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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking suspects and witnesses following a robbery at a jewelry store robbery in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at approximately 6 p.m., officers responded to a commercial robbery in the area of Yonge Street and Carrville Road. Four suspects entered the store wearing masks and carrying hammers. Once inside, they smashed display cases and filled reusable bags with jewelry. The group quickly...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Homicide Unit are appealing for witnesses following a homicide in the City of Vaughan.
On Monday, January 26, 2026, at 1:08 p.m., officers attended a commercial plaza in the area of Winges and Rowntree Dairy roads for multiple reports of shots fired. When officers arrived, a male was located in front of a business with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
As...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have charged four suspects linked to 20 residential break and enters across York Region and have recovered $150,000 in stolen property.
The investigation began in October 2025 after officers responded to a break and enter in the City of Vaughan. Four suspects, operating a white Toyota RAV4 sport utility vehicle, were identified.
As the investigation continued, the same vehicle and suspects...
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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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