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Be wary of calls asking you to dial 1 to speak with an officer: OPP

Be wary of calls asking you to dial 1 to speak with an officer: OPP

During Fraud Prevention Month, police provide tips to help you avoid falling victim to extortionists posing as officials
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Warrant issued for federal offender serving sentence for trafficking

Warrant issued for federal offender serving sentence for trafficking

Jason Carter is known to frequent the Greater Toronto Area
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Owners of Thornhill stairs company charged after $80K in lumber recovered: OPP

Owners of Thornhill stairs company charged after $80K in lumber recovered: OPP

The victims had sold over $100,000 in lumber, and a week later, were advised the transactions had been made using fraudulent credit card information, police say
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York police issue ice safety reminder as temperatures rise

York police issue ice safety reminder as temperatures rise

Fishing huts must be removed from Lake Simcoe by midnight on Tuesday, March 15
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Don't be scammed by Amazon 'employees,' police warn

Don't be scammed by Amazon 'employees,' police warn

Phone calls, emails being made fraudsters posing as Amazon employees
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Toronto man faces 15 firearm, drug charges after Air2 facilitates gunpoint arrest

Toronto man faces 15 firearm, drug charges after Air2 facilitates gunpoint arrest

The incident began in Richmond Hill when York Regional Police officers observed a vehicle that failed to stop at several red lights on Yonge
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2nd collision this weekend at Highway 27 and Line 5 sends passenger to hospital

2nd collision this weekend at Highway 27 and Line 5 sends passenger to hospital

Two vehicles collided Sunday afternoon, in the wake of a similar incident Saturday afternoon at the Bradford intersection
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Driver injured in 2-vehicle collision on Highway 27 and Line 5

Driver injured in 2-vehicle collision on Highway 27 and Line 5

The collision occurred on on Highway 27 and Line 5
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'A complete failure': Lawyer, family say York police didn't do enough to protect abducted woman

'A complete failure': Lawyer, family say York police didn't do enough to protect abducted woman

Elnaz Hajtamiri was abducted in Wasaga Beach just weeks after she was assaulted in a parking garage in Richmond Hill
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Be wary of pickpockets, York Regional Police warn, as distraction thefts rise (VIDEO)

Be wary of pickpockets, York Regional Police warn, as distraction thefts rise (VIDEO)

3 people have been arrested in the wake of thefts of wallets, cellphones from mostly female shoppers
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