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While Georgina remains one of the safest communities in Canada, the town has experienced an increase in violent crime in 2024, including a number of shootings during the last four months. York Regional Police is reassuring residents that we are continuing to respond to their concerns through a multipronged approach to ensure the community’s safety and wellbeing.
Georgina has experienced three shootings in 2024. YRP wants to ensure residents that all of these incidents...
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are investigating multiple instances of rocks thrown at moving vehicles in the City of Markham and the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville.
Since the beginning of September, 2024, there have been multiple instances of mischief and vandalism in which suspects deliberately threw rocks at vehicles. The most recent incidents were reported on December 1, 2024, at approximately 12:30 a.m., in the area...
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York Regional Police has seized a loaded firearm and charged a man with numerous offences after responding to a suspicious vehicle in the City of Markham. 
On Saturday, December 7, 2024, at approximately 2 a.m., officers responded to the reports of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Kelly Crescent and Tidewater Street. A concerned citizen contacted police to report a pickup truck that had been idling in the area. Officers attended, located the vehicle and conducted a...
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York Regional Police has seized a loaded firearm and charged a woman with multiple offences after a traffic stop in the City of Markham.
On Sunday, December 8, 2024, at approximately 3 a.m., officers were conducting proactive patrol in the area of Warden Avenue and 14 th Avenue. Officers conducted a traffic stop and while speaking with the suspect, the officers observed Cannabis readily available to the driver. As a result, a search of the vehicle was conducted and a firearm...
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For a six-week period beginning in October, York Regional Police conducted Operation Auto Guard 2.0, a campaign aimed at combating auto theft in the south end of York Region.
This operation, along with many other operations led by YRP in 2023 and 2024, have made a significant impact on the number of auto thefts in York Region. As of October 31, 2024, there have been 2,732 vehicles stolen in York Region, down from 3,902 by that date in 2023 - a 30 per cent decrease year over...
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