Media Releases

Investigators from the York Regional Police Homicide Unit are seeking suspects after a man was fatally shot in his driveway in the City of Markham.
On Saturday, October 19, 2024, just after 6:30 p.m., police responded to a weapons call in the area of 14 th Avenue and McCowan Road. When officers arrived on scene, they located an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds in the driveway of his residence. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit have charged five youths in connection to a sexual assault in the City of Vaughan.
On Sunday, October 6, 2024, shortly before 1 a.m., officers attended the area of Norwood Avenue and Jane Street for a report of a sexual assault. A female youth was approached by a group of at least five males who were unknown to her. The males brought the female to a secondary location where they sexually assaulted her.
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York Regional Police is reminding our community about the dangers of BB guns after a youth was charged in connection with four incidents involving a replica firearm in the Town of Newmarket.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, October 16, 2024, officers responded to four separate weapon calls in the area of Davis Drive and Alexander Road. In all incidents, victims reported being shot multiple times by a BB gun fired by a group of teens riding in a grey sedan. No serious injuries...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are seeking witnesses after a cyclist was struck in the City of Markham.
On Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at approximately 1:30 p.m., York Regional Police responded to a collision involving a cyclist and a truck. When officers arrived, they learned the 77-year-old cyclist was travelling northbound on McCowan Road, north of Major Mackenzie Drive East, when he was struck by a truck travelling in the...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Guns, Gangs, and Drug Enforcement Unit have dismantled a large illegal psilocybin mushroom operation in the Township of Puslinch and seized drugs with a street value of almost $500,000.
An investigation into the distribution of illegal psilocybin began in August 2024, when investigators executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. There they located a small...
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