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Investigators with the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have charged a foreign national and are seeking at least two more suspects involved in a violent jewelry distraction robbery in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Friday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 11:15 a.m., police responded to a reported collision in a plaza parking lot near Yonge Street and Canyon Hill Avenue, where a pedestrian was injured. Upon arrival, officers determined that the...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Projects Unit have issued a Canada Wide Warrant for a suspect after the attempted murder of a woman in the City of Markham.
On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Lee Avenue and Noble Street. When they arrived, they located a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injures.
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit are seeking public assistance in identifying a male suspect following a sexual assault in the City of Markham.
On August 4, 2025, the victim was walking south on Kennedy Road, towards Denison Street, when she was approached by an unknown male. The suspect engaged in conversation with the victim and proceeded to touch her in a sexual manner. The suspect followed the victim to a nearby shopping centre and waited...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses after a fatal motor vehicle collision in the City of Vaughan.
On Saturday, August 2, 2025, shortly before 11 p.m., police responded to a two-vehicle collision involving two sport utility vehicles (SUV) at the intersection of Highway 27 and Rutherford Road.
One SUV had immediately caught fire after the collision, but fortunately all passengers were able to exit the...
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Following a public appeal by York Regional Police, additional victims have come forward in relation to charges previously laid against a sports coach.
In early June, members of the Special Victims Unit charged Garth MORRIS , 58, of the City of Markham, with Invitation to Sexual Touching Under 16, Sexual Interference with a Person Under 16, Sexual Assault and Sexual Exploitation. These charges relate to a victim who reported incidents that began in 2017, when they were under...
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