Media Releases

 
Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are seeking witnesses after a fatal collision in the City of Vaughan.
On Thursday, July 9, 2020, at approximately 1:20 p.m., York Regional Police responded to reports of a collision that had occurred in the area of Keele Street, south of Rutherford Road. When officers arrived at the scene, they learned that a vehicle with two occupants had struck an adult female then went off the...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Financial Crimes Unit have laid charges in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation involving fraudulent immigration services.  
In November 2019, York Regional Police began an investigation after receiving information about a suspect who was misrepresenting herself as a paralegal and offering immigration services. It was also reported that the suspect had been producing fraudulent documents that were provided to...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are seeking witnesses following a fatal collision in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville.
On Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at 11:23 p.m., police were called to the intersection of Woodbine Avenue and Vandorf Side Road for a report of a collision. When officers arrived they found that a silver Mercedes sport utility vehicle had collided with a bridge pillar and was on fire. Once the fire was extinguished,...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit – Sexual Assault Section have charged a 55-year-old ride share driver following a sexual assault that occurred in the Town of Newmarket.
The incident occurred on Thursday, July 2, 2020, when five female youths were picked up by an Uber driver in Holland Landing shortly before 1 a.m. They were driven to the Newmarket area where the driver sexually assaulted two 16-year-old youths.
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Guns, Gangs and Drug Enforcement Unit, are seeking assistance from the community to locate a suspect wanted in an ongoing drug and firearms trafficking investigation.
The investigation began in January 2020, when information was received about a suspect who was believed to be trafficking methamphetamine in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The investigation has determined that the suspect was working with others to traffic methamphetamine...
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