April 5 – 7, 2022 News Release

Impaired and Fail to Remain:

A male has been charged after failing to remain at the scene of a collision and impaired driving. On April 5, 2022 at about 9:30PM, the Brockville Police Service received a report of a motor vehicle collision in the area of North Augusta Rd. One of the vehicles was a black Dodge Ram truck, which fled the scene. The owner of the truck was determined and investigation revealed that the driver was a 31-year-old male. The male was located and spoken to regarding the collision. Officers dealing with the male arrested him for impaired driving and breath samples were taken. The samples confirmed that he had been driving with over the legal limit of alcohol in his blood. He was charged with operating while impaired by alcohol, operating with blood alcohol concentration over 80mg and failure to stop after accident. His vehicle was impounded and his licence was also suspended.

 

Weapons Offence:

A male has been charged for possessing a weapon following a disturbance. On April 6, 2022 at about 3:00AM, the Brockville Police Service was investigating a disturbance involving screaming and shouting coming from a residence on Kyle Crt. Officers had determined the involved individuals while at the scene, however, some had left prior to the officers arrival. A short time later, other calls were made to police regarding a disturbance on Jefferson Dr. near Tim Hortons. Information was that there was a shirtless male, chasing a vehicle on foot. Officers attended that area and learned that the people involved at the Kyle Crt. disturbance were the ones involved on Jefferson Dr. Within the nearby area, police did locate the shirtless 36-year-old male involved. He was found to be in possession of a knife. He was arrested without incident and charged with possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose and two counts of fail to comply with probation. He was held for a bail hearing. No further criminal acts were discovered as a result of the disturbances.

 

Impaired Investigation:

A male has been charged with refusing to provide samples on an investigation into impaired driving by drugs. On April 6, 2022 at about 4:45AM, the Brockville Police Service received a call to attend to Royal Cr. in regards suspicious vehicle parked in the street. Officers attended and observed a grey Honda SUV sitting in the roadway. The occupant of the driver seat was a 42-year-old male, who was passed out. Investigation revealed that the male was impaired by drugs. He was arrested for operation while impaired and taken for a drug recognition expert examination. The determination of the examination was that the male was in fact impaired by drugs, however, refused to comply with all of the examination demands. Due to that, he was charged with refusal to comply with demand and operation while impaired. He was later released with a future court date.

 

Fraud:

A male has been charged with multiple offences after attempting to cash cheques. On April 6, 2022 at about 11:00AM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint from at the BMO Bank of Montreal on Wall St., regarding a possible fraud. A 36-year-old male had attended to the bank and attempted to cash two cheques that were not made out to him. When the male was questioned by staff, he decided to leave the bank. Officers located the identified male a short distance from the bank and was placed under arrest. He was found to be in possession of other stolen documents. He was charged with fraud under $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, two counts of fail to comply with probation and fail to comply with release order. He was held for a bail hearing.

 

Harassment:

A male has been charged with harassment after repeated issues with another neighbour. On April 7, 2022 the Brockville Police Service had received complaints regarding neighbour harassment in the area of Havelock St. Police had received multiple calls over the previous several days regarding a 63-year-old male who resides in the neighbourhood. After receiving many reports of inappropriate behaviour, there became a concern for safety of others who reside in the area. The male was arrested and charged with criminal harassment and breach of recognizance. He was released with conditions and a future court date.      

 

Breach of Conditional Sentence Order:

On April 7, 2022 at about 2:30PM, officers from the Brockville Police Service located a 33-year-old male on King St. E., who had an arrest warrant for breaching his conditional sentence order.  He was arrested without incident and held in custody for a bail hearing.