Theft/Warrants/Drugs:
On Wednesday July 4th the Brockville Police Service was contacted in regards to a theft of an e-bike valued at $600 from a downtown address. There were no suspects at the time of the theft.
On July 5, 2018 at 19:00 hours the complainant from the theft found his e-bike at the Tim Hortons on Brock St. He contacted police who attended and seized the bike. The suspect at this time approached police indicating that the bike was his and had been given to him. Unfortunately for the suspect he was wanted on outstanding warrants for failing to attend court. He was arrested on the strength of the warrant and searched. The searched incident to arrest led to a further charge of being in possession of a controlled substance (psilocybin).
The investigation into the theft of the e-bike led to another charge of possession of stolen property. Along with these charges he was also on a recognizance of bail and was found to be in violation of certain conditions.
He has been held in custody pending a bail hearing.