Media Releases

Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigations Unit are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was fatally struck in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 4:10 p.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive East and Leslie Street. Investigators learned that after the initial collision, three pedestrians were struck by one of the involved vehicles.
One pedestrian, a...
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Investigators from the York Regional Police Integrated Property Crime Task Force (ICPTF) have charged an additional suspect as part of Project Lone Wolf, an investigation into overnight residential break and enters across York Region.
In October 2024 ICPTF launched an investigation into series of residential break and enters. The suspects targeted unoccupied homes throughout the fall and winter months which appeared to be vacant while the homeowners were away.
The suspects...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit are appealing for additional victims to come forward following a sexual assault on a transit bus in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, between 6 and 7 p.m., the victim reported they were travelling on a northbound bus from Finch Station in the City of Toronto, to the Richmond Hill terminal when a male suspect sat beside her and touched her in a sexual manner. The victim immediately stood...
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York Regional Police is warning small business owners to take extra precautions following a series of commercial break and enters in the Town of Newmarket, where cash registers and cash boxes were specifically targeted.
Since the beginning of December, investigators have responded to multiple incidents in which suspects forced entry into businesses after hours, stealing cash left behind in registers or unsecured cash boxes. These types of crimes tend to increase during the...
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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 the missing man from the City of Richmond Hill.  
Joey has been located. Please remove his photos from circulation.
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