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Traffic Stop results in arrest and charges

Two Brockville men are facing charges as a result of a traffic stop yesterday morning at 10:30 a.m. on Buell Street.

Patrol officers spotted the vehicle being operated by a 40 year old Brockville man for a traffic violation on Buell Street. A check confirmed the man was prohibited from driving for a previous Criminal Code conviction and as a result was placed under arrest for prohibited driving. While searching the man after the arrest a quantity of counterfeit money and drugs, believed to be crystal methamphetamines, was located. As a result he was taken into custody and conveyed to the Brockville Police Service.

During the stop it was learned that his 35 year old male passenger was currently at large on a recognizance of bail with several conditions including not being in a motor vehicle he is not the registered owner of. As a result, he was also arrested for breaching his recognizance and conveyed to the Brockville Police headquarters where he was held for a bail hearing.

Arrest Warrant executed

A 21 year old Brockville man was arrested yesterday morning after police learned at a traffic stop he had an outstanding warrant from Kingston.

Just after 10 a.m. the man was stopped on Brock Street by police in his grey 2015 Hyundai for a traffic violation. When officers checked him at his traffic stop they learned he had an outstanding arrest warrant from Kingston Police and they would come to Brockville to pick him up.

As a result he was taken into custody by Brockville officers and held at the Brockville Police station where he was turned over to Kingston Police later in the day.

Ammunition Destroyed

The Brockville Police received assistance from members of the Canadian Forces yesterday afternoon when some ammunition was located inside a local residence and had to be destroyed.

Just before the lunch hour Brockville Police were alerted to a possible grenade in an Ormond Street home and evacuated the residence. An explosives disposal unit from CFB Trenton was contacted and attended to retrieve the munitions from the residence. The explosives were believed to be inert, but the military took it to a safe area outside the city and destroyed the device out of caution.

Fraud Scammers active in the area again

Police are again receiving numerous complaints from residents regarding a couple of familiar scams targeting the area.

Newer versions of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam are targeting the area again. This time callers are claiming to represent law firms saying a class action law suit against the victim has been launched and if they do not pay a certain amount of money they will be sued in court. Victims may be requested to pay by Western Union money transfer or even iTunes cards.

The CRA would never ask for payment by pre-paid cards. Should you have any questions please contact the CRA directly at 1-800-959-8281 or visit the CRA website section “Protect Yourself against Fraud at www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/corporate/security/protect-yourself-against-fraud.html

The “Emergency Scam” or as it is sometimes known the “Grandparent Scam” has once again made an appearance targeting local residents.

In this particular scam, the victim receives a call claiming to be one of their children or grandchildren. In some cases the caller may be lawyer or medical professional calling on their family member’s behalf because of some emergency and needing money immediately. Typically it is for bail money or some medical emergency in a foreign country.

The victim is asked to send money by a money transfer through Western Union or Money Gram to assist. Before sending any money, please contact your family to verify the emergency, or verify the occurrence with local authorities.

For more information please contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or visit their website at http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/fraud-escroquerie/types/emergency-urgence/index-eng.htm

Donation Box stolen from Library

Yesterday afternoon Brockville police were contacted by staff at the Public Library on Buell Street who was reporting a theft of cash donation boxes from both the upstairs and downstairs customer service desks.

On arrival staff at the library had reviewed the surveillance video of one suspect taking a box at 9:15 a.m. Monday January 15th.

The Brockville Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying this man. Anyone with information is asked to contact the investigating officer Constable Dan Hall at 613-342-0127 ext. 6090 or dhall@jgr8poxkdf.wpdns.site. Or submit a tip anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000. The Brockville Police Service is a member of the Kingston and 1000 Islands Crime Stoppers and please select this in the drop down screen.

Theft from Liquor Store

A 21 year old man from Gananoque is facing charges of theft and breaching his probation after stealing a bottle of liquor from the King Street LCBO yesterday afternoon.

At 2:05 p.m. yesterday staff at the LCBO observed two men enter the store and select bottles off the shelf and leave the store making no attempt to pay for the liquor. Brockville Police were contacted as the pair was observed running away from the store on King Street. When officers arrived they were watching the video surveillance footage of the incident and noticed one of the men in the LCBO again.

