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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hate Crime Prevention Unit have charged two suspects after a Pride flag was damaged and set on fire at a secondary school in the City of Markham. On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, officers responded to a school in the area of Yonge Street and Clark Avenue following reports that a Pride flag had been burned. The investigation determined that on Monday, June 8...
York Regional Police is issuing a renewed warning to the public after two incidents of suspects scouting units prior to committing break and enters into condominiums. Recently, two incidents were reported in Markham and Richmond Hill, involving unidentified suspects surreptitiously gaining entrance into condominium and apartment buildings. The suspects applied a glue-like substance on unit doors...
Investigators with the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have charged two men and are seeking a third suspect in relation to an attempted murder in June 2025 in the City of Richmond Hill. On June 21, 2025, police attended a parking lot in the area of Yonge Street and May Avenue after receiving multiple reports of an assault-in-progress. When officers arrived, a male...
Investigators with the York Regional Police Financial and Organized Crimes Unit are thanking the public and the media for their assistance in locating a 49-year-old Richmond Hill man charged in connection with frauds targeting Spanish-speaking car buyers. Between January and May 2026, York Regional Police investigated a suspect who posed as a licensed vehicle salesperson and posted advertisements...
Investigators with the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau (2CIB) have laid numerous charges after seizing a large quantity of illicit cannabis. In May 2026, 2CIB began an investigation into a suspect distributing illicit cannabis from a residence in the City of Markham. The suspect was believed to be connected to a network trafficking illicit cannabis throughout...
Investigators with the York Regional Police Integrated Property Crime Task Force (IPCTF) have charged four suspects in connection with 20 residential break-and-enters as part of Project Towns, an investigation focused on combatting break-ins across York Region. In April, 2026 IPCTF launched an investigation into a series of break-and-enters across York Region and the Greater Toronto Area. Suspects...
Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit have charged a suspect in connection with five bank robberies dating back to 2012. 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. When they arrived, officers learned a male suspect entered the bank armed with a firearm and made threats...
York Regional Police has charged a man following an altercation at a demonstration regarding the conflict in Iran, in the City of Richmond Hill. On Sunday, May 10, 2026, at approximately 3:15 p.m., police responded to reports of a dangerous driver in the area of Major Mackenzie Drive West and Yonge Street. The suspect was operating a motor vehicle in a dangerous manner near an ongoing...
The York Regional Police Firearms Investigations Team and the Hate Crime Prevention Unit, along with the Toronto Police Service Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force, supported by the Counter-Terrorism Security Unit (Hate Crime Unit), have charged a suspect in connection with March shootings at synagogues in the cities of Vaughan and Toronto. On Friday, March 6, 2026, just before midnight, sounds of...
Investigators with the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau would like to thank the public for their assistance in identifying a male suspect wanted in connection with an assault on a youth in the City of Markham. On Monday, April 13, 2026, at approximately 7:20 a.m., an assault occurred on board a York Region Transit bus, in the area of Yonge Street and Royal Orchard...
Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are appealing for witnesses and seeking multiple suspects following a home invasion in the City of Richmond Hill. On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, just before 4:30 a.m., three suspects forced their way into a residence, in the area of Hyde Park Drive and Red Oak Drive, by smashing a front window. It is believed at least one of the suspects was...
