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Domestic Dispute

A local man and woman face assault charges after a dispute turned physical.  Brockville Police attended their north end residence on Monday evening around 6:00 pm.  An argument started over internet usage while the couple stood in the kitchen.  The 71 year old woman, struck the male in the face with a cooking utensil.  Reacting to being struck, the 69 year old man, grabbed her around the throat.  Both people had been seperated when officers arrived.  Each one has now been charged with assault on the other.  They are on conditions which include no communication with one another pending a future court date.  Nobody suffered any injuries as a result of the incident.

Shoplifting

Stealing items from a north end boxstore has led to a fine for a local woman.

Brockville Police attended shortly before 2:00 pm. Tuesday, to speak to the 26 year old accused.  Due to the low dollar value of the theft, she was issued a fine under the Trespass to Property Act and released at the scene to another family member.

Domestic Dispute

Police have arrested and charged a local, 50 year old man with assault and uttering a threat.  Brockville Police attended the north end residence of a local couple on Tuesday, shortly after 8:00 pm, after the female victim called 911.

Officers learned the 50 year old woman and the accused began climbing stairs in the home to take their dispute away from earshot of others in the residence.  She alleged her spouse turned and pushed her down several steps then knelt over her and made threats.  The man left the home in his vehicle, but their daughter’s boyfriend was lying on the hood as the vehicle drove away.  He jumped off at a nearby intersection and returned to the residence.

Police attended the scene later when information indicated the man had returned.  He was located in shrubbery around the residence.  His arrest followed for assault and utter threats. A second assault was revealed by the victim in early September of this year.  In that incident, she claimed she was shoved during another vebal dispute.

Police held the man in custody pending his appearance in bail court.  Neither the victim nor the daughter’s boyfriend suffered injuries beyond minor in nature.

Mental Health

A local, 20 year old man was taken to hospital after comments of suicide.  Brockville Police attended his residence in the center area of the city Wednesday, just after midnight, to check on his wellbeing.  The man had made statements to a friend concerning his desire to end his life.  Officers placed the gentleman in the care of hospital staff for appropriate care.

Mental Health Act

On November 6, 2016 at 12:11 pm, officers responded to a call of a 25 year old suicidal female. The female was located at her residence in the North end of the city with family members present. The female was apprehended without incident and taken to the Brockville General hospital for assessment.

Domestic Assault:

On November 6, 2016 at 12:26 pm, officers responded to a call of a domestic disturbance in the Center area of the city. It was learned the 23 year old female had assaulted her 29 year old boyfriend. The scene was at the residence of the male involved which the 23 year old female does not reside at. She is an out of town resident. After the initial assault the female had left the residence giving the male the opportunity to notify the Police. Moments later the female had returned and the dispute continued. The female was arrested and charged with assault and released with an appearance date for court.

Brockville Police have received numerous calls today regarding a new scam operating in the area. The potential victim receives an email referencing “Traffic Infringement Notice” and money being owed. This is fraudulent notice and if received please block the sender, mark it as spam and/or delete it. Do not respond or send any money.

Warrant

On November 4th, 2016 at approximately 8:00 pm, a 34 year old female was arrested by police on her outstanding warrants. She was located in a store in the centre of the city. She was held in custody to appear in court at a later date.

Impaired by Drug

On November 5, 2016 at 2:00 am, a 39 year old female was observed asleep behind the wheel of a motor vehicle in the city’s south end. The vehicle was stopped at an intersection with the female asleep with her head on the steering wheel. Officers determined that the driver was under the influence of drugs and was arrested for the offence of driving while impaired by drug. She was released with a future court date.

Mental Health Act

Officers where kept busy on the weekend with several apprehensions under the mental health act.

Mischief

A local youth was arrested after breaking the glass out of a door and threatening staff while at school. Brockville Police attended the local high school in the afternoon of November 1st, after a complaint of the 15 year old male becoming upset and causing some mischief as well as threatening staff.

The youth was diverted on the charges of mischief and threatening staff. He will take part in programs agreed to by police and his parents in lieu of going through the court process.

The charges can still be brought up if the youth fails to meet the obligations set out for him.

Domestic Dispute

A local 48 year old man was arrested after a dispute with his spouse. Brockville Police attended the residence around 10:30 pm, on November 1st and noted the man was intoxicated and causing problems in the home. He was arrested to prevent a further breach of the peace and released without charges the following morning.