Officers attended to the floor area of the store and arrested the man for theft under $5000 and learned that he was on probation at the time of the incident. He will also face charges of breaching his probation order as a result.

The second male remains at large and officers are still attempting to locate him.

Snow Removal

Brockville Police were active last evening issuing snow removal tickets to vehicles parked on the streets as snow removal crews were working during the overnight hours. Six vehicles in the city’s south end were ticketed and towed as snow removal crews worked overnight to clear snow.

A reminder to motorists parking is prohibited on city streets from 2 a.m. – 7a.m. during the months of November through March inclusive with few exceptions. For more information please call 342-8772 ext. 600, or visit the City of Brockville website at https://brockville.com/index.cfmID=437&ViewItem=Yes&IDln=1284&ShowText=No

Screws found in driveway

A 28 year old woman is again the victim of mischief to her driveway after someone threw over 100 screws in her driveway overnight Thursday night- Friday morning.

The Bartholomew Street resident reports sometime in between 11 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday morning someone attended to her residence and threw the screws on her driveway behind her vehicle in an attempt to damage the tires as she left her residence. She had reported a previous incident to Police on January 1st this year when nails were left on her driveway.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Dave Jeggo of the Brockville Police At 613-342-0127 ext. 6078 or or submit a tip anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000. Remember to select Kingston and 1000 Islands Crime Stoppers on the drop down screen.

Warrants Executed

Two men attended to Brockville Court on Friday and surrendered themselves to court officers on outstanding arrest warrants which were out for them.

At 9:30 a.m. a 21 year old Cornwall man surrendered himself to Brockville Police court staff after he failed to appear in court on October 6th of last year on charges of being unlawfully at large from the Brockville Jail where he was serving weekends on an intermittent sentence. He will be appearing for a bail hearing.

Later Friday morning, just before 11 a.m., a 28 year old Brockville man surrendered himself to Court officers after failing to appear for his fingerprints to be taken on October 19th at the Brockville Police Station. He is now facing additional charges of failing to appear and was released from custody with a new court date.

At 4:30 pm on Friday afternoon a third arrest warrant was executed when a 27 year old Brockville woman was located in The Score at the Brockville Shopping Centre. Brockville Police held 2 outstanding warrants for the woman, the first for failing to attend court on Friday January 5th, 2018 and a second Warrant of Committal for breaching her Probation. She was held for a bail hearing at a later date.

On Sunday evening at 7:40 pm. officers spotted a 40 year old Brockville man wanted for a Christmas Day assault in his vehicle on Tunnel Avenue. In the Christmas incident, a family gathering for Christmas dinner led to an argument inside a north end apartment building between family members. The argument turned physical and spilled out into the hallway of the building before it broke up and resulted in the 36 year old victim calling EMS for treatment.

The 40 year old was conveyed to Brockville Police headquarters where he was charged for assault and released from custody with several conditions and a future court date.

Bail Violation

A 31 year old former Brockville resident now living in Belleville was arrested early Sunday Morning when he was spotted in a vehicle behind a downtown business with improper licence plates by officers on general patrol.

The man and a 40 year old woman were spotted in a vehicle at 12:45 a.m. Sunday and spoken to by police who learned he was currently at large on a recognizance of bail with conditions that he not be in Leeds County except for court and that he be in his place of residence between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. daily.

The man was taken into custody and held for bail and his vehicle towed and impounded.

Barricaded man taken into custody

A 30 year old Brockville man was apprehended yesterday afternoon and taken to Brockville General Hospital after a 5 ½ hour standoff at his residence on Havelock Street.

Brockville Police were contacted just after 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning by a family member concerned for the man’s well-being after he became very agitated and upset for no apparent reason and began throwing items inside the residence. Initial responding officers arrived a short time later and spoke with the family member and learned what had taken place earlier in the morning. The young man was still agitated and had retreated to the second floor of the residence. When officers attempted to speak with him he began throwing items of furniture at them from the top of the stairs and then grabbed a weapon and threatened harm to himself and officers on scene.

