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Police seek public’s help after guns taken in break-in at Markham home

File photo of a York Regional Police badge. The Canadian Press Images / Nathalie Madore

MARKHAM, Ont. – York regional police are seeking the public’s assistance following the theft of several firearms from a Markham, Ont., home.

Police say a homeowner returned from vacation to find a safe containing firearms had been taken and reported the break-in last Thursday.

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They say the safe was found in the Greenwood Conservation Area in Ajax, Ont., the next day and seized for forensic identification.

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Investigators are asking anyone who noticed suspicious activity in the area of the home (Herbert Wales Crescent) between April 7 and April 12, or in the area where the safe was discovered, to come forward.

They say the 1.5-metre high safe would likely have required a vehicle to transport it from the home.

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