Medical Assistance

A local 32 year old man was conveyed to hospital after passing out. Brockville Police attended a central-west street along with ambulance staff after a report of a man passed out in the area. Responses to questions were difficult to obtain but Officers did find a needle on his person. He was conveyed to hospital for appropriate care. Police are unaware of what caused his medical condition.

Warrant Executed

A local 18 year old woman was arrested after not showing up for fingerprints.

In July of this year, Brockville Police charged the female with stealing from a local department store. She was released on conditions at that time and given a date in early August to attend for fingerprinting. After failing to attend, a warrant was issued for her arrest.

On November 2nd around 11:00 am, she turned herself in to police. The warrant was executed and the charge of failing to attend was laid. A new court date is now pending after she was released from custody.

Mental Health

Staff at a local hospital called police after a patient threatened them with a dinner utensil and a cane.

At approximately 1:00 pm, on November 2nd, Brockville Police attended the hospital on Garden Street after a local 77 year old man started waving his cane at staff as well as a butter knife. Officers spoke to the man, then escorted him to the Hospital’s Charles Street location to have his mental health evaluated.

No one was struck or suffered any injuries during the incident.

Warrants

A local 48 year old man was arrested on outstanding warrants after an off-duty Special Constable observed the individual leaving a center area department store.

Brockville Police had charged the male in 2015 for theft from a north end box store and breaching his probation. A missed court appearance in October resulted in a warrant for his arrest.

On November 2nd, just after 5:00 pm, the Brockville court officer observed the man leaving a store and contacted police headquarters. The man fled the location of foot but was arrested close after surrendering himself to police when surrounded.

He was held for a bail hearing the next day.

Breach of Conditions

A local 52 year old woman was arrested Wednesday after drawing attention to herself which annoyed her neighbours.

Brockville Police attended the south end apartment building around 8:30 pm, after complaints of the woman yelling in her apartment. When officers were speaking to her, it was discovered she had been consuming alcohol. Awaiting court on outstanding charges, she had numerous conditions to abide by which included no alcohol and an onus to keep the peace and behave.

She was arrested and charged with breaching the conditions of her undertaking and released later with a future court date.

Fraud

Trying to pass a fraudulent credit card resulted in the arrest of an Ottawa area man on Thursday afternoon. Brockville Police arrested the 32 year old around 3:00 pm, while he was driving away from a north end box store. The male had attended several stores in the city and was successful in obtaining merchandise using a fraudulent credit card. Employees at his last stop felt something wasn’t right and contacted police. It was then discovered the man was in the country on a student visa that had expired. He was wanted by both the Ottawa and Cornwall Police Services for similar crimes. A bail hearing will take place on November 8^th.

Aside from the other police services looking to return the man, immigration officials are looking to deport the accused back to Nigeria.

Warrants

A local 19 year old man was arrested by Kingston Police on Thursday and returned to Brockville for outstanding warrants.

Early in the evening, officers from Brockville attended Kingston and arrested the man for an incident which took place in early June this year at a downtown convenience store. On that date, at approximately 11:00 pm, Brockville officers observed the man walking away from a group of men after police stopped to talk to them. It was discovered he was on conditions of a recognizance from two different sets of charges. Both release papers included a curfew, one starting at 9 pm, and the other at 10 pm. Officers tried to locate the man at the time but had no luck.

He was held in custody for a bail hearing.

We are currently investigating an incident which occurred at the Superstore between 730-830 pm on Saturday October 29^th in the cosmetic section where two teenage girls were followed by an unidentified adult male in and around this area as they shopped. The girls then located the store manager and reported the incident who in turn reported it to the police the following day Sunday October 30^th.

The male in the photo is a person of interest who we would like to speak to about the occurrence, who was in the Superstore around the time of the occurrence.

Anyone who may have more information is asked to contact the Brockville Police at 613-342-0127.

Liquor Licence Act

On the 30th of October, 2016 at approximately 07:00 a.m. a local cab company contacted police after the driver had picked up an intoxicated female from a south end residence. The female was unable to provide the driver with an address and they therefore attended to the police service for assistance. As a result of the female’s intoxicated state and for her safety she was lodged in cells and released when sober.

Theft

On 30th of October, 2016 a local female resident of Brockville was charged with two counts of theft under 5000 dollars after it was alleged that she had taken an acquaintances bank card and used it to make unauthorized purchases. The accused was issued an appearance notice with a future court date.

