February 8 – 9, 2021 News Release

Drugs/bail violations

On February 8th at 2:00 PM an officer was conducting an unrelated investigation on George St. when he observed a 49 year old male breaching his release condition.  The male was observed in a vehicle accompanied by a female that he was prohibited from communicating with.   He was arrested and searched.  The officer located a small quantity of cocaine in his possession.  He will appear in court at a later date to answer to the charges of 1) being in possession of a controlled substance and 2) fail to comply with a release order.

The 32 year old female that the male was observed with had a warrant for her arrest for failing to attend court.  She was arrested and issued a new court date.

Bail violation and resist arrest

On February 8th at 3:10 PM Officers responded to a downtown residence for a disturbance.  As a result of attending the call the officers developed reasonable grounds to arrest a 34 year old female for failing to comply with a release order.  The female was on conditions not to be around a male that had been present at the address.  The female was arrested despite her resistance.  She was issued a new court date and released from custody being charged with 1) fail to comply with a release order 2) fail to comply with probation and 3) resisting arrest.

The male that had been the reason for the call is facing two charges of assault and failing to comply with a release order.  The male had reportedly assaulted the above female and her mother.  The male had left prior to officers attending the call.  The male has not been located at this time.

Bail violations

On February 9th at 1:22 AM officers responded to an address on Charles St. for a 45 year old male that had returned to a residence that he was on conditions not to be at.  The male had previously been charged and released on conditions for mischief.  The male was arrested and held in custody on Friday February 5th, then released from custody yesterday after a bail hearing.  He then breached his release order in less than 24 hours and will appear again today for a bail hearing. 

Impaired

On February 9, 2021 at 3:50 AM an officer conducted a traffic stop on Central Ave.  The officer detected an odour of alcoholic beverage from the 22 year old female driver and made a road side demand for a breath sample.   The driver failed that roadside test and was turned over to a qualified breath technician.  She was charged with impaired operation of a conveyance and drive with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol.   Her vehicle was impounded for 7 days and her driver’s licence was automatically suspended for 90 days.  She will appear in court at a later date to answer to the charges.

Domestic Assault

On February 8th at 10:00 PM officers investigated a domestic incident that had occurred earlier in the day.  The 19 year old pregnant victim attended the service to report the incident.  The female had visible injuries as a result of being assaulted by her 22 year old spouse.  She was brought to the Brockville General Hospital for treatment. The male was located and arrested at 1:30 AM charged with assault causing bodily harm, choking and uttering threats.  He is being held in custody for a bail hearing.