Durham Police

• Former Durham police officer faces multiple historic sexual assault charges: SIU

  A former Durham officer faces multiple charges after Ontario’s police watchdog reopened a 2003 sexual assault investigation with new information.

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  May 21
  
• Man’s death outside Oshawa Tim Hortons under investigation: police

  Durham police were called Saturday evening about a fight outside a Tim Hortons. They arrived to find one man dead. The suspects fled. Officers remain in the area to investigate.

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  May 10
  
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• Fairview Mall shooting suspect also wanted in $235K jewelry theft in Durham: police

  A Montreal man wanted after a security guard was shot following a robbery at Fairview Mall on Tuesday is also accused of stealing $235,000 worth of jewelry three years ago.

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  Apr 23
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• Teen arrested in historic $7M cocaine seizure: Durham police

  Durham police say a 17-year-old boy was arrested after officers seized 325 kilograms of cocaine worth more than $7 million in one of the service’s largest busts.

  Crime

  Feb 27
• Another Ontario police force is turning to drones for some 911 calls

  Durham Regional Police Service announced last week its pilot project will see remotely-piloted drones being deployed to assist in unknown‑risk or high‑risk calls.

  Crime

  Feb 23
• Durham police arrest 64, lay over 150 charges in retail theft crackdown

  Durham police arrested more than 60 people in a five-week crackdown on retail theft. Nearly three dozen of the charges stem from incidents at the LCBO.

  Crime

  Dec 28, 2025
• 34 arrested, $2.7M in drugs seized across multiple Canadian cities: Durham police

  Police say $2.7 million worth of drugs and $200,000 in cash were seized as part of Project Hydrogen, a major investigation that led to the arrest of 34 people.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2025
• 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, 2024
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• Man allegedly attempts to carjack Durham police officer in marked cruiser

  Durham Regional Police said it happened at around 4:35 p.m. Wednesday when an officer was sitting in a police vehicle in the area of 1400 Victoria St. E.

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  Jun 6, 2024
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• Durham police investigating triple shooting in Bowmanville, Ont.

  Durham Regional Police are investigating after three people were injured and taken to hospital in an overnight shooting at a home in Bowmanville, Ont.

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  Jun 2, 2024