Attempt / Suicide:

On the 30th of October, 2016 police were advised that a local, male Brockville resident had ingested an unknown quantity of medication / pills and left a residence located in the central area of the City. The male subject had made suicidal comments and was eventually taken to hospital by family members. The subject was admitted and to be assessed by local mental health professionals to address any outstanding concerns for his wellbeing.

Attempt / Suicide:

On the 30th of October, 2016 a local female resident was apprehended by police under that authority of the mental health act. Police were advised by the original complainant that the female had sent a suicide letter to her mother. Police subsequently contacted her mother and obtained necessary information in order to apprehend and transport the female to the Brockville General Hospital for necessary observation and evaluation.

Drug Charges

A 22 year old male was detained after the motor vehicle he was driving was stopped during a R.I.D.E. check . An odour of marijuana was coming from the car. During the drug investigation the same male was discovered to be on probation for previous criminal conviction. He was subsequently charged with breaching that probation and being in possession of a controlled substance. He was released with a future court date.

Intoxication

Police were called to a scene after friends of a 31 year old female who was heavily under the influence of alcohol began to speak about being possessed by demons and was acting irrational.   She then resisted arrest when she was taken into custody due to her inability to care for herself. She was released from cells when sober.

Ladies Night Part 1:

A 44 year old female was arrested in the eveing after she was involved in a disturbance that broke out in a bar on King St East. The same female was already observed by officers earlier in the evening at a separate event and believed to have had a significant amount of alcohol consumed. She was held until a sober family member could attend to take care of her.

Ladies Night Part 2:

A 44 year old female was arrested to prevent a breach of the peace at a bar on King St west. She was causing problems with others and attempting to instigate a fight with a male who was in an altercation with her son. She had been consuming but was not intoxicated. It was believed that if was left a further altercation would start. She was arrested and held until after the bars closed and she had calmed down.

“I wasn’t driving”:

While on patrol an officer observed a motor vehicle driving with its interior lights on at night. The officer then observed the vehicle make an unsafe lane change and he stopped it for traffic violations. The officer then observed the driver and passenger switch positions in the car to try and throw the investigation off course. The officer played along but as fate would have it, neither one possessed a drivers licence which neither men knew! The odour of marijuana was coming from the car which made things worse for the pair. Both men were arrested for obstruct police, drug possession and one of the two was on a term of probation for a serious crimeand received a charge of breaching those conditions. Further charges were also issued under the traffic act such as driving with no licence, no insurance and the car was impounded. One male was released on a recognizance while the male on probation was held for a bail hearing. Bail is scheduled for Monday at Brockville Court.

Grocery Thief

A lone male attempted to steal approximately $350 worth of groceries from the Metro located on King Street in Brockville on the 28th of October.  Once the suspect was confronted by staff he abandoned his cart loaded with his ill gotten gains and fled. Described as being in his late 40’s wearing a yellow ball hat, blue coat and blonde hair.

Impaired Driver

A 29 year old local man was stopped operating a motor vehicle after police received a complaint that the driver was possibly impaired. Once stopped there was an odour of alcohol coming from the male. A demand for a sample of breath was made by officers into an approved screening device. However, the driver declined to provide a suitable sample. He was arrested for refusing to provide a breath sample as demanded and released with a future court date. The penalty for refusing a breath sample carries the same penalty as an impaired driving conviction. The drivers vehicle was also impounded in accordance with provincial regulations. The vehicle was not his own.

Breach of Conditions

A 27 year old local male was once again arrested for various violations of his current release conditions in Brockville on the 27th of October. His case worker who supervises his activities in the community reported ongoing breaches of his current undertaking and probation order. There has also been a number of recent complaints involving this male approaching people and businesses in an attempt to obtain money or assistance. He was arrested and charged with breaching his undertaking and additionally his probation order and held for bail hearing for the 28th of October.

Theft From Vehicle

A Liston Avenue resident reported that on the 27th of October at approximately 7 a.m. he had observed two teenagers running from the area of his truck. He later discovered that his lunch box was missing which also contained some prescription medicine and a small amount of cash. The Brockville Police Service asks that if anyone who lives in the area of the crime and witnessed anything that may be related to this event to please call at 613 342 0127 as any additional information would be appreciated.

Arrest Warrant

A local 52 year old male that had been arrested on previous domestic violence charges and had been released on conditions was once again arrested after an allegation of breaching those conditions had been made to police. As a result of the new allegation a warrant was issued for his arrest. He attended to the Brockville Police Service to turn himself in on the 27th of October and was held for a bail hearing.