Responding officers then set up a perimeter inside the residence and called for assistance while maintaining communication with the man inside the house. The family member who contacted the police initially was taken to a neighbour’s residence for safety and the Brockville Fire Department and Leeds and Grenville Emergency Services were contacted about the situation and asked to attend the scene and be on standby, and the Police Services Crisis Negotiators and Emergency Response Team (ERT) were called in to attend the scene. At approximately 12:30 p.m. the ERT team relieved the initial responding officers from their positions inside the residence while negotiators continued to speak to the man inside the residence.

Over the next three hours negotiations continued with the man who eventually retreated to the dark attic of the residence with the weapon and a lighter in his possession. Police utilized some of the Brockville Fire Departments equipment to light up the attic and absorb the paint and other liquid which had been thrown on the stairs to reach the attic area and eventually were able to take the young man into custody.

During the incident one member of the Emergency Response Team was treated by EMS after he had an unknown substance thrown at him and get into his eyes. He suffered only minor discomfort and after treatment was able to return to his position at the scene.

The 30 year old man was conveyed by officers to the Brockville General Hospital emergency for assessment. At the time of the occurrence the man was at large on a Recognizance of Bail for outstanding charges from an August incident at the same residence. This incident remains under investigation.

Impaired Drivers

Brockville Police Officers were kept busy yesterday dealing with a couple of impaired driving incidents in the city.

Yesterday afternoon shortly after 2:00 p.m. an officer was flagged down on Pearl St at Brockville Collegiate (BCI) regarding a vehicle which had left the roadway and was stuck in the snow on the front lawn area of the school. When the officer and passerby went to assist the driver they noticed an odour of alcohol on her breath and other signs of impairment.

The 44 year old Brockville woman was arrested at the scene for impaired driving and conveyed to the Brockville Police Service where she provided breath samples over twice the legal limit. She was released from custody with a Promise to Appear at a future court date. Her vehicle was seized and a quantity of alcoholic beverages was located inside the car.

Just after 5:30 p.m. officers received a complaint from a witness at one of the gas stations at the Parkedale and Stewart Boulevard intersection of a male who appeared intoxicated and was having difficulty pumping gas into his vehicle. A witness attempted to speak with the man but was told to mind his own business and the driver left.

The 54 year old man was located a short time later in the area of the A+W drive thru and was arrested for impaired driving. He was also brought to the Brockville Police Service where he provided breath samples over three times the legal limit. His vehicle was impounded and he is also facing charges of impaired driving and driving with over the legal limit of alcohol in his system and will appear at a future court date.

Arrest Warrant

A 49 year old man from Toronto was arrested and returned to Brockville yesterday after he was involved in a motor vehicle collision and Toronto Police discover he had an outstanding warrant in Brockville.

In October of 2015 a fraudulent credit card was used to purchase over $5000 in copper wire from a local electrical company. Detectives learned the copper wire was then transported to a business in Toronto by a moving company where it was then transferred to the accused in a minivan. When they were unable to locate the man, a warrant was obtained for his arrested for possession of stolen property over $5000.

The man was arrested by Toronto Police and held in custody until court officers from the Brockville Police Service attended and returned him to Brockville where he remains in custody pending a bail hearing later today.

Domestic Disturbances

Two men are facing domestic related charges in separate incidents from yesterday and early this morning.

Shortly after 1:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon Brockville Police attended to a Bennett Street residence after the victim’s father contacted police as he was concerned about his daughter being inside her residence with her ex-husband. The father had reported the relationship had ended badly and the ex-husband was not allowing him into his daughter’s residence nor was he allowing his daughter to leave her residence to come out and see him.

As a result officers attended to the residence and spoke with the female resident who told officers she and her 37 year old husband had been involved in an argument which turned physical. As a result the young man is now facing charges of domestic assault and was released from custody with several conditions to protect the victim and given a future court date.

Just after midnight officers were called to a Wellington Street address by the 24 year old woman who resides at the house. She told officers that she and her boyfriend were arguing over food. The argument continued and turned physical resulting in her being struck by her 22 year old boyfriend.

