Disturbance at Giant Tiger
Tempers flared in the heat yesterday afternoon as Brockville Police were called to a disturbance in the parking lot of Giant Tiger.
Just after 2:30 pm Brockville Police responded to a call of a fight between two men in progress in the parking lot. On arrival police separated the combatants who were known to officers. They learned it was a consensual fight between the two and neither party suffered significant injuries.
As a result, the two men one 18 years old and the other 21 years of age face fines under the City of Brockville fighting by-law.
Taxi calls for Assistance
A City Cab driver called for Brockville Police assistance after having difficulty with a female passenger yesterday afternoon.
At 2:45 pm officers responded to the intersection of Keefer Street and North Augusta Road after receiving a call from City Cab dispatch that one of their drivers needed assistance with a female passenger. When officers arrived they located the taxi at the intersection and found a 27 year old Prescott area woman in the taxi well under the influence of alcohol. The woman was removed from the taxi and placed under arrest for Public Intoxication.
She was conveyed to the Brockville Police Station where she was held until sober and released with a Provincial Offences Notice.
Arrest from Weekend Domestic Incident
A 24 year old Brockville man wanted in connection with a July 29th domestic assault was arrested late Wednesday evening when Cst. April Muldoon who was off duty spotted him in a vehicle in the Wal-Mart parking lot and travel north on California Ave and contacted the Brockville Police station.
On duty officers were able to catch up to the vehicle a short time later at 10:20 pm and made a traffic stop on Laurier Avenue. The 24 year old man was then arrested for assault with a weapon and breaching his probation in relation to the July 29th domestic and conveyed to the Brockville Police Service where he was held for a bail hearing on Thursday.