Media Releases

Investigators with the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have arrested three men and are seeking additional suspects following a commercial break and enter in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Monday, April 1, 2024, at approximately 4:30 a.m., police responded to a commercial warehouse in the area of Leslie Street and Major Mackenzie Drive East, where as many as ten suspects were breaking in with hammers and electric saws. When officers arrived, two...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are seeking witnesses after a pedestrian was fatally struck in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 9:20 p.m., York Regional Police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the area of Highway 7 and Silver Linden Drive. When police arrived on scene, they found a male with life-threatening injuries.
The 26-year-old victim was transported to hospital where...
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York Regional Police is seeking witnesses after six puppies were left abandoned at the side of the road in the Township of King.
On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 2:27 p.m., police were called to the area of Weston Road and 15 th Sideroad for a report of an animal complaint. When police arrived, it was learned that a passerby had located six puppies in a wire cage at the side of the road.
The puppies, described as being similar to a Husky breed, did not appear to be in distress...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged four people after two stolen vehicles were recovered following a carjacking in the City of Markham.
On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 5 p.m., a carjacking occurred along the westbound lanes of Highway 407 at Woodbine Avenue. A suspect attended a Mercedes Benz dealership in Markham under the guise that he wished to test drive a vehicle. The suspect provided what appeared to be a valid driver’s licence and...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking suspects and any witnesses following a robbery in the City of Vaughan.
On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at approximately 4 p.m., the victim was walking into a business in the area of Trowers Road and Sharer Road, when two suspects exited a vehicle and threatened to shoot her while making a demand for cash. The suspects then fled with a quantity of cash in a black BMW, last seen traveling eastbound on Sharer...
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