Media Releases

Investigators with the York Regional Police Integrated Property Crime Task Force (IPCTF) have charged three suspects in connection with 14 break and enter incidents across York Region.
The months-long project has been dubbed Project Dora.
In December 2025, an investigation began into a series of break and enter incidents in the cities of Vaughan, Richmond Hill and Markham.
On Thursday, February 26, 2026, police received information that suspects of interest in...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged three suspects with numerous offences in connection with a November 2024 armed home invasion in the Township of King.
On Monday, November 4, 2024, at approximately 6:23 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting at a residence in the area of Paradise Valley Trail and Fairmont Ridge Trail. A 39-year-old male was located at the scene and taken to a trauma centre with non-life-threatening injuries.
It...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have laid numerous charges following the seizure of a large quantity of controlled substances and weapons.
The investigation began in the fall of 2025, when it was reported that two men were involved in the trafficking of controlled substances in York Region and surrounding areas. Through investigation, other suspects were identified who were believed to be trafficking controlled substances...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged two men following a failed attempted robbery in the Community of Kleinburg.
On Thursday, February 20, 2026, police responded to a suspicious vehicle call at a commercial plaza in the area of Islington Avenue and Stegman’s Mill Road. The complainant reported that at 1 p.m., a grey Honda CRV with two occupants wearing ski masks, pulled into the parking lot. When the complainant approached the vehicle,...
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York Regional Police is alerting residents about ongoing jewelry distraction thefts following two recent reports involving the same suspects in the City of Markham.
In these distraction-style thefts, suspects drive through neighbourhoods looking for vulnerable individuals, most often seniors, who are alone and wearing visible jewelry. One suspect may approach the victim on foot or lure them closer to a vehicle by asking for directions.
During a brief interaction, the suspect...
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