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Male Causing Disturbance on Via Train

On August 20, 2022 at about 10:00AM, the Brockville Police Service received a report of a male causing a disturbance on the Westbound Via train, approaching Brockville. The individual causing issues was identified to be a 29-year-old male. Investigation revealed that the male was intoxicated. He was removed from the train and arrested for public intoxication. He was held until sober as he did not have the ability to care for himself. At times he was uncooperative with officers. Once sober, he was released and charged with public intoxication.  

Domestic Disturbance

On August 20, 2022 at about 2:00PM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint regarding shouting as a possible domestic disturbance, at an apartment building on Kensington Pkwy. Officers attended the scene and located the male and female couple involved. Investigation revealed that the 24-year-old female had assaulted her male partner by striking him with a 10lbs weight during an altercation. The male did not require medical attention. During the investigation the determination was made to arrest the female for assault with a weapon. She was taken into custody and later released on conditions and with a future court date for the offence of assault with a weapon. 

Threats

On August 21, 2022 at about 12:00PM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint from mental health workers regarding threatening comments from one of their clients. The client was identified to be a 46-year-old male who resides in the area of Cartier Crt. He was making various comments to cause death to mental health workers who work to assist him. Due to the remarks and significant safety concern, the male was arrested and held for bail for the offence of utter threats.

Cause Disturbance

On August 21, 2022 at about 7:00PM, the Brockville Police Service received a call regarding a 29-year-old male in the area of Pearl St. W., yelling, shouting and causing a disturbance. Officers attended the area and located the male in question. Investigation revealed that the male was intoxicated by alcohol and drugs. He was arrested for public intoxication and held until sober.

Warrants

On August 20, 2022 at about 2:00AM, the Brockville Police Service learned that the OPP had a 29-year-old male in their custody who had an arrest warrant held by the Brockville Police Service. The warrant was issued as a result of an investigation from early July at the Mobile Gas location on Parkedale Ave. The charges laid are for possession of counterfeit money, fraud under $5,000.00 and fail to comply with probation. Officers from the Brockville Police Service attended to his location and executed the warrant. He was arrested and released with a future court date.

Further;

On August 22, 2022 at about 3:00AM, the Brockville Police Service learned that the OPP had a 31-year-old female in custody, who had a warrant for her arrested held by the Brockville Police Service. The warrant was a bench warrant for failing to attend court regarding charges of drug possession and failing to comply with probation. The warrant was executed and she was released with a future court date.

Further;

On August 22, 2022 at about 3:45AM, officers from the Brockville Police Service located and arrested a 36-year-old male, in the area of Buell St. who had a warrant out for his arrest. He was wanted for a charge of failing to comply with his probation. The warrant was executed and he was released with a future court date.

Drug Search Warrant

On August 18, 2022, the Brockville Police Service executed a search warrant at two separate residence units in the building of 69 King St. E. in Brockville. Once the warrant was executed, two individuals were arrested and taken into custody. They were identified to be a 63-year-old male and a 54-year-old female. A search of the residences discovered approximately 3 ounces of various drugs including cocaine, crack cocaine and crystal meth. Along with these substances, officers also unveiled drug paraphernalia including scales and packaging materials, over $1000.00 in cash and weapons including a prohibited switch blade and a conducted energy weapon (stun gun). Both were held in custody for a bail hearing. The female was charged with the offences of possession of cocaine for the purposes of trafficking, possession of crack cocaine for the purposes of trafficking, possession of methamphetamine (crystal meth) for the purposes of trafficking and two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon. The male was charged with possession of crack cocaine for the purposes of trafficking and fail to comply with release order.       

Impaired Driving

On August 18, 2022 at about 3:00PM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint regarding a minor vehicle collision on Water St. When the call came in it was suspected that the driver of the vehicle causing the collision was possibly impaired. Officers arrived and determined that the 60-year-old male driver had been consuming alcohol. Shortly after, a roadside screening test was administered. This resulted in a fail. The male was placed under arrest and taken to the Brockville Police Service for further testing. Those tests confirmed that the driver was operating a vehicle with over the legal limit of alcohol in his blood. He was later released after being charged with operation while impaired and operation while impaired – blood alcohol over 80mg. His driver’s licence was also suspended and vehicle was impounded.   

Impaired Driving

On August 18, 2022 at about 10:15PM, the Brockville Police Service received information regarding a single motor vehicle involved in multiple collisions. The collisions caused significant damage to the vehicle itself and various properties on Perth St. between the area of Pearl St. and Front Ave. Luckily, no one was seriously injured in this incident as the manner in which the vehicle was driven was very dangerous. The driver was identified to be a 19-year-old male. He was taken to the Brockville General Hospital but was released shortly after. He was then taken to the Brockville Police Service for testing and it was determined that he was driving while over the legal limit of alcohol. His driver’s licence was suspended and the vehicle impounded. Once he was sober he was released with a court date and charged with operation while impaired, operation while impaired – blood alcohol over 80mg, dangerous driving, failure to stop after accident and driving a vehicle with cannabis readily available.    

Voyeurism – Correction

It has come to our attention that the story below released on August 16, 2022 had some incorrect information. The accused individual was originally described as the Step-father of the family in the residence. It was later determined that the accused is not the Step-father rather, he is a family acquaintance and partner of one of the other adults who was residing there. We felt it was important to correct this detail.    

