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Investigators with the York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 30-year-old man from the City of Vaughan. Family members last heard from Andreas on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at approximately 9:40 p.m. He was last seen the day before in the area of Major Mackenzie Drive West and Vellore Woods Boulevard. Andreas is...
Related Photos Investigators with the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are appealing for witnesses following three overnight arsons in the City of Markham. On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 4:30 a.m., police attended a business in the area of Highway 7 East and Ninth Line for reports of a fire. Once on scene, Markham Fire and Emergency Services had already...
Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are appealing for witnesses and are looking to identify at least three suspects wanted in connection with a home invasion in the Township East Gwillimbury. On April 13, 2026, at approximately 1:00 a.m., three suspects forced their way into a residence in the area of Frederick Pearson Street and John Candy Drive. Inside the residence, two...
The York Regional Police Financial Crimes Unit (FCU), in partnership with The Regional Municipality of York, have laid multiple charges against 15 suspects, in connection with a lengthy fraud investigation dubbed Project Great One. On April 3, 2025, The Regional Municipality of York reported fraud targeting their Homeless Prevention Program (HPP). HPP is a service for individuals not on other...
Investigators with the York Regional Police Integrated Property Crime Task Force (IPCTF) and York Regional Police District Criminal Investigation Bureaus (CIB) have charged 33 individuals with more than 330 criminal offences after a four-month investigation, dubbed Project Fortis, which focused on residential break-and-enters committed across York Region. Between November 1, 2025 and March 1, 2026...
Investigators with the York Regional Police #1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have charged a man in connection with a retail theft investigation in the Township of King. On Monday, April 6, 2026, officers responded to reports of a theft at a retail establishment in the area of King Road and William Street. The suspect stole a quantity of beauty supplies and fled the store. Through...
Investigators with the York Regional Police Firearms Investigations Team are appealing for the public’s assistance following a shooting at a residence in the Town of Georgina. On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, just before 4:20 a.m., police responded to a report of the sound of gunshots on Clarlyn Drive, in the area of Clarlyn Drive and Lake Drive. When officers arrived, they found a house and vehicle...
A man has been convicted and sentenced to nine years in custody by the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket, following a police-involved shooting which occurred in July 2025. On Thursday, July 17, 2025, at approximately 6:55 p.m., York Regional Police attempted to stop the driver of a stolen vehicle in the area of Kennedy Road and Steeles Avenue East, in the City of Markham. The driver failed to...
You may notice York Regional Police officers in your neighbourhood in the coming days. We are proactively increasing patrols and deploying the YRP Command Post at strategic locations across the region, as members of our community observe Passover. This means you may see officers near places of worship, community centres or other gathering places, and in your neighbourhood. Officers on patrol and...
Related Photos York Regional Police is warning the public after two incidents in which cameras were used to scout residences prior to committing residential break and enters. Two incidents were reported in Vaughan after cameras and battery packs were located on residential properties, disguised with camouflage. The cameras were hidden near trees and bushes on the properties. A review of the...
Investigators with the York Regional Police Homicide Unit would like to thank the media, the public and the Calgary Police Fugitive Team for their assistance in locating a second suspect wanted in connection with a homicide in the City of Vaughan. On Monday, January 26, 2026, at approximately 1 p.m., officers were called to a commercial plaza in the area of Winges Road and Rowntree Dairy Road...
