Media Releases

Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up are appealing for witnesses following an attempted bank robbery in the City of Markham.
On Monday, March 9, 2026, at approximately 11:40 a.m., police responded to an attempted robbery at a bank in the area of Highway 7 and Birchmount Road. At the scene, officers learned a male suspect entered the bank and gave the teller a note demanding money and indicating it was a robbery.  
When a second teller walked over,...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are renewing their appeal for witnesses after a 19-year-old pedestrian suffered life-altering injuries in a hit-and-run collision in the City of Markham.
On Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 3:41 p.m., police responded to reports of a pedestrian struck at the intersection of Denison Street and Featherstone Avenue. The victim was located 50 meters east of the intersection after being struck and carried...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #1 District Criminal Investigation Unit are appealing for additional victims after a Newmarket man was charged in connection with a sexual assault in Newmarket.
On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, the victim reported to police she had been sexually assaulted by a suspect she met at a bar in Newmarket. The victim reported that, on February 28, 2026, she attended the suspect’s residence, where the suspect sexually assaulted her with a...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance in locating a missing 44-year-old from the City of Richmond Hill.
Lori has been located.
Please remove her photo from circulation.
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are appealing for witnesses and seeking suspects following a staged carjacking which occurred in the City of Markham.
On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at approximately 11:40 p.m., at Highway 407 and Warden Avenue, the victim had his Black Rolls Royce forcefully taken from him by suspects. 
The suspects vehicle, a white sedan, hit the victim’s vehicle from behind. When the victim exited the vehicle to assess...
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