Impaired Driving Arrest Made
On July 15, 2025, at about 4:30pm, police received information about a driver who appeared to be intoxicated and struck cement barriers at the entrance of the Laurier Hill parking lot. It was described by witnesses on scene that the driver was attempting to leave the scene. He was fortunately partially blocked in the area and unable to flee.
Police arrived shortly after and arrested the 36-year-old, male driver for impaired driving. He was transported to the Brockville Police Service for testing, which confirmed he was impaired. As a result, his licence was suspended, vehicle impounded and charged with operation while impaired and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration over 80mg. He was released with a future court date.
Suspended Driver Arrested
On July 18, 2025, officers from the Brockville Police Service were conducted a motor vehicle stop shortly after midnight, and found the owner had unconfirmed status for insurance on the vehicle. The driver was spoken to and it was determined that they were giving a false name to police; however, the driver was recognized by one of the involved officers. It was determined that they were a 24-year-old, male with outstanding criminal charges. This subject was confirmed to be the owner of the vehicle.
Investigation revealed that the driver in fact had a suspended driver’s licence. The subject was placed under arrest for driving while suspended and obstruct a peace officer. The vehicle was towed and the subject was later released with a court date for the offences of obstruct peace officer, driving while under suspension, fail to change address on permit and fail to surrender insurance card.