York Regional Police

• Ontario pastor among 15 charged in alleged fraud targeting homelessness program

  York Regional Police say the investigation, dubbed Project Great One, was led by its financial crimes unit in partnership with Regional Municipality of York.

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  Apr 14
  
• Ontario high school evacuated after ‘swatting call’ from Los Angeles: police

  Officers cleared the school and confirmed there was no ongoing threat to public safety, then remained on site to complete a secondary clearance. 

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  Apr 7
  
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• Thieves secretly recorded Ontario homeowners’ routines before break-in: police

  York Regional Police said two incidents were reported in Vaughan, Ont., after cameras and battery packs, which were disguised in camouflage, were found on the properties.

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  Mar 31
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• No charges against Ontario resident who shot and injured alleged home invader: police

  York Regional Police say the resident used a legally owned and properly stored gun and is not facing charges based on evidence collected at the scene.

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  Mar 17
• One of 2 suspects in Vaughan, Ont. murder arrested: police

  York Regional Police say officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds near Winges and Rowntree Dairy roads on Jan. 26.

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  Mar 9
• Ontario town priest charged in connection with historical sex assault of minor

  York Regional Police released a photo of the man charged in the case as investigators believe there may be other victims and are encouraging them to come forward.

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  Mar 4
• Toronto, Vaughan homicides share same suspect – 19-year-old Edmonton man: police

  Investigators with Toronto and York regional police told reporters Tuesday that the deaths of Chandan Kumar Raja Nandakumar and Sergio Lopes are connected.

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  Mar 3
• Markham man who drove impaired, killing off-duty YRP officer, receives 6-year sentence

  A Markham man who drove drunk with a G2 licence, killing an off-duty York Regional Police officer in a 2022 head-on crash, has been sentenced to six years in prison.

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  Feb 27
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• Ontario-wide probe on police corruption ordered amid Toronto fallout

  Ontario’s inspector general of policing ordered a review of the province’s police services and boards Monday amid accusations of corruption within Toronto police.

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  Feb 9
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• Toronto police corruption scandal spills into Peel as 3 officers there suspended

  A spokesperson with Peel Regional Police told Global News Friday the force has administratively suspended three officers, pending further investigation by York Regional Police.

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  Feb 6