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		<title>Watch your vehicle, police warn after warm-up thefts</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/11/08/watch-your-vehicle-police-warn-after-warm-up-thefts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pair of Wednesday morning warm-up thefts in Vaughan has police reminding drivers to be careful with their cars. On Nov. 4 at about 6:30 a.m., a Toyota Camry was stolen from a Martin Grove Road driveway, police say. The car was left running with the doors unlocked. It was left unattended for less than three minutes.]]></description>
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		<title>Cops hunt for leads</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/08/14/cops-hunt-for-leads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police are asking the public for help as they investigate a serious assault that occurred in Woodbridge on Aug. 9. Two friends were walking in the Weston Rd. and Ashberry Blvd. area around 7:10 p.m. when a car pulled up beside them. Four males got out of the car and physically assaulted one of the individuals with weapons, including a piece of pipe, police say.]]></description>
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		<title>Same man wanted for two bus stop gropings</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/08/02/same-man-wanted-for-two-bus-stop-gropings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police are looking to identify a man they believe grabbed two women inappropriately while they waited at bus stops. On July 27 at about 11:30 p.m., a man struck up a conversation with a woman waiting for a bus at Weston Rd. and Hwy. 7. The woman turned away from the man, who then grabbed her from behind, police say.]]></description>
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		<title>Cops looking for three suspects after armed bank robbery in Vaughan</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/07/16/cops-looking-for-three-suspects-after-armed-bank-robbery-in-vaughan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The York police holdup squad is appealing to the public for help identifying and tracking down three suspects wanted in connection with a bank heist.]]></description>
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		<title>Gun seized after traffic stop</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/06/16/gun-seized-after-traffic-stop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A traffic stop in Thornhill resulted in the thwarting of a potential home invasion in Midland, Ont. and the arrests of four people, York police say. At about 12:30 a.m. on June 8, officers from 2 and 4 Districts stopped a vehicle in the Bathurst St. and Steeles Ave. West area. Inside were two men.]]></description>
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		<title>Cops seek flooring thieves</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/05/07/cops-seek-flooring-thieves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 23:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police are on the lookout for two suspects after hardwood flooring was stolen during a holdup in Vaughan last week. At about 6 p.m. on April 30, two men, one armed with a handgun, entered ACXA Flooring at 7777 Keele St. and confronted the clerk, police say.]]></description>
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		<title>Thornhill purse snatcher sought by police</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/03/26/thornhill-purse-snatcher-sought-by-police/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police are hunting for a suspect after two purse snatchings about 30 minutes apart in Thornhill.]]></description>
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		<title>Arrests made in warm-up thefts case</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/03/23/arrests-made-in-warm-up-thefts-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two people face a slew of charges in connection with what police are calling a rash of warm-up thefts across Markham and Vaughan that began in October.]]></description>
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		<title>19 arrested for thefts</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/01/29/19-arrested-for-thefts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several people arrested in a recent GTA-wide distraction theft investigation face potential deportation once court proceedings wrap up. Police from York, Toronto, Durham and Orangeville recovered over $100,000 in stolen property, arrested 19 people and laid dozens of charges in connection with more than 100 distraction thefts that plagued Vaughan and Richmond Hill last year.]]></description>
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		<title>Over $100,000 in property recovered, 19 arrested in distraction theft crime spree investigation</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/01/18/over-100000-in-property-recovered-19-arrested-in-distraction-theft-crime-spree-investigation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police have put an end to a spree of more than 100 distraction thefts that plagued Vaughan and Richmond Hill last year. Investigators from York, Toronto, Durham and Orangeville recovered over $100,000 in stolen property, arrested 19 people and laid dozens of charges in connection with the thefts.]]></description>
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		<title>Quick arrests made after Woodbridge home invaded</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/01/17/quick-arrests-made-after-woodbridge-home-invaded/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uniformed and Canine Unit officers made two quick arrests in connection with an armed home invasion in Woodbridge Tuesday afternoon. At about 12:10 p.m. on Jan. 13, two suspects in disguises forced their way into a home on Davos Rd., police say. One was armed with a handgun, the other with a crowbar.]]></description>
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		<title>90-year-old man defrauded: cops</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2008/12/21/90-year-old-man-defrauded-cops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The York Regional Police Central Fraud Bureau has arrested a Vaughan woman for allegedly defrauding a 90-year-old man.]]></description>
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		<title>Bandits struck 288 times: cops</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2008/11/01/bandits-struck-288-times-cops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police have arrested a trio of alleged bandits who they say is responsible for 288 incidents across York Region.]]></description>
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		<title>Crime Beat: One arrested, five sought in muggings</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2008/08/09/crime-beat-one-arrested-five-sought-in-muggings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One male has been arrested and five other people are being sought after three separate muggings in Vaughan last week. On July 30 at about 11:30 p.m., a male was walking home from a bus stop near the Promenade mall when three people approached him, according to York police Constable Gary Phillips. One kept a lookout while the others went through his pockets. The victim wasn't injured but his cellphone, wallet and iPod were stolen, police say.]]></description>
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		<title>Grow-op busts net over $2 million in pot</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2008/08/02/grow-op-busts-net-over-2-million-in-pot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drugs and vice enforcement officers have charged a Vaughan man after uncovering two substantial marijuana grow-ops in York Region.]]></description>
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		<title>Three nabbed in pot ring bust</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2008/07/31/three-nabbed-in-pot-ring-bust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canadian and U.S. authorities have broken up a cross-border marijuana exportation and money-funnelling ring with connections to Vaughan.]]></description>
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		<title>Crime Beat: Chain-wielding suspects sought</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2008/06/30/crime-beat-chain-wielding-suspects-sought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police from York's holdup squad are looking for two chain-wielding suspects after a pair of early morning robberies in Vaughan and Richmond Hill last week. In both incidents, a chain was used to intimidate the victims, police say.]]></description>
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		<title>Man sought in sex assault</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2008/05/15/man-sought-in-sex-assault/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 23:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[York police are on the lookout for a suspect after an early morning sexual assault in Thornhill last week.]]></description>
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		<title>Cops look to link heists</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2008/03/20/cops-look-to-link-heists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[York police are looking at a possible connection between two convenience store heists in Woodbridge that occurred just days apart.]]></description>
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