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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking two suspects and any witnesses following an armed robbery at a pharmacy in the City of Vaughan.
On December 9, 2023, at approximately 5 p.m., two suspects, one armed with a knife, entered a pharmacy in the area of Rutherford Road and Clarence Street and made a demand for narcotics. The suspects filled a bag with drugs and also attempted to steal money from the cash register but were unable to access it. The...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses following a single motor vehicle collision in the City of Vaughan that left two people with serious injuries.
On Sunday, December 10, 2023, at approximately 6:15 a.m., police located a white Hyundai Elantra in the ditch on the east side of Pine Valley Drive at Kirby Road. It’s believed the Hyundai was travelling eastbound on Kirby Road when it continued through...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are seeking witnesses after a pedestrian was fatally struck in the City of Markham.
On Sunday, December 10, 2023, at 4 p.m., York Regional Police were called to Bur Oak Avenue and McCowan Road for a report of a vehicle and pedestrian collision. When police arrived on scene, they learned an elderly female pedestrian had been struck by a white Ford F150 pickup truck.
The 79-year-old victim was...
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Two off-duty police officers are being hailed as heroes after helping to pull a man from an apartment fire in the City of St. Catharines.
On December 6, 2023, at approximately 11:30 p.m. York Regional Police Constable Justin BAIRD , who has been an officers with YRP for less than a year, and Toronto Police Constable Aidan Loughlin were in the area of St. Paul Street and James Street when they noticed flames coming from a second-floor unit above a cafe.
The off-duty officers...
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York Regional Police is proud to release the results of a seven-week initiative, dubbed Operation Auto Guard, targeting auto theft with a combined campaign of crime prevention efforts and enforcement in the southern end of York Region.
Launched in September, Operation Auto Guard resulted in 56 people charged with 284 offences. Eighty vehicles were recovered, worth more than $5 million. Theft devices used by thieves were also seized.
Auto theft has increased in York Region...
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