York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween attends a press conference at the York Regional Police Headquarters in Aurora, Ont., Jan. 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Southern Ontario’s York region has been hit by a string of violent crimes in recent weeks that have claimed the lives of an 11-year-old girl and two men, one of whom was killed in front of his family over the long weekend.
York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween called the rise in violent crimes “concerning” during a Sept. 3 press conference, noting that the escalation of violence is unusual for the region, located just north of Toronto.
