Media Releases

 
York Regional Police is partnering with MedicAlert Foundation Canada to better help officers quickly locate lost or missing vulnerable individuals, such as those living with autism, Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other cognitive brain injuries, so they can be quickly and safely returned to their loved ones.
We will be launching this partnership as part of our annual Seniors’ Day event which takes place on June 26, 2018, at 8 a.m. at the Aaniin Community...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are seeking witnesses following a serious collision in the Town of Richmond Hill. 
On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at approximately 7 p.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle collision in the intersection of Leslie Street and Greenhill Avenue, involving a 2017 black Mercedes hatchback and a blue 2011 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle.  The Mercedes was travelling northbound on Leslie Street and...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect following an assault and robbery in the City of Vaughan.
On June 5, 2018, at approximately 10:20 a.m., officers attended Vaughan Mills Mall for a report of an assault.  Upon arrival, the victim advised he was in the washroom at approximately 10 a.m. when he was physically attacked by an unknown male.  The suspect...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit – Crimes Against Children have arrested and charged a 53-year-old man in connection with historical sexual assaults.
On May 2, 2018, an investigation began after police received an online sexual assault report regarding historical sexual assaults. Investigators learned that several victims between the ages of five and 14 had been sexually assaulted by an adult male babysitter over a period of...
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A body located in the Sudbury area has been identified as a 63-year-old man, missing from the Town of Aurora.
Jack PATRICK was last heard from on January 22, 2018, after he spoke with a friend.  Investigators believed he was driving a 2006 Black Ram pickup truck and was known to camp in northern Ontario.
On Friday, June 15, 2018, at approximately 3 p.m., York Regional Police received information from the Ontario Provincial Police that a body was located in Waldie...
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