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  • Durham Regional Police report uptick in calls this year
    Durham Regional Police updated their monthly crime and traffic dashboards earlier this week, and the numbers of calls so far this year is up significantly compared to the first couple of months in 2023. Lexy Benedict breaks down the numbers.
    Mar 28
  • Gowns for Grads is back in Durham Region after a 5-year hiatus
    With spring graduation celebrations right around the corner, members of Durham Regional Police in partnership with Durham District School Board organized two special events for grade 8-12 students providing them with dresses, accessories and all the resources they need to attend their proms and graduations. Emma Convey reports.
    Apr 19
  • Durham officers find woman dead at Ajax home, man taken into custody: police
    A woman, 45, was found dead at an Ajax home late Saturday and a man, 35, has been taken into custody, police said on Sunday. Durham Regional Police Acting Duty Inspector Rob Williamson said that the victim and suspect were known to each other, and that investigation was ongoing. He said no other suspects were...
    Crime
    Mar 31
  • Clarington house fire prompts lane closures on Highways 115/35
    A house fire at a farm on Highway 35/115 is causing delays in the southbound lanes on Thursday near Clarington. Emergency crews responded late Thursday morning for reports of a fire in a home just south of Skelding Road in Clarington. Smoke could be seeing coming from the roof and basement of the home. The...
    Mar 28
  • Three arrested in Bowmanville double homicide
    Three young men have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after a pregnant woman and her partner were found dead in Bowmanville, Ont., last year. Durham Region police Det. Sgt. Brad Corner said Friday that police believe the deaths were the result of a “targeted killing and not a robbery.” Lexy Benedict reports
    Crime
    Mar 9
  • Bomb squad called for suspicious package in Peterborough: police
    A bomb squad was required after a suspicious packasge was found on a sidewalk in Peterborough, Ont., on Feb. 21. The Peterborough Police Service say the package was found outside a home in the area of Florence Drive and Chandler Crescent in the city’s west end. The Durham Regional Police Bomb Squad was called in...
    Crime
    Feb 22
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  • Fresh details emerge about deadly, wrong-way collision on Ontario’s Highway 401
    New details are emerging about the victims of Monday night’s deadly collision on Highway 401 after a wrong-way police pursuit. As Catherine McDonald reports, Global News has also obtained new video of the police pursuit through the streets of Durham Region.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    May 2
  • Ford calls deadly Highway 401 crash a ‘tragedy,’ says high-speed chases should be avoided
    Asked if police chase should be banned following a deadly crash on Highway 401 in Durham Region, Ont., Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Tuesday that the province will do “everything we can to equip our police” and avoid high-speed chases, including by using helicopters. He also expressed his condolences to the four people killed...
    Apr 30
  • Couple charged after Home Depot stores defrauded in Durham Region
    Durham Regional Police say a Whitby couple are facing theft and fraud charges after several Home Depot stores in the region were allegedly defrauded.
    Feb 13
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  • Woman dead, 18-month-old child critically injured after North Uxbridge crash
    Durham Regional Police say a woman has died and five others have been injured, including a child, following a two-vehicle collision in North Uxbridge on Monday afternoon. Kayla McLean has the story.
    Canada
    Jan 30
  • Homicide unit investigating after Oshawa man found dead
    Durham Regional Police’s Homicide unit is now investigating after finding a man dead in Oshawa. Lexy Benedict reports.
    Jan 23
  • Durham Region gears up for federal by-election
    Residents of Ontario’s Durham Region are just days away from a March 4 federal by-election. The seat is up for grabs after the former leader of the federal Conservative Party, Erin O’Toole, retired from politics in spring 2023. Lexy Benedict breaks down the stakes for the region.
    Canada
    Mar 1
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  • 2 wanted in connection to Oshawa homicide of ‘well-loved’ man
    Nine months after the fatal shooting of pawn shop employee, Michael Nigris, and police and loved ones are still desperately looking for answers. Durham Regional Police have released images of two suspects wanted in connection to the murder, and are asking for the publics assistance in identifying them. Lexy Benedict Reports.
    Jan 10
  • Family speaks out after missing daughter found dead in Bowmanville
    Durham Regional Police have identified the woman whose remains were found in Bowmanville in late November. Now, her loved ones are searching for answers, as Durham Regional Police turn to the public for help. Lexy Benedict reports.
    Canada
    Dec 7, 2023
  • Police investigating after finding human remains in Bowmanville
    Durham Regional Police investigating after human remains were found in Bowmanville Tuesday morning. Lexy Benedict reports.
    Nov 28, 2023
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  • Global News at 5:30 Toronto: December 5, 2023
    Four COVID vaccination clinics about to close in Toronto – we’ve got the reason and impact. How one family is making schools across the province safer for children living with epilepsy. And, caught on camera — we’re showing you exactly how police wrangled that fugitive kangaroo in Durham Region.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Dec 5, 2023
  • Man could face possible hate crime charges after Palestinian flag allegedly damaged in Pickering, Ont.
    A 63-year-old man from Pickering may face hate crime charges after he allegedly ripped a Palestinian flag off of a residents car in their driveway. This, amid Durham Regional Police increase their police presence in neighborhoods and places of worship. Lexy Benedict reports.
    Canada
    Nov 1, 2023
  • Search and Rescue underway for 87-year-old boater
    Durham Regional Police, along with the Coast Guard and search and rescue teams from CFB Trenton are scouring Lake Ontario for Pickering boater. The 87-year-old named Manfred was last seen sailing out of Pickering’s Frenchman’s Bay on Friday afternoon. Frazer Snowdon has the story.
    Oct 4, 2023
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  • Police charge teen after stabbing student at Whitby school
    Durham Regional Police have laid charges against a 14-year-old after a stabbing in Whitby. Police allege the teen stabbed another after an altercation Monday morning at Sir J. Austen Catholic Secondary School. Frazer Snowdon has the story.
    Sep 19, 2023
  • Teen boy stabbed in Oshawa, police searching for suspect
    Durham Regional Police are looking for a suspect after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in Oshawa. Lexy Benedict reports.
    Crime
    Sep 15, 2023
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