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Investigators with the York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have identified and charged a suspect in connections with a random and unprovoked assault in the City of Vaughan.
On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at approximately 6 p.m., officers responded to a reported assault in a plaza parking lot in the area of Mable Smith Way and Interchange Way. A female victim was walking in the area when she was approached from behind by the suspect, who assaulted...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Firearms Investigations Team are appealing for public assistance following a second shooting at a residence in the City of Richmond Hill within a three-month period.
On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, just before 5 a.m., police responded to reports of gunshots on Bryson Drive, in the area of Carville Road and Bathurst Street. When officers arrived, they observed damage to a vehicle parked in the driveway of the home. A grey sport utility...
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York Regional Police has seized a loaded firearm, a quantity of controlled substances and charged two men with multiple offences after a traffic stop in the City of Markham.
On Monday, January 5, 2025, at approximately 2 p.m., officers were conducting proactive patrol in the area of Major Mackenzie Drive and Jennings Gate. Officers initiated a traffic stop and while speaking with the driver, they observed cannabis readily available. As a result, officers searched the vehicle...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged two suspects after an attempted carjacking in the City of Markham.
On Friday, January 2, 2026, at approximately 6:45 p.m., police responded to the report of an attempted carjacking in the area of Daffodil Avenue and Doncrest Drive. The victim pulled into a residential driveway when he was blocked in by a suspect vehicle and confronted by a suspect with a firearm. The victim managed to escape and contacted...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are appealing for witnesses following a staged collision carjacking in the City of Vaughan.
On Friday, January 2, 2026, at approximately 12:40 a.m., police responded to a carjacking in the area of Hilda Avenue and Pinewood Drive. The victim’s Acura MDX was rear-ended by a dark-coloured sport utility vehicle (SUV). When the victim got out to inspect the damage, a suspect entered her vehicle drove away in tandem...
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