Project Fortis Concludes with 33 Charged for Residential Break-and-Enters

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, the IPCTF and District CIB investigators targeted crime groups responsible for break-and-enters across York Region and the Greater Toronto Area.

To date, this investigation has yielded 337 charges related to more than 125 residential break-and-enters in which more than $2 million worth of valuables were recovered.

Investigators have linked recovered property to multiple break-and-enters and many items have already been returned to their owners. Unfortunately, not all of the property has been claimed and officers continue to look for the rightful owners in order to return their items.

Three Dropbox albums have been set up with photos of recovered items. We are asking anyone who was a victim of a residential break-and-enter from November 2025 to March 2026 to review the photos and contact police if any of the items are yours. There will be a process to verify ownership before collecting any property.

Images of the stolen property recovered as part of Project Fortis can be found below:

Items recovered January 2026, HERE.
Items recovered February 2026, HERE.
Items recovered March 2026, HERE.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Integrated Property Crime Task Force at 1-866-876-5423, ext.7232, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.

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