Media Releases

Project Cortex: Drug Trafficking Investigation Leads To Multiple Arrests

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has concluded a drug trafficking investigation, titled Project Cortex.

The four-month long investigation targeted a trafficking network operating in the region of Halton and throughout the city of Hamilton. In February and March police executed four search warrants at residences in Burlington, Oakville and Grimsby.

 As a result of the warrants, the following items have been seized (see attached photo):

• A loaded Glock 30s handgun with defaced serial number
• A...

Public Safety Advisory: Sexual Assault In Oakville

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a male suspect involved in a sexual assault in Oakville.

On March 14, 2025, at approximately 12:10 a.m., an adult female was walking on Sovereign Street, just west of Jones Street, when she was approached by an unknown adult male who initiated a conversation with her. The male subsequently sexually assaulted her. The female defended herself, causing the suspect to flee on foot eastbound on Sovereign Street.

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...