News Release – September 9th, 2025

Failing to Comply with Probation Leads to Arrest

On September 6, 2025, at about 5:00am, police received a 911 call in relation to two unknown and unwanted individuals, loitering in an apartment building lobby on Ormond Street.

When officers arrived, they found that one subject had left the area moments prior. The other individual had originally given a false name to conceal his identity. Investigation revealed that the subject was a 34-year-old, male out of Ottawa, who was on probation with conditions to remain outside of the City of Brockville. It was also learned that the subject was wanted out of Ottawa on other offences.

The subject was arrested and held for a bail hearing for the offences of personation and two counts of fail to comply with probation. He was released at bail by the courts and then turned over the Ottawa Police Service, to execute their warrant.

Impaired Driving Charges Laid After Collision

 On September 6th, 2025, at about 5:30am, police received a 911 call in relation to a single motor vehicle collision with a utility pole, in the area of Court House Avenue. Police arrived and observed the collision scene, and a second vehicle that had remained in the area, but was not involved in the collision itself.

Investigation revealed that the driver involved in the collision was a 19-year-old, male, who was operating the vehicle when he left the roadway and struck the pole. His friend was a 20-year-old, male operating a separate vehicle, travelling in the same direction. He witnessed the collision and remained at the location.

Both drivers were spoken to and alcohol consumption was suspected. This led to the driver’s being issued a demand for a roadside screening breath sample. The 19-year-old, involved in the collision provided a sample that registered a fail. The 20-year-old, male refused to comply with the demand.

As a result, the 19-year-old, subject had their driver’s licence suspended, vehicle impounded and charged with operation while impaired and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration over 80mg. The 20-year-old, subject had their vehicle impounded, driver’s licence suspended and charged with refusal to comply with demand and fail to comply with probation. Both were released with future court dates.

Driving Offence Leads to Charges of Drug Possession

On September 6, 2025, at about 2:30pm, police conducted a motor vehicle stop in the area of Centre Street. The driver was identified to be a 39-year-old, male who was operating the vehicle with a suspended driver’s licence. The driver was removed from the vehicle and placed under arrest.

A search after the arrest yielded a quantity of methamphetamine, cutting agent, Canadian currency and multiple cell phones. As a result, the subject was charged with possession crystal methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking, driving while under suspension, and class G1 licence holder – unaccompanied by a qualified driver. He was released with a future court date.