Philip Alves

Police have arrested a trio of alleged bandits who they say is responsible for 288 incidents across York Region.

A 2-year-old boy died in hospital Monday morning after being struck by a car reversing out of a Thornhill driveway Sunday night.

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.

Drugs and vice enforcement officers have charged a Vaughan man after uncovering two substantial marijuana grow-ops in York Region.

Canadian and U.S. authorities have broken up a cross-border marijuana exportation and money-funnelling ring with connections to Vaughan.

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.

York police are on the lookout for a suspect after an early morning sexual assault in Thornhill last week.

York police are looking at a possible connection between two convenience store heists in Woodbridge that occurred just days apart.