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A 27 year old male was arrested for domestic assault in the city’s south end after a verbal dispute turned violent. The incident occurred around 12 p.m. The male had head butted his common-law spouse causing minor injuries. He has been held for a bail hearing today.

In a second domestic incident in the city’s north end around 3 p.m. another male 31 years of age was also arrested for domestic assault. He has been held for a bail hearing today.

Shortly after midnight Brockville Police attended a gas station at Stewart Blvd and Parkedale Ave. in regards to a theft of gas. The vehicle used in the theft happened to have been stolen out of the Toronto area. The vehicle left the city in an east bound direction on the 401. The OPP were notified, but have not been able to stop the suspect.

Police also responded to 5 motor vehicle accidents in the 24 hour period.

On February 25th, Brockville Police responded to a north end apartment complex for an unknown disturbance.

A 31 year old female was being questioned by Police when she took off on foot. She was apprehended after a short foot chase. Investigation revealed she had lied about her identity due to the fact there was a warrant in existence for her arrest. She was charged with obstruct Police, personation, breaching conditions of her outstanding release document and possession of a controlled substance. A bail hearing will take place later today.

On February 25th, Brockville Police were contacted by the Gananoque Police Service in regards to a wanted male subject.

Their officers had arrested a 26 year old male wanted on warrants here for failing to attend court. The male was also a suspect in other criminal activities that are currently under investigation. The Gananoque resident will appear later today in bail court.

The Brockville Police Service Supports Launch of Province-wide Crime Prevention Campaign, “Protect Your Property Day”

The Brockville Police Service is supporting today’s launch of the 2015 Crime Prevention Campaign by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and its declaration of February 25th as “Protect Your Property Day”.

“Today, we join with police across Ontario encouraging everyone – homeowners, young people, seniors, businesses, renter – to take the time and consider how they can protect their property and avoid the financial as well as emotional costs of being a victim of crime.”

“Protect Your Property Day” is part of the OACP’s annual crime prevention campaign, which focuses on a broad range of crimes that impact Ontario residents and businesses, including on-line fraud, identification theft and other cybercrimes, auto theft, break-and-enters, bullying, and elder abuse. A new crime prevention booklet is now available to members of the public though the OACP and police services. The booklet contains helpful crime prevention tips and information.

While some types of property crime such break-and-enters are down, other crimes such as on-line identification theft and fraud increasing. Police also remain concerned about the number of crimes that are never reported to police.

This OACP campaign is made possible through the support of a number of partners: Accident Support Services International Ltd., CANASA (Canadian Security Association), TitlePLUS Title Insurance (a div. of LAWPRO® – Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company), Humber College – School of Social & Community Services, Interac Association, Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation, TRACE™ Identified, VIA Rail Canada.

Property Crime Trends in Canada
Police-reported break-ins continue to decline
Break-ins are one of the most serious forms of property crime, and their decrease in 2013 contributed more to the decline of the overall Crime Severity Index (CSI) than any other offence. In 2013, the rate of break-ins in Canada decreased 12%, reaching 445 per 100,000 population. The roughly 156,000 incidents reported by police in 2013 represented a decrease of about 20,000 from 2012. Over the past decade, the rate of police-reported breaking and entering has decreased by half (-51%).
While B&E’s reported are down, cases of fraud and ID fraud are increasing

Cases of identity theft and fraud have increased across Canada from 10,807 in 2012 to 11,594 in 2013 – a 6% increase. Identity thieves are looking for such documents so they can assume identities, secure credit card accounts, lease vehicles for export and even take out a mortgage against victims’ properties without their knowledge. Victims may not realize they have been victimized until it is too late, costing them time and money to rectify the damage.

Factors influencing police-reported crime
There are many factors that influence police-reported crime statistics. First, an incident must come to the attention of police. The decision by the public to report criminal incidents to police has a considerable impact on the number of crimes ultimately recorded by police. The 2009 General Social Survey on Victimization, which provides the most recent information on Canadians’ crime reporting behaviour for selected offences, indicated that about one-third (31%) of crimes in the year prior to the survey had been reported to police.

Second, differences between individual police services, such as available resources or departmental priorities, policies and procedures can also have an effect on police-reported crime. For instance, as a crime prevention measure, some police services have implemented initiatives to focus attention on prolific or repeat offenders within the community. Moreover, certain crimes such as impaired driving, prostitution, and drug offences can be notably affected by a police service’s enforcement practices. Some police services may also make greater use of municipal bylaws or provincial statutes to respond to minor offences such as mischief and disturbing the peace.

Thirdly, and more broadly, social and economic factors can influence the volume of crime at a national, regional, municipal or neighbourhood level. In particular, crime rates can be affected by age demographics, economic conditions, neighbourhood characteristics, the emergence of new technologies or by peoples’ attitudes toward crime and risky behavior.

On February 25th, Brockville Police received a harassment complaint from a 49 year old female.

Her ex-boyfriend, 49 years of age, had been bothering her through unwanted phone calls, texts and social media posts.

He was located by police and subsequently charged. He was held for a bail hearing.

On Feb 14th in the middle of the night, a video camera from the outside of the Salvation Army property captured an individual running and throwing his body through a wood fence as some sort of prank. This individual did this twice causing substantial damage to the fence system. During police patrols of the downtown area on Saturday morning officers recognized this individual from the video and he was arrested and charged with mischief under $5000.00. He was released on a promise to appear along with additional release conditions.

A 40 year old male was arrested inside a local tavern by police after receiving a tip he was inside consuming alcohol contrary to his release conditions stemming from previous charges. As police attempted to take him into custody he actively resisted police during the process. He was remanded into custody pending a bail hearing for Monday. He is charged with breaching conditions of an undertaking and resist arrest.

Police called to attend a disturbance on Henry Street. As a result of investigation an 18 year old male and a 17 year old young offender male were arrested and charged with robbery, breach current release conditions from other charges and probation related offences. Both men have been remanded into custody pending bail hearings scheduled for this coming Monday and Tuesday.

A 20 year old male who failed to attend for his fingerprints and had a warrant for his arrest turned himself in to the police and was charged and released with that offence and breach his current release conditions.

A 17 year old female was arrested for shoplifting at Sears. Subsequently she was released with trespassing related offence.

Report of an erratic driver on Stewart Blvd resulted in a traffic stop and an investigation for impaired driving commenced. As a result an arrest of a 33 year old male was made and breath tests were conducted. He was later released with a court date for impaired driving and having more than the legal amount of alcohol in his blood.

A 19 year old male was observed in an intoxicated state after downtown bar closing and was arrested for public intoxication and conveyed to police headquarters where he was later released when sober. This situation repeated itself for a 37 year old female in the same state after a taxi flagged down police for assistance. She was taken into custody for public intoxication and later released when sober.

On February 19th, Brockville Police took a shoplifting complaint from the Superstore on Parkedale Ave.

Three local males were found to be the responsible parties. The parties, aged 26, 25 and 18, all face a future court date.

On February 19th, Brockville Police responded to a theft complaint from a residence in the south end of the city.

Investigation revealed two local males were responsible for the theft. Both males, 21 years of age, were charged with theft under $5000.00 One of the males was charged with three counts of breaching a probation order, the other with one count. They were released from custody with a future court date.