‘Items can be replaced, but lives cannot’: York Region police chief clarifies comments about how to deal with home intruders

York police chief defends advice to 'comply' with intruders after father killed protecting family

York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween released a lengthy statement Friday defending his comments that victims should "comply" with demands from violent intruders while saying understands the public backlash to his advice.

York police chief clarifies earlier comments telling home invasion victims not to engage

“Ultimately, a citizen should do what they deem necessary to preserve their own safety, and the safety of their loved ones,” Jim MacSween said.

‘Items can be replaced, but lives cannot’: York Region police chief clarifies comments about how to deal with home intruders

After urging the public to 'not take matters in their own hands' if a criminal intrudes their home, as a father of four had recently done during a deadly home invasion in Kleinburg, Ont., Police Chief Jim MacSween says he understands why some Ontarians 'took exception' with this piece of advice, clarifying his comments 'had nothing to do with politics or with concern over force.'

York police chief addresses outrage, defends response in fatal Vaughan home invasion

York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween is speaking out following community backlash and questions surrounding the police response to a violent home invasion that claimed the life of 46-year-old Abdul Aleem Farooqi.