Media Releases

York Regional Police is proud to present the 2023-2025 Inclusive Policing Action Plan, approved by the Police Services Board on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, enriching inclusive practices for our community and our members.
The three-year plan lays out specific strategies to promote Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) across the organization and in our community. It reflects our collective action to advance a more inclusive police service through 11 action and...
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With 358 charges laid against 172 people and over $150,000 worth of stolen property recovered, members with the York Regional Police #4 District Community Oriented Response have made a significant impact on organized retail crime in Vaughan.
Working in collaboration with Vaughan Mills, the Retail Council of Canada and retail loss prevention officers, the Theft Project began on December 6, 2023. The primary objective was to reduce financial losses for retailers within the community,...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged a 17-year-old boy after a carjacking in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, at approximately 1:15 a.m., police responded to a carjacking in the area of Leslie Street and East Beaver Creek Road. The victims were walking to their vehicle when four suspects approached, armed with at least one firearm, and demanded their keys.
Investigators located the stolen vehicle in the area of Meadowvale...
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Three brothers are facing multiple firearms and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges after search warrants were executed in the Town of Newmarket and City of Richmond Hill.
On Friday, April 19, 2024, uniformed officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Fernbank Road and Mulock Drive in Newmarket after an off-duty YRP officer reported a possible impaired driver.
The driver was arrested for Impaired Operation by Drug and Possession of a Controlled Substance...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have arrested a suspect following a gunpoint robbery at a currency exchange business in the City of Richmond Hill.
On March 15, 2024, at approximately 11 a.m., three suspects, armed with at least one firearm, entered the business in the area of Yonge Street and Major Mackenzie Drive and made a demand for cash. The suspects assaulted the victim before fleeing with merchandise from the business. The victim was transported...
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