Durham Regional Police

• Friends of murdered teen decry killer’s temporary absences, call for reform

  The friends of a 14-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted and murdered 40 years ago are calling for reforms after his killer was granted three unescorted temporary absences.

  Canada

  Mar 24
  
• ‘Rot in jail’: Ford criticizes child killer being granted unescorted absences

  Durham Regional Police issued a warning about the Darren Scott Ray's first release into the community, advising he had a history of serious criminal convictions, including murder.

  Crime

  Mar 17
  
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• Body-worn camera footage shows police rescue of man from frigid Lake Ontario

  Durham police say officers pulled a man from the frigid waters of Lake Ontario at the Bowmanville pier after he fell in. Body-worn camera footage shows the rescue.

  Canada

  Mar 10
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• Police bust $3M fraud targeting Ontario cleaning business over 15 years

  According to police, five additional suspects remain outstanding in a long-term fraud investigation involving an employee allegedly redirecting more than $3 million.

  Canada

  Mar 6
• Deputy police chief in Durham Region suspended over ‘racially inappropriate term’

  A high-ranking police officer east of Toronto has been suspended after allegedly using a racially inappropriate term.

  Canada

  Feb 27
• Suspect charged in Oshawa shooting involving Durham police officers

  Durham regional police say they have charged the suspect who, along with another officer, was left injured after a police shooting over the weekend.

  Crime

  Jan 20
• Ontario SIU probes Oshawa shooting that saw officer, suspect shot by police

  Durham Regional Police say officers were responding to a call about an armed person in Oshawa, Ont., when both the suspect and an officer were shot.

  Crime

  Jan 18
• $2M worth of merchandise stolen from Amazon warehouse in Ontario: police

  Durham Regional Police say $2 million worth of merchandise from an Amazon warehouse in Ajax, Ont. was stolen over a two-year span, and five people are facing charges.

  Crime

  Dec 18, 2025
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• $25K reward for suspect info in Ontario homicide at Pickering casino

  Durham Regional Police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in a 2023 homicide case that occurred at a Pickering casino.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2025
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• Woman arrested, 2 sought in $30K theft of designer sunglasses: Durham police

  One of three female suspects believed to have stolen $30,000 worth of designer sunglasses has been found and arrested in Pickering, Ont.

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2025