wellness centre in the area of Woodbine Avenue and Steel Case Road in the City of Markham.
Ying ZHANG was last seen at the wellness centre at approximately 10:40 a.m. Her family contacted police after she failed...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are appealing for witnesses following an armed carjacking in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at approximately 5 p.m., police responded to a carjacking in a plaza parking lot, in the area of Highway 7 East and Leslie Street. The victim was sitting in their vehicle when they were approached by a male suspect armed with a knife. The suspect demanded the keys to their vehicle and fled in the victim’s...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are seeking witnesses after a 79-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck in the Town of East Gwillimbury.
On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 8:26 a.m., York Regional Police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a dump truck in the area of Davis Drive and Warden Avenue. When police arrived on scene, they found an elderly male with life-threatening injuries.
The 79-year-old victim was transported...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are seeking suspects and witnesses after shots were fired at a home in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Friday, July 19, 2024, around 1 a.m., the complainant called police to report someone had just fired shots at his house, in the area Elm Avenue and Springbrook Drive. When officers arrived, they located a number of bullet casings on and around the driveway and damage to several walls and...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are seeking suspects and witnesses after a firearm was discharged and an arson occurred at a residence in the City of Markham.
On Thursday, July 18, 2024, police responded to a residence in the area of Windfields Road and Beckenridge Drive for shots being fired at a house. Video from the area shows a four-door white sedan approach the home at approximately 3:40 a.m., and a suspect in the...
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