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Quick arrests made after Woodbridge home invaded
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. -
90-year-old man defrauded: cops
The York Regional Police Central Fraud Bureau has arrested a Vaughan woman for allegedly defrauding a 90-year-old man. -
Bandits struck 288 times: cops
Police have arrested a trio of alleged bandits who they say is responsible for 288 incidents across York Region. -
Crime Beat: One arrested, five sought in muggings
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. -
Grow-op busts net over $2 million in pot
Drugs and vice enforcement officers have charged a Vaughan man after uncovering two substantial marijuana grow-ops in York Region. -
Three nabbed in pot ring bust
Canadian and U.S. authorities have broken up a cross-border marijuana exportation and money-funnelling ring with connections to Vaughan. -
Crime Beat: Chain-wielding suspects sought
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. -
Man sought in sex assault
York police are on the lookout for a suspect after an early morning sexual assault in Thornhill last week. -
Cops look to link heists
York police are looking at a possible connection between two convenience store heists in Woodbridge that occurred just days apart.