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Watch your vehicle, police warn after warm-up thefts
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. -
Unconfirmed reports say Toronto boy dead after late-night pool mishap
A 16-year-old Toronto boy has reportedly died after he and a group of friends snuck into the Thornhill Outdoor Pool late last night. At about 11 p.m. on Aug. 23, York Regional Police received a call about a boy in distress, Constable Marina Orlovski said today. -
Gun seized after traffic stop
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. -
Smoker nabbed
A 38-year-old Vaughanian is the first to be caught by York police under a strict new law barring smoking in a vehicle with children. At about 4 p.m. on June 8, an officer spotted a woman smoking a cigarette as she drove, police say. In the car with her were three kids under 12 years old. -
Cops seek flooring thieves
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. -
Thornhill purse snatcher sought by police
Police are hunting for a suspect after two purse snatchings about 30 minutes apart in Thornhill. -
Arrests made in warm-up thefts case
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. -
19 arrested for thefts
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. -
Over $100,000 in property recovered, 19 arrested in distraction theft crime spree investigation
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. -
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.