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Victims, 60 and 89, lose thousands in grandparent scam

Victims, 60 and 89, lose thousands in grandparent scam

Police provide tips to avoid falling victim to this fraud that follows a typical pattern
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Weapon charges laid following attempted vehicle theft in Vaughan

Weapon charges laid following attempted vehicle theft in Vaughan

Suspects fled on foot near Cityview and Retreat Tuesday afternoon, but were 'quickly apprehended,' police said
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Sister thanks Barrie police for $50K reward to locate missing woman

Sister thanks Barrie police for $50K reward to locate missing woman

'It’s been almost eight months since we last saw her and every day has been difficult, not knowing where she is,' says sister of Autumn Shaganash
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PSW accused of assaulting 89-year-old man at Vaughan care home

PSW accused of assaulting 89-year-old man at Vaughan care home

Police asking any other victims to come forward
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Intimate partner violence suspected in deaths of 3, including baby

Intimate partner violence suspected in deaths of 3, including baby

Police releasing no further information regarding man, woman, infant found dead in a Richmond Hill home Feb. 1
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Suspect arrested less than an hour after Richmond Hill carjacking

Suspect arrested less than an hour after Richmond Hill carjacking

A suspect overpowered the victim at his door Sunday evening to take the keys to his vehicle, police say
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OPP warns against snowmobiling, thin ice

OPP warns against snowmobiling, thin ice

The Ontario Provincial Police have already investigated four snowmobile deaths this season and 158 over the last 10 years, 40 per cent of which were the result of people going through the ice
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Gone for good: Newmarket, York Region sees rise in auto theft

Gone for good: Newmarket, York Region sees rise in auto theft

Between 2022 and 2023, Newmarket saw its most combined stolen passenger motor vehicles in a two-year span since 2003 and 2004
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Two found dead in Richmond Hill, homicide unit investigating

Two found dead in Richmond Hill, homicide unit investigating

York Regional Police found two deceased in a home in Richmond Hill on Feb. 5
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Georgina man dies after falling through ice on Lake Simcoe

Georgina man dies after falling through ice on Lake Simcoe

Two men fell through the ice while riding an ATV, York Regional Police said
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