Media Releases

The Halton Regional Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a male responsible for a sexual assault that occurred on a narrow pedestrian walkway between Whilabout Terrace and Burloak Drive, in the Town of Oakville.
On Thursday, October 7, 2021, at approximately 3:15 p.m., the victim was walking along the pedestrian walkway in the above area and was approached by the suspect. The suspect tried to engage the victim in conversation, and then he...
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The Halton Regional Police Service is issuing a Public Alert after responding to five non-fatal, unintentional overdoses overnight (October 21-22, 2021).
This is the largest cluster of suspected overdose-related calls since the beginning of the pandemic. In the month of October, we have attended 33 overdoses; 13 in the past week alone.
Locations
Four of the drug poisonings occurred in Oakville and one occurred in Burlington.
Substances
Fentanyl...
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On October 17, 2021, just after 12:00 pm, Halton Police officers were conducting a R.I.D.E. initiative in the area of Walkers Line and Dundas Street in Burlington. As a result of this initiative, Sam Jones (28) of Burlington was charged with operation while impaired and blood alcohol concentration 80mgs or more, within two hours.
On October 18, 2021, just after 4:30 pm, Halton Police officers responded to a citizen-initiated complaint in the area of Regional Road 25 and 10...
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The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying three suspicious males observed interacting with young children at an elementary school in Milton on two occasions.
On Friday October 15 , 2021 between 10:55 am and 11:35 am, a male was seen parked in a vehicle on Clark Boulevard in close proximity to the soccer fields of Hawthorne Village Public School. The male was possibly photographing children with his phone. The...
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Further to our media releases on October 5 and October 14, 2021, the Halton Regional Police Service has identified the involved party in relation to a sexual assault that took place at Raspberry Park on October 2, 2021. The involved party is a youth. The youth has been dealt with in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The three potential witnesses have also been identified, and are also youths.
We would ask that media outlets and anyone else who re-posted images...
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