Media Releases

Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses and anyone who may be able to help identify a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle in the area of 16 th Avenue and The Bridle Walk in the City of Markham.
On Friday, October 18, 2019, at 9:15 a.m., York Regional Police were called to the intersection of 16 th Avenue and the Bridle Walk for a report of a pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle. When officers arrived...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking witnesses and four suspects following a home invasion in the City of Vaughan.
On Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 3 a.m., York Regional Police were called to a residence on Colombo Crescent for a report of a home invasion. When officers arrived they found a 26-year-old male victim suffering from minor injuries. Investigators believe that four men wearing masks forced their way into the...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau responded after a body was located outside of a school in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Thursday, October 17, 2019, at approximately 8:20 a.m., officers received a call regarding a body located near a school on 16 th Avenue just east of Yonge Street.   
The Office of the Chief Coroner has been contacted and is investigating. At this time the death does not...
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Investigators with the #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have charged a 30-year-old man and recovered more than $100,000 in property believed to have been stolen from construction sites in York Region.
On Monday, August 12, 2019, York Regional Police were called to a construction site located in the area of Dufferin Street and Major Mackenzie Drive West in the City of Vaughan, for a report of a theft. Officers learned that at some time overnight, a locked shed had...
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York Regional Police have charged three men have been charged with breaking into more than 25 residences across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
The York Regional Police Integrated Property Crime Task Force began a residential break-and-enter investigation in July 2019. Collaboration with break-and-enter investigators at #1, #2, #4 and #5 Districts, as well as investigators with Peel Regional Police, the Halton Regional Police Service, the Toronto Police Service, the Ontario...
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