A Durham Regional Police car is shown in Bowmanville, Ont., on Feb. 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Doug Ives
A trend of what police describe as “criminal tourism,” which sees people entering Canada posing as tourists to commit crime, has cost residents of a southern Ontario municipality more than $2.6 million in losses.
The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) announced June 5 that it has uncovered more than 200 incidents tied to its investigations into “criminal tourism” networks that led to 46 arrests and more than 1,440 charges laid in the region alone.
