Police Beat

Police are asking the public to check their sheds and backyards

The man pointed a taser at an employee, then fled on foot with cash on Oct. 23

15 cannabis grow ops were searched across the region, including in Markham, King, Stouffville and East Gwillimbury, resulting in the seizure of 28,964 plants, 3,990 pounds of harvested cannabis, weapons

Police are asking citizens to check their backyards and sheds

A large-scale ground search is underway for Siem Zerezghi, who has been missing since Oct. 23

Siem Zerezghi was last seen near his home in the Professor Day Drive and Northgate Drive area

Deklan Fitzgerald has been located in good health

Another driver in Vaughan was charged for travelling 124 km/h in a 60-km/h zone with a baby as a passenger, as police have another busy weekend on York Region roads

York Regional Police are seeking witnesses, dashcam footage for the Friday, Oct. 23 incident at 2:30 p.m.

When York Regional Police took mental health crisis workers off the street and put them on the phones during the pandemic, they diverted 70 per cent of mental health calls, without officers needing to become involved