Category: News

Fraud/warrants

On July 12^th at 12:21 pm, a 24 year old male was arrested for fraud and his outstanding warrant. The male was attempting to cash a fraudulent cheque at a bank on Parkedale Ave. The staff alerted police who attended the bank. The male is well known to police and they were aware that he had a warrant for his arrest. The male was arrested and held in custody pending a bail hearing.

RIDE

Officers conducted a RIDE program on July 12^th beginning at 5:00 pm. The first vehicle they observed was being operated by Andrew Beauregard, 41 years. The male was known to both officers working the RIDE program. The male being on a criminal code driving prohibition, attempts to flee the area and leaves the vehicle abandoned. He is quickly located by one of the officers at the rear of one of the residences. He is arrested and searched leading to the discovery of a quantity of drugs. His borrowed vehicle was impounded for 45 days and he has been held in custody for a bail hearing.

Robbery:

On July 9, 2018 at 4:30 pm, a 19 year old male was assaulted by two males in the area of King St. West at St. Paul St. The two suspects fled the area with the victim’s book bag. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries. Suspect descriptions were not provided as the victim was not forthcoming with information. We are asking witnesses to contact Cst. Francis at (613)342-0127 ext. 6083.

Vehicles being entered:

We have had several complaints of vehicles being entered and property removed. Most of these thefts are preventable as the vehicles have been left unlocked.

Fighting by-law:

On the 8^th of July 2018 at 7:20 pm, two 17 year old males agreed to meet and fight over an “Instagram” dispute. One male had apparently “liked” a photo of the other’s girlfriend. The two youths met and engaged in an altercation where police were called. Both males were charged under the city’s bylaw for fighting.

Theft:

On the 8^th of July 2018 at 7:40 pm, a 19 year old male selected $30 worth of chocolate bars from the Metro on King St. He then left the store making no attempt to pay. He was located a short distance away and arrested for the offence of theft. He was further charged with breach of a probation order.

Warrants:

A 22 year old wanted on a warrant for failing to attend court was arrested on the 7^th of July. Police were called to investigate a traffic collision and discovered the male was the passenger of the vehicle. He was arrested without incident.

Stunt Driving:

On July 7^th at 10:22 pm, officers were conducting a traffic enforcement program when a 17 year old male attempted to evade police by fleeing the area in his vehicle at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was discovered a short distance away and the identity of the driver was discovered. The driver has been charged with stunt driving and had his vehicle impounded for 7 days.

Warrants:

A 34 year old female, a 48 year old male and another 34 year old female were arrested Friday July 6^th in three separate incidents for their outstanding warrants.

Theft/Warrants/Drugs:

On Wednesday July 4^th 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.

Bail Violations

On July 4^th at 1:00 pm, the Brockville Police Service responded to a call for an unwanted person. The complainant had called to have a male removed from the residence. The 31 year old male had left the area prior to police arrival. He was on court ordered conditions not be at that address. He is now facing charges of failing to comply with his court order.

Bail Violations

On July 4^th at 2:50 pm, a taxi cab operator contacted police to report a transportation fraud. The 21 year old female passenger left the cab, failing to pay the $9.00 fare. She is now facing charges of fraud and breach of a recognizance.

Bail Violations

A 16 year old male is facing charges of violating his bail conditions by not abiding by a curfew and communication breaches. On today’s date, he was arrested without incident by court staff and held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Bail Violations

On July 3^rd, 2018 at 8:00 pm a 55 year old male was arrested for breaching his bail conditions by consuming alcohol.   Police were responding to a complaint of an intoxicated male. This male was located and police learned that he was on court ordered conditions not to consume alcohol. He was arrested and held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Assault with a Weapon

On the 1st of July, 2018 at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Brockville Police Service received a complaint regarding a family dispute. The incident involved a 22 year old, local male, assaulting his 27 year old brother with a baseball bat. The victim was taken to BGH with non-life threatening injuries. The 22 year old accused was arrested and later released from custody with a future court date for the offences of assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose and a breach of his probation order.

Impaired Driving

On the 2nd of July, 2018, officers from the Brockville Police Service performed a traffic stop in the City as there was concern for the driver’s sobriety. As a result of the stop they found a 52 year old, local male who had an odour of alcohol coming from his breath. A demand to provide a breath sample was issued and the driver refused to provide a sample. The male was charged for refusing to provide a sample along with multiple other Highway Traffic Act offences. His vehicle was impounded for 7 days and driver’s licence suspended for 90 days. It is important to remember that penalties for refusing to provide breath samples regarding alcohol impairment while driving can be equivalent to a charge of Impaired Driving.