Media Releases

Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are appealing for witnesses following seven commercial robberies which occurred in York Region.
On Monday, March 30, 2026, just after midnight, police responded to a robbery at a gas station in the area of Bur Oak Avenue and McCowan Road, in the City of Markham. When they arrived at the scene, officers learned a male suspect entered the gas station, made threats and demands for cash before fleeing the scene with a quantity...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses following a two-vehicle collision in the City of Markham.
On Friday, March 27, 2026, at 4:50 p.m., police responded to a serious collision involving a Mercedes and a Subaru near the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive and Stonebridge Drive. One vehicle crossed over the centre median and struck the other vehicle head-on.
The driver of the Subaru was transported to...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Integrated Property Crime Task Force are releasing images of stolen property recovered as a result of Project Payday.
Project Payday began as a continued investigation into the trafficking of property stolen from residential break-and-enters during Project Lone Wolf. Project Lone Wolf ran from October 2024 until November 2025.
On March 19, 2026, 73-year-old Tamashwar SINGH of the Town of Caledon was arrested and charged for...
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Investigators with York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged one suspect and are seeking two additional suspects in connection with a robbery which occurred in the City of Markham.
On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at approximately 8:40 p.m., police responded to the report of a robbery in the area of 14 th Avenue and Birchmount Road. The victim was walking to his vehicle when he was approached by two suspects who demanded his satchel. A struggle ensued, the victim was assaulted...
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Earlier today, a man convicted of uttering threats, including threatening to blow up a mosque in Newmarket, was sentenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Newmarket.
Donald CAMERON was arrested on September 4, 2025, after making verbal threats toward Muslims, including utterances of blowing up a mosque in Newmarket, and threatening to kill his neighbour who is Muslim.
CAMERON, of the Town of Newmarket, pleaded guilty to two counts of Uttering Threats on March...
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