Media Releases

Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are appealing for witnesses following a bank robbery in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Thursday, January 15, 2026, at approximately 2:20 p.m., police responded to a robbery at a bank in the area of Yonge Street and Elgin Mills Road. Upon arrival, officers learned that a male suspect entered the bank armed with a firearm and made threats before fleeing the scene with a quantity of currency.
The suspect is described...
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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 Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 11:10 a.m., police responded to a collision on Ninth Line, between Elgin Mills Road and 19 th Avenue.
A red Hyundai Tucson was travelling southbound, while white Hyundai Sonata was travelling northbound, when the vehicles collided.
The 75-year-old driver of...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are appealing for witnesses and are seeking to identify suspects, after a home invasion in the Township of King.
On Thursday, January 22, 2026, at approximately 1:45 a.m., three suspects forced their way into a residence in the area of King and Mill Roads. The suspects were confronted by the home owner and one suspect threatened him with a firearm. The home owner and his family managed to hide until the suspects fled...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hate Crime Prevention Unit have charged a youth following a series of hate-motivated incidents across York Region and the City of Toronto.
In November 2025, police were notified of multiple hate-motivated incidents involving indecent communications targeting the Jewish community in York Region and Toronto. The suspect, a youth, made anti-Semitic comments over the phone to staff members at synagogues, community centres and Jewish...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects following a pharmacy robbery in the City of Markham.
On January 19, 2026, at 6:10 p.m., two males, armed with at least one firearm, entered a pharmacy in the area of McCowan Road and Denison Street.
The males confronted employees and stole cash and a quantity of narcotics.
The suspects fled in a red, four-door sedan that was last seen traveling...
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