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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged a 17-year-old boy after a carjacking in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, at approximately 1:15 a.m., police responded to a carjacking in the area of Leslie Street and East Beaver Creek Road. The victims were walking to their vehicle when four suspects approached, armed with at least one firearm, and demanded their keys.
Investigators located the stolen vehicle in the area of Meadowvale...
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Three brothers are facing multiple firearms and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges after search warrants were executed in the Town of Newmarket and City of Richmond Hill.
On Friday, April 19, 2024, uniformed officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Fernbank Road and Mulock Drive in Newmarket after an off-duty YRP officer reported a possible impaired driver.
The driver was arrested for Impaired Operation by Drug and Possession of a Controlled Substance...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have arrested a suspect following a gunpoint robbery at a currency exchange business in the City of Richmond Hill.
On March 15, 2024, at approximately 11 a.m., three suspects, armed with at least one firearm, entered the business in the area of Yonge Street and Major Mackenzie Drive and made a demand for cash. The suspects assaulted the victim before fleeing with merchandise from the business. The victim was transported...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have linked a vehicle used in armed carjackings across the Greater Toronto Area and are seeking additional witnesses to come forward.
On Saturday, April 6, 2024, at approximately 2 a.m., police responded to a carjacking attempt at a parking lot in the area of Yonge Street and Glen Cameron Road. The victim was walking to her vehicle when a suspect approached and pulled her away. A second suspect then entered her vehicle....
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged three men and seized a loaded firearm after a carjacking attempt in the City of Markham.
On Saturday, April 6, 2024, at approximately 2 a.m., police responded to a carjacking attempt at a parking lot in the area of Yonge Street and Glen Cameron Road. The victim was walking to her vehicle when a suspect approached and pulled her away. A second suspect then entered her vehicle. The victim struggled with the...
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