Media Releases

Four suspects have been charged and approximately $100,000 in jewelry has been recovered following a failed robbery at a mall in the Town of Newmarket. Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are continuing to search for one outstanding suspect.
On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 5:25 p.m., police received reports of a robbery at a jewelry store inside a mall in the area of Yonge Street and Davis Drive. It was reported that five masked suspects entered the...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have charged two men and are appealing for additional victims following a taxi scam in the City of Vaughan.
On Friday, September 26, 2025 at 8:44 p.m., officers attended a commercial plaza in the area of Colossus Drive and Famous Avenue for a suspicious vehicle call. Officers learned the complainant was approached by a male he believed to be a youth. The male asked the complainant to speak...
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Numerous charges have been laid, and firearms and drugs have been seized in connection with three investigations led by the York Regional Police Guns, Gangs and Drug Enforcement Unit (GGDEU) and the High-Risk Offender Unit (HROU).
On August 1, 2025, an investigation began after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) intercepted a parcel from China at the International Mail Processing Centre in Mississauga. The parcel contained stun guns destined for an address in York Region....
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Homicide Unit have charged a 23-year-old man with Second Degree Murder following an unprovoked attack that resulted in the death of a man in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Wednesday, October 9, 2025, at 4;53 p.m., officers responded to an assault in progress on Lorraine Street, near Bernard Avenue. When they arrived, officers located a male with serious injuries. He was transported to hospital in a life-threatening condition where...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Firearms Investigations Team have charged a man with Attempted Murder after shots were fired between two vehicles in the City of Markham.
On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m., police responded to a weapons call in the area of Pringle Avenue and Wootten Way. Witnesses reported hearing what sounded like gunshots and two vehicles accelerating at a high rate of speed. Officers located shell casings in the roadway.
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