Category: News

Nails left in driveway

A 28 year old Brockville woman had a little more than snow in her driveway when she returned home Monday morning.

At 10 a.m. Brockville Police received a call from a Bartholomew Street resident reporting that someone had thrown a bunch of nails and screws on her driveway in an attempt to damage her vehicle when she returned home to park her car. Fortunately for her she saw the items first and there was no damage as a result.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the investigating officer Constable Dave Jeggo of the Brockville Police Service at 613-342-0127 ext.6078 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.

Domestic Charges

A 24 year old Brockville area man is facing numerous domestic related charges this morning as a result of an incident from New Year’s Eve.

At 11:00 a.m. yesterday Brockville Police received a call to check on the well-being of a 29 year old Brockville woman after friends had received a number of concerning Facebook messages and posts from her. While speaking with officers she disclosed an incident to them that occurred the previous night with her ex-boyfriend where they had been involved in an argument and physical altercation.

As a result, officers located the man and placed him under arrest for a number of domestic related charges and breaching his probation. He was held in custody overnight and will appear later today for a bail hearing.

The Brockville Police Service attended two separate calls in relation to domestic violence complaints during the New Years patrol.

In one case it involved a local 21 year old couple where the complaint was an altercation with no injuries being observed or reported. The male was arrested for the assault and released with a pending court date.

The second case is similar in the ages however the couple live in different cities and were visiting the city for New Years celebration. The male in this case pushed the victim which caused her to fall and receive a head injury. He was arrested and was processed with a future court date.

During the course of officers patrols we are pleased to report zero cases of drinking and driving related complaints for the start of the new year.

Public Intoxication

Officers on patrol observed a 40 year old male falling down due to being under influence of alcohol. The male was unable to care for himeself and as a result was arrested for being intoxicated in a public place. He was lodged in cells and released when sober with a provincial offences notice.

Break and Enter

Brockville Police are investigating a Break and Enter that occurred to a south end business on December 29, 2017. 6 bottles of Alcohol were taken. Anyone with information is asked to contact Cst. Willis at 613-342-0127 ext. 6095 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477

Bail Violation

As a result of Winter By-Law Enforcement in the south end of town on the 26th of December, 2017, police discovered a vehicle belonging to a to a known local 21 year old male who is on a Recognizance of Bail not to attend that address. Police conducted a door knock of the residence which revealed the known male to be inside. He was arrested and held in custody for a bail hearing.

Winter Parking

On the 27th of December 2017, the Brockville Police issued several tickets and removed several vehicles from the south end of town during the Winter By Law Enforcement.

Driving complaint leads to the arrest of a 57 year-old Brockville woman.

Shortly before 10pm Friday evening, Police attended the Brockville General Hospital, after being contacted by a witness with concerns over a motorist’s ability to drive.

Officers located and spoke with the female driver and confirmed that her ability to operate her motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol. The woman was subsequently placed under arrest for Impaired Driving and Driving Over .08. Her blood alcohol concentration was found to be over twice the legal limit. She was released on a Promise to Appear with a future court date.

Impaired Driving

A traffic stop early Sunday morning led to the arrest of a 22 year-old Brockville man.

Shortly after 3am, while on general patrol in the South end of the City, police conducted a traffic stop on the male due to his driving behaviour. In speaking with the driver, officers were of the opinion that the man had been consuming alcohol. The man was placed under arrest for Impaired Driving and Driving Over .08. He was escorted to Brockville Police Service Headquarters where he provided breath samples of nearly three times the legal limit. The man was released on a Promise to Appear with a future court date.

Intoxicated Female Arrested

A 26 year-old female was arrested late Friday evening after an argument with her partner.

Police we called to a center-town apartment after reports were received of a couple arguing within. Upon police arrival, the female had left the residence, but was located a short distance away, heavily intoxicated.

Given her level of intoxication, she was placed under arrest for being intoxicated in a public place contrary to the Liquor Licence Act. She was later released from custody, once sober.

Disturbance

Refusing to leave a downtown establishment after several requests led to the arrest of a local 23 year-old man early Saturday morning.

Shortly before 2 am, officers were called to the business to assist staff in dealing with the un-cooperative male. The man, who was heavily intoxicated, was arrested by police for being intoxicated in a public place contrary to the Liquor Licence Act and failing to leave when directed to do so under the Trespass to Property Act . He was later released from custody, once sober.

Intoxicated Female Arrested

A 23 year-old Ottawa woman was arrested by police early Saturday morning for being intoxicated in a public place contrary to the Liquor Licence Act.

The female was located walking in the North end of the City, in an intoxicated state, causing police to be concerned for her safety. The woman was subsequently taken into custody and escorted to Brockville Police Service Headquarters. She was later released into the care of a family member.

Stolen Vehicle recovered in Toronto

A Dana Street woman contacted the Brockville Police yesterday morning to report her grey 2006 Ford 500 was stolen from her driveway sometime overnight.

