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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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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged two men and recovered a stolen vehicle following a home invasion in the City of Markham.
On Saturday, April 12, 2024, at approximately 4 p.m., police were called to a home in the area of Steeles Avenue East and Henderson Avenue for a home invasion. When they arrived at the residence, the victim reported two armed men broke into her house and threatened to kill her while demanding money. The suspects fled...
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York Regional Police is celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week from April 14 to 19, 2024.
Created in 1981, it’s an opportunity to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our telecommunicators and to thank them for their service. Each year, York Regional Police receives more than 300,000 emergency calls to 9-1-1 and more than 360,000 non-emergency calls.
Telecommunicators are the invisible first responders. They are the critical link between...
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The missing 19-year-old man from the Town of Newmarket has been located.
Tyler SKILTON was located by officers with the Toronto Police Service. We would like to thank the media and the community for your assistance.
Anyone with information is asked to contact York Regional Police #1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-287-5025, ext. 7141, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com .

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Thanks to the York Regional Police Air Support Unit and Search and Rescue Unit, a 69-year-old man missing from the City of Markham was safely located using Project Lifesaver equipment.
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, officers in Air2, working with Search and Rescue and frontline officers on the ground, obtained a Project Lifesaver signal 1000 feet up in the air from the missing man’s wristband tracker amongst a pack of motor vehicles in the area of McCowan Road and Finch...
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