Thefts from vehicles continue
Brockville Police took 5 reports of theft from parked vehicles during the overnight period Sunday night to Monday morning. Most of the reported thefts from the unlocked vehicles were in the Perth Street area and side streets between the railway tracks and Central Ave.
Among the articles taken from the vehicles included loose change and money, sunglasses, clothing, GPS systems and keys.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Brockville Police at 613-342-0127 or submit a tip anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit.com and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.
Police remind residents to lock your vehicles when leaving them unattended and not to leave valuables where passerby’s can see them. If parking your vehicle overnight, park your vehicle in a well-lit and high traffic area to act as a deterrent to would be thieves.
Flooding on City Streets
As a result of the rainfall yesterday a couple of city streets had to be temporarily closed during yesterday’s heavy rain.
California Ave at both the south end between Parkedale Avenue and Waltham Square, and in the north end between Laurier Boulevard and Centennial Road had been closed for brief time periods yesterday because of flooding.
Centennial Road between Stewart and Windsor was the scene of another road closure yesterday due to some minor flooding.
As of this morning all roadways were again open and traffic was moving normally through those areas.