Brockville Police were called to the residence just after 7:30 am and met with the woman told police her vehicle was parked in the driveway overnight and had a full tank of gas. She was awakened overnight by her dog barking and suspects that may have been when the car was taken.

Shortly after 9:00 p.m. last evening the Brockville Police were notified by the Toronto Police the vehicle had been recovered in their jurisdiction and it was being held for forensic examination.

Anyone with information on who may have stolen the vehicle is asked to contact the Brockville Police at 613-342-0127 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.

Impaired Driver arrested

A 21 year old Maitland area man is facing charges of impaired driving after a traffic stop yesterday evening just after 6:30 p.m.

Ministry of Transportation officers were driving through Brockville when they observed a silver 2004 Ford Diesel pick up with Competitive Roofing on the doors having open liquor in the vehicle. MTO officers performed a traffic stop and noted the driver of alcohol on his breath and contacted Brockville Police to attend. The driver registered “fail’ on the roadside screening device and was arrested having over the legal limit of alcohol in his system and driving.

He was conveyed to the Brockville Police Service where he provided two samples of his breath almost two times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood. He was charged with impaired driving and driving with over 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The truck was towed and impounded as a result of the charges.

Fraud Charges for False Invoices

A 23 year old Personal Support worker is facing fraud related charges for submitting fraudulent invoices for time worked and forging signatures to her employer.

Yesterday morning just after 10:30 a.m. the woman’s employer attended to the Brockville Police Service to report the fraudulent and forged invoices to police. Investigators received the supporting documents and spoke with the young woman who was served an Appearance notice charging her with 2 counts of Fraud and one count of Uttering a forged Document.

She will be appearing in court in the new year to answer to these charges.

Mischief Charges for incident in Courthouse Cells

A 25 year old man is facing charges after an incident at the Court House cells yesterday afternoon.

Just after 1:00 p.m. Special Constables at the court building asked the young man who was waiting to speak with his counsel if he needed to use the washroom which he declined. After dealing with other prisoners, the Special Constables returned 3 minutes later and noticed writing on the wall of his cell in feces and when asked about it, he told the officers he thought it was funny.

The man was removed from the cells and placed in another area. The damaged cell was cleaned, repaired and disinfected and he is now facing an additional charge of Mischief Under $5000.

Bail Violation charge for refusing drug test

A 28 year old Brockville woman is facing charges of breaching her undertaking.

The young woman was released earlier this month from the special drug court with conditions of her undertaking to report to her counsellor and submit to drug testing as required.

On the 19th of December the woman failed to show for a scheduled meeting and again yesterday refused to submit to a drug test as required and was reported to the police as per her release conditions.

Late yesterday afternoon, the woman was located on Front Avenue in Brockville and placed under arrest for Breach of Undertaking and held in custody for a bail hearing later today.

Youth Surrenders to Police

A 15 year old youth, who was wanted for assault in relation to a Monday night incident, attended to the Brockville Police Service and surrendered to police Tuesday evening.

At approximately 5:15 p.m. last evening the young woman attended to the front desk and identified herself to officers in the building. She had learned officers were looking for her in relation to an incident at Thousands Islands Secondary School the previous afternoon after an altercation with her ex-boyfriend.

She was charged with assault and released from custody with a Promise to Appear at a future court date and an Undertaking with several conditions including not having any contact with the victim.

Unwanted Person call leads to arrest

A 50 year old Brockville man is in custody this morning after police received a call yesterday just before 2:00 p.m. of an unwanted male at a downtown apartment.

Officers responded to a King Street West apartment building and learned the man had been drinking and was fighting with his 56 year old common-law and not allowing her to leave the building. When he would not allow her to leave and he would not leave the apartment police were contacted by a friend of the woman to attend.

After arriving police spoke with those present and arrested the man for forcible confinement and brought him to police headquarters where he was held overnight pending a bail hearing later today.

Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision- 1360 Kensington Parkway

At 9:26 a.m. yesterday morning the Brockville Police Service and Leeds and Grenville Emergency Medical Services responded to a call of a pedestrian being struck by a commercial snow plow in the parking lot of the apartment building located at 1360 Kensington Parkway.

When they arrived they found the pedestrian, 30 year old Tyler Burtch of Brockville, to be in very serious condition and rushed him to Brockville General Hospital where emergency staff attended to him and prepared him for transport to the Kingston General Hospital. He was rushed by ambulance to Kingston General Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on arrival.

Officers with the Brockville Police Service patrol services, detective office, and forensic identification unit where at the scene until early evening yesterday and continue their investigation. They are being assisted by investigators with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Technical Traffic investigations unit and the Ministry of Transportation as is normal practice in serious motor vehicle collisions.

All involved have cooperated with investigators. Police are still seeking witnesses to the collision and would like to speak with anyone who was in the parking lot area of 1360 Kensington Parkway yesterday morning between 9: 15 – 9:45 a.m. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Graham Coe at 613-342-0127 ext. 4245.