Media Releases

Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit (HUU) have charged six youths as the result of a failed jewelry store robbery in the City of Toronto.
On Friday, March 14, 2025, investigators with York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) conducted an investigation into a stolen Acura TLX sedan that was located in the City of Vaughan.
Six suspects were identified as being associated to the stolen vehicle.  Investigators with HUU...
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The York Regional Police #1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau has charged a Community Support Worker after a vulnerable member of the community was defrauded of over $10,000.
On November 24, 2023, a family member of the victim reported to police that between 2021 and 2023, more than $10,000 had been withdrawn from the victim’s account. The victim, who is a vulnerable member of the community, would not have been able to complete these transactions themselves.
Following...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged a man and continue to seek up to three additional suspects following a daytime robbery in November 2024 in the City of Markham.
On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 11 a.m., three suspects wearing medical masks entered a business in the area of Woodbine Avenue and Denison Street. The suspects threatened all store employees not to intervene before entering the back room and fleeing with a quantity of stolen...
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York Regional Police is proud to open a new substation to serve the Kleinburg community in the City of Vaughan. The substation opened today, Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
The new 3,600-square-foot substation is located in a restored church at 10418 Islington Avenue.
At the new Kleinburg Community Substation, members of the community can interact with officers, file police reports, receive crime prevention information and ask questions about the service or policing in general.
The...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are appealing for witnesses following a failed armed carjacking attempt in the City of Vaughan.
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police responded to an attempted carjacking in a plaza parking lot, in the area of Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue. The victim reported walking to his vehicle when he was approached by a male suspect armed with a firearm. The male demanded keys to the vehicle and the...
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