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Investigators with the York Regional Police Financial Crimes Unit have charged a 16-year-old in connection with a grandparent scam.
The investigation began in July 2024, after the victim reported he had received calls from someone pretending to be a police officer who indicated that his grandson had been arrested for drugs and needed money for bail. The victim complied and the suspect sent a courier to collect $6,000 cash from him. Later that same day, the suspect called again,...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking at least three suspects and appealing for witnesses following a violent robbery in Thornhill. 
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at approximately 5:10 p.m., officers attended a commercial plaza in the area of Yonge Street and Meadowview Avenue for a report of a robbery. The victim was driving through the plaza when his vehicle was boxed in by a white Lexus sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a white, four-door...
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A victim has been safely located and three men have been charged by the York Regional Police Homicide Unit following a kidnapping in the City of Markham.
On Monday, October 7, 2024, at approximately 3:25 p.m., the victim was at a commercial plaza in the area of Steeles Avenue and Ferrier Street. The victim was confronted by three suspects and forced into a dark-coloured Hyundai Santa Fe with Ontario licence plate CTKC 540.
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, shortly after 3 a.m.,...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit are seeking multiple suspects following a sexual assault in the City of Vaughan.
On Sunday, October 6, 2024, shortly before 1 a.m., officers attended the area of Norwood Avenue and Jane Street for a report of a sexual assault. A female youth was approached by a group of at least five males that were unknown to her. The males brought the female to a secondary location where they sexually assaulted her.
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The York Regional Police Special Enforcement Team (SET) have charged 18 people with 22 offences and seized two 9mm handguns following an investigation into an illegal gaming house in the City of Richmond Hill.
On September 19, 2024, SET members executed a warrant at 3-155 West Beaver Creek Drive and seized a 2018 Mercedes convertible worth $50,000, four poker tables, $53,000 in cash. One handgun was seized from the business, the other from a suspect’s vehicle.
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