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Project Mulligan Dismantles Organized Auto Theft Group

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) have arrested 8 suspects and laid over 90 criminal charges as investigators conclude a multi-jurisdictional auto theft investigation dubbed Project Mulligan.

Throughout the fall of 2024 the HRPS experienced an increase in high end auto thefts from hotel lots located in Oakville and Burlington. In response to these thefts’ members of the HRPS Organized Crime Unit initiated a coordinated investigation and identified an organized group of auto thieves that...

Etobicoke Man Arrested in Connection with Oakville Home Invasion

The Halton Regional Police Service has made an arrest and laid multiple charges in response to a violent home invasion in Oakville.

On January 10, 2025, members of the HRPS responded to a home invasion in the area of Coronation Drive and John Laird Circle in Oakville where three masked suspects entered the home, pointed firearms at the residents, and demanded valuables before stealing a Mercedes SUV.

HRPS officers quickly located and recovered the victim’s stolen SUV, however the suspects and...

Police make a splash with Polar Plunge Fundraiser

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) cranked up the fun and dialed down the temps on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, hosting its inaugural Halton Polar Plunge in support of Special Olympics Ontario.

More than 65 brave HRPS members and community partners – including HRPS Deputy Chiefs Roger Wilkie, Jeff Hill, and Kevin Maher – literally broke the ice when they took their leaps of faith into the outdoor cold-water tank stationed at the HRPS Headquarters in Oakville. 

The HRPS would like to thank...

Two Arrested and Charged in Lengthy Human Trafficking Investigation

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has made two arrests and laid multiple charges as a result of a lengthy Human Trafficking investigation.

In February of 2023 the Halton Regional Police Service began an investigation into a report of an underaged female (17 years old) that was allegedly being sexually trafficked by a male suspect within the Burlington and Greater Toronto Area. Members of the HRPS Human Trafficking Unit took carriage of the investigation, during which three additional...

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...