Media Releases

Shooting in Oakville - April 26, 2022

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is investigating a shooting in the town of Oakville. On April 26, 2022, at approximately 10:20 pm officers responded to the area of Dundas Street West and Hampshire Gate for reports of a single gunshot.

Police located one male victim near the McDonalds restaurant in the area with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The victim’s injuries indicate the weapon may have been a pellet gun.

Police are investigating...

Spike in Catalytic Converter Thefts in Milton & Halton Hills

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) would like to advise residents of an observed spike in catalytic converter thefts.

This trend is being observed across North America however in Halton there has been a particularly large amount of thefts in Milton and Halton Hills. Between March 1 and April 12, 2022, 29 catalytic converters were stolen in 1 District (Milton and Halton Hills).

A significant portion of these thefts are occuring on weekends and almost all of them occur overnight. Thieves are...

Robbery Investigation in Burlington

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) 3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau is investigating a robbery that took place at the Burlington Mall (located at 777 Guelph Line).

On April 6, 2022, at approximately 8:00 pm, three suspects entered the Rogers Wireless retail location inside the Burlington Mall and demanded cell phones while one suspect displayed a Conducted Energy Weapon (commonly referred to as a Taser).

The suspects loaded garbage bags with phones and fled in a waiting vehicle (see...

Attempt Robbery in Oakville

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is investigating a robbery attempt at a pharmacy in Oakville.

On Monday March 28, 2022, just after 5:00 pm three suspects entered the Oakville Town Centre Pharmacy located at 300 North Service Road West and attempted to surround an employee behind the pharmacy counter.

The employee was able to escape and the suspects fled the scene in a black Jeep Wrangler parked in front of the pharmacy. The suspects did not obtain any items and no weapons were seen or referenced...

Police Investigating Pair of Robberies in Oakville

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is investigating two robberies that took place on March 24, 2022, in Oakville.

The first occurred at approximately 5:30 pm at the Freedom Mobile retail location on Oak Walk Drive.  Three suspects, including one armed with a firearm (handgun), entered the store and demanded cell phones and cash. One suspect also struck an employee with the gun.

The suspects are described as follows:

Suspect one: Male, black skin, approximately 5'11-6' with a thin build

Suspect...