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Arrests and Charges in Project Thriller

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has made two arrests and laid more than a dozen charges after a drug trafficking investigation dubbed Project Thriller.

In November of 2024, members of the 2 District Street Crime Unit began investigating two traffickers using rental vehicles and operating throughout the Greater Toronto Area.

On January 13, 2025, HRPS officers executed a search warrant at a residence in Thorold. Both suspects were located inside the residence and arrested. Police also...

Suspects Sought After Armed Home Invasion in Milton

The Halton Regional Police Service is searching for four suspects after an armed home invasion in Milton.

On January 12, 2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m. three suspects broke into a home in the area of Walnut Landing and Proud Drive by forcing open the front door of the residence.

The suspects confronted an adult male and held him at gunpoint while they searched the home for valuables. The suspects then stole various clothing and jewelry items and fled in a grey 4 door hatchback.

No physical...

Female Suspect Sought in Oakville Fortinos Robbery

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is seeking the publics’ help to identify a female suspect involved in an Oakville Robbery.

On January 6, 2025, at approximately 5:50 pm the female suspect attended Fortinos grocery store located at 493 Dundas Street West where the suspect was observed concealing store merchandise. As the loss prevention officer attempted to place the suspect under arrest the suspect sprayed the loss prevention officer with pepper spray and fled the store. Minor physical...

Public Safety Advisory: Burlington Robbery Vehicle

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is advising of a stolen vehicle used in an attempted robbery.

On January 9, 2025, at approximately 11:15 a.m. a male teen was walking on Stephanie Street at Longmoor Drive in Burlington when they were stopped by an occupant of a white Toyota Highlander with license plate number CTAK 889. The occupant exited the vehicle and approached the teen demanding the teen’s hoody and personal belongings. When the teen refused the occupant re-entered the vehicle...

Investigators Looking for Further Victims after Arrest in Human Trafficking Investigation

The Halton Regional Police Service has arrested and charged a suspect in relation to a sex trafficking investigation.

In December of 2024, the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) began an investigation into a report of an adult female that was allegedly being trafficked by the suspect in the Greater Toronto Area. Members of the HRPS Human Trafficking Unit took carriage of the investigation and determined that over the course of four months the suspect coerced, controlled and exploited the...