Durham Regional Police

• Woman dead, husband in custody following overnight homicide in Oshawa

  A 48-year-old woman is dead following an overnight homicide in Oshawa, Ont., and police say her 41-year-old husband was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder.

  Crime

  Nov 17
  
• Dog killed after morning shooting outside Durham, Ont., apartment complex

  An incident at an apartment complex has left a dog shot and in serious condition in Whitby, Ont. Police are investigating the shooting.

  Crime

  Oct 31
  
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• Ontario girls, including 12-year-old, charged with arson that caused $2M in damage

  A 12-year-old girl is among four teens facing charges in a Durham arson investigation that saw more than $2 million in damage caused.

  Crime

  Oct 29
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• Officer charged with failing to provide life-saving aid during call

  A Durham regional police officer has been charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life following an investigation into an incident that took place in March.

  Crime

  Oct 21
• ‘Throwing glassware’: 2 charged after fight at Ontario pub, man’s ear bitten

  Durham Regional Police say two men are facing charges after a fight inside of a Pickering, Ont. restaurant that saw one man bite part of the other man's ear off.

  Crime

  Oct 11
• Police find 2 women dead with uninjured small child in Durham Region home

  Two women have been identified as Durham Region’s latest homicide victims in what police are calling a case of intimate partner violence.

  Crime

  Oct 1
• Family mourns Ontario woman who died ‘defenceless’ in 9-vehicle crash

  'She was kind of corralled. She was at a red light. There were cars all around her. She was literally defenceless. Had nowhere to go,' said Biljentina.

  Crime

  Sep 10
• Ontario woman charged for making shooting threat at Oshawa school

  Durham Regional Police say they were contacted by the RCMP on Thursday after the Mounties intercepted what they described as a concerning Snapchat message.

  Crime

  Sep 7
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• 32 people arrested in Durham Region investigation into suspected gang activity

  Durham Regional Police say they began an investigation in January into suspected local gang activity but uncovered alleged criminal activity that stretched as far as B.C.

  Crime

  Aug 29
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• Powerful industrial cleaner used to burn partial swastika into Ontario soccer field

  Durham regional police say they have identified the specific product used to burn a partially drawn antisemitic symbol into a soccer field in Whitby, Ont.

  Canada

  Aug 15