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Investigators with the York Regional Police Homicide Unit have made a second arrest in connection with a 2020 homicide investigation in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Friday, November 13, 2020, at 6:19 p.m., York Regional Police were called to a residence on Leisure Lane, which is in the area of Bathurst Street and Major Mackenzie Drive West, for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located a man outside of a residence who was suffering from gunshot...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit – Sexual Assault Section have arrested and charged a 15-year-old male in connection with a sexual assault against a child in the Town of Georgina.
On Sunday, January 9, 2022, at approximately 1:05 p.m., York Regional Police responded to a ski resort located at 26479 Civic Centre Road in the Town of Georgina, for a report of a sexual assault. Officers learned that a 10-year-old boy had gone into...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking three suspect and any witnesses following a robbery at a gas station in the Township of King. 
On Thursday, January 13, 2022, at approximately 9:50 p.m., York Regional Police responded to a gas station located on King Road at Dufferin Street for a report of a robbery.
Officers learned that three male suspects entered the gas station and assaulted the employee. The suspects stole a quantity...
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Police have laid 30 charges against a man in connection with multiple break and enters and vehicle thefts across York, Peel and Durham Regions.
Officers with the York Regional Police Integrated Property Crime Task Force and Durham Regional Police 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau began investigating a series of break and enters involving hydro panel disconnections that cut off power to residential homes, in October 2021. Officers responded to reports of break and enters...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking a suspect and witnesses following a night club robbery in the City of Markham. 
On Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 1:05 a.m., York Regional Police were called to an establishment on Woodbine Avenue and Konrad Crescent for a report of a robbery. Officers learned that a male suspect entered the night club and threatened the employees with a gun while demanding money. The suspect grabbed cash from a cash...
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