After speaking all parties, the 22 year old man was arrested for domestic assault and conveyed to police headquarters and held in custody until he was sober. He was then released with several conditions to protect the victim and given a future date to appear in court.

Home Invasion Investigation

Detectives continue their investigation into a home invasion which occurred overnight in the city’s south end.

Sometime between 1:00 – 3:00 a.m. unknown suspects entered an Orchard Street residence and surprised one of the occupants as they entered the home. A suspect carrying an unidentified weapon in his hand confronted the victim and demanded to know where the other people in the house were. The victim was kept in a room inside the house while the other suspects searched and ransacked the residence before leaving.

Footprints in the fresh snow indicate the suspects fled from the residence on Orchard near Victoria Park in the direction of James Street possibly to a waiting vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Laurie Bennett of the Brockville Police Service at 613-342-0127 ext. 4221 or submit a tip anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000. A reminder to resident to submit their tips to Kingston – 1000 Islands Crime Stoppers.

Collision leads to Impaired Driving Charges

A 34 year old Brockville woman is facing impaired driving charges this morning as a result of a collision early this morning at the intersection of Stewart Boulevard and Jefferson Drive.

At approximately 12:45 a.m. a Brockville Police officer was in the area of Stewart Boulevard and Jefferson Drive when he observed a black Ford stopped at the red light at Jefferson Drive. The woman operating her 2006 black Chevrolet rear ended the stopped vehicle at the traffic light. Occupants of the Ford were taken to Brockville General Hospital as a precaution for minor injuries and released.

Officers at the scene detected an odour of alcohol on the woman’s breath and noticed signs of impairment. As a result she was arrested for impaired driving and conveyed to the Brockville Police Station where she provided breath samples of nearly three times the legal limit.

As a result, she was charged with impaired driving and driving with over 80 milligrams of alcohol and was released with a future court date.

Damage to bathrooms at Rotary Pad

Brockville Police were contacted early yesterday morning by City of Brockville Public Works who noticed extensive damage to the men’s washroom at the new Rotary Pad.

Scenes of Crime officer from the Service attended to the new Rotary Pad at 7:20 a.m. yesterday morning, and took photographs of the damage and processed the scene for evidence. Investigators learned that sometime over the New Year’s weekend the damage occurred to the bathroom and are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying those responsible.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the investigating officer Constable Dave Jeggo at 613-342-0127 ext. 6078 or djeggo@jgr8poxkdf.wpdns.site or submit a tip anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000. A reminder to local residents, the Brockville area is a member of Kingston and 1000 Islands Crime Stoppers group.

Bail Violation

A 43 year old Brockville man is in custody this morning awaiting a bail hearing after being arrested last evening for breaching his bail conditions by communicating with his former common-law girlfriend.

While on patrol last evening in the Daniel and Brock Street area officers noticed the man’s vehicle parked on the street near his former girlfriends residence and the woman exiting the residence. Further investigation revealed the man was actually inside the residence and he exited the place and surrendered to police.

In December the man was arrested for assault with a weapon and fleeing from police in a domestic related incident involving the same woman. He is now facing additional charges of breaching his recognizance.

Shoplifter arrested and Drugs found

A 27 year old Prescott man is awaiting a bail hearing later today after being observed taking items from the Real Canadian Superstore by Loss Prevention officers and being found in possession of drugs.

At approximately 9:20 p.m. last evening Brockville Police were called by Loss Prevention officers to the Superstore after Loss Prevention staff had observed the male taking items from the shelf and concealing them before leaving the store without paying.

When the man was approached by Loss Prevention officers and asked to return the make instead fled in the direction of Wal-Mart. As officers arrived they searched the area but were unable initially to locate the man. However officers then did a second search and followed a fresh set of footprints in the snow and located the male hiding near some trees on the north side of Wal-Mart where he was arrested for theft.

After searching the male, a quantity of drugs believed to include marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamines was located on the man. It was also learned he had outstanding warrants from Napanee and was out on outstanding charges.

He will appear later today in Brockville court facing additional theft and drug charges.