Markham Crime

• Ontario jewelry store owner fights off thieves with broom: ‘Never seen anything like this’

  The owner of a Toronto-area jewelry store fought off a group of masked thieves using a broom in a video that has gone viral. Now, he's speaking out.

  Crime

  Jan 8, 2025
  
• Man pleads guilty to 2 counts of indignity to a dead body relating to missing Ontario couple

  The pair were reported missing on Sept. 19, 2021, by a family member who said they failed to show up for a dinner the night before.

  Crime

  Jan 7, 2025
  
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• Worker assaulted during daytime jewelry store heist at Markham mall: police

  A "large amount of jewelry" was stolen during a daytime robbery at a Markham mall and officers are now on the hunt for four suspects, police say. 

  Crime

  Apr 29, 2024
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• Woman confined against her will, sexually assaulted at Markham apartment: police

  An arrest has been made after a woman was allegedly confined against her will and sexually assaulted at an apartment in Markham, police say.

  Crime

  Nov 22, 2023
• 7-year-old sexually assaulted in change room of Markham community centre: police

  York Regional Police are seeking a pair of teenage suspects, one of whom has been described as having short black hair in a mohawk-style haircut.

  Crime

  Sep 29, 2023
• ‘Armed and dangerous’ man wanted in daytime robbery with gunfire at Markham mall

  Police have released images of an 'armed and dangerous' man wanted after a daytime robbery with gunfire at a mall in Markham earlier this year. 

  Crime

  Sep 13, 2023
• Markham home invasion, extortion victims caught in case of mistaken identity: police

  "These were just innocent people that have nothing to do with what they are targeted for," Const. Lisa Moskaluk told Global News.

  Crime

  Aug 25, 2023
• Suspects sought after home invasion, robbery reported in Markham

  York Regional Police said on Monday at around 2:25 a.m., officers were called to a home in the Greensboro Drive and Milliken Meadows Drive area for reports of a home invasion.

  Crime

  Aug 21, 2023
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• Suspects sought after attempted armed carjacking in Markham: police

  Police are seeking suspects after an attempted armed carjacking was reported in Markham.

  Crime

  Aug 21, 2023
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• Suspect sought after jewelry store robbery reported in Markham, police say

  York Regional Police said on Aug. 12 just after 5 p.m., officers were called to a business in the Steeles Avenue East and Kennedy Road area for reports of a robbery.

  Crime

  Aug 14, 2023