On August 13, 2022 at about 8:30PM, the Brockville Police Service engaged into an investigation concerning voyeurism. The investigation revealed that a 47-year-old male, who was the Step-father of the home, had concealed a video recording device in the family home. With that device, multiple recordings of various people in compromising positions were captured. The device was seized and the victims have been identified and spoken to by police. On August 14, 2022 at about 3:30PM, the accused 47-year-old male was arrested and taken into custody. He was charged with voyeurism and held in custody for a bail hearing.  

Warrants 

On August 16, 2022 at about 12:00PM, the Brockville Police Service received information from the OPP that they had a 48-year-old male in custody, who had a warrant out for his arrest. The warrant was a bench warrant for failing to attend court. Brockville Police attended to the male and met with the OPP in Prescott. The male was released there with documents and a new court date.

Further;

On August 16, 2022 at about 5:30PM, the Brockville Police Service located a 36-year-old male known to have a warrant out for his arrest. The warrant was in relation to charges of carry concealed weapon and two counts of fail to comply with probation. He was arrested and later released on conditions and a future court date.

Over the last week from August 12 – August 18, the Brockville Police Service received 315 calls for service. While responding to those calls, there were a total of 17 arrests and two mental health apprehensions. As a result of investigations there were 39 Criminal Charges laid. Officers continue to monitor traffic within the City and as a result, 15 traffic related charges were issued. Some of these statistics do not reflect everything an officer accomplishes in shift. It is simply a quick look at what the Brockville Police Service is doing to ensure safety and security.  

Voyeurism

On August 13, 2022 at about 8:30PM, the Brockville Police Service engaged into an investigation concerning voyeurism. The investigation revealed that a 47-year-old male, who was the Step-father of the home, had concealed a video recording device in the family home. With that device, multiple recordings of various people in compromising positions were captured. The device was seized and the victims have been identified and spoken to by police. On August 14, 2022 at about 3:30PM, the accused 47-year-old male was arrested and taken into custody. He was charged with voyeurism and held in custody for a bail hearing.  

Shoplifting

On August 15, 2022 at about 11:00AM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint regarding a theft from the LCBO on King St. W. Investigation revealed that a 40-year-old male was identified to have entered the store, selected two bottles of alcohol valued at approximately $140 in total and left making no attempts to pay for the items. The male was located shortly after the incident occurred and he was placed under arrest. The male was released from custody after being charged with theft under $5,000.00 and two counts of failing to comply with probation.

Warrants

On August 16, 2022 at about 2:30AM, officers from the Brockville Police Service were proactively walking through St. Lawrence Park. While in the park, officers located a 44-year-old male who was known to be wanted. He had a warrant out for his arrest stemming from an investigation into a domestic disturbance on August 7, 2022. The charges from that investigation were uttering threats and forcible confinement. The male was arrested and held in custody for a bail hearing.  

Disturbance

On August 12, 2022 at about 11:00AM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint of a 29-year-old male causing a disturbance in the area of Perth St. and Church St. Officers attended and located the male. He had been asked to leave a nearby residence and was refusing to leave the area. He was found to be intoxicated and also in possession of a knife. The knife was not being used in a threatening manner. The male was arrested due to his intoxication levels and the disturbance being caused. Upon his arrest he was searched and officers located a small amount of crystal meth. He was later released once sober and charged with two counts of breaching his probation and possession of crystal meth.

Impaired Driving

On August 13, 2022 at about 6:00PM, the Brockville Police Service received a call of a motor vehicle collision in the parking lot near the Stewart Blvd and 401. Officers arrived on scene and located all parties involved. Investigation revealed that a 35-year-old male was operating a motor vehicle in the parking lot and caused the collision. Officers also noticed that he was under the influence of alcohol. The male driver failed the roadside screening device test and was arrested for driving over 80mgs. He was taken to the Brockville Police Service for further testing where it was confirmed that he was operating over the legal limit of alcohol. He was later released after being charged with operation while impaired and operation while impaired by alcohol blood concentration over 80mgs. His driver’s licence was also suspended and vehicle impounded.

Warrant

On August 12, 2022 at about 7:00PM, officers from the Brockville Police Service located and arrested a 46-year-old male, who was known to have a bench warrant for his arrest for failing to attend court. The male was held in custody for a bail hearing. 

Minor Fire at Hardy Park

At approximately 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Brockville Police were called to assist the Brockville Fire Department at Hardy Park in relation to a minor fire that they had extinguished earlier.

Firefighters attended to the Park and found articles of clothing had been lit on fire. Witnesses at the scene told police and fire an unidentified male was observed lighting the clothes on fire and then left the area. The male is described as wearing a blue shirt, approximately 5’8” -5’9” tall and slender to medium build.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the investigating officer Constable Mihajlo Knezevic at 613-342-0127 ext. 6106.

Theft from Downtown Clothing Store

Brockville Police are investigating the theft of several articles of clothing from a clothes rack out in front of a downtown clothing store.

Yesterday afternoon at approximately 1:45 p.m. offices were called to the store after a report of an unidentified female removing a number of shirts from the clothing rack into a bag she was carrying and flee east bound on King Street on her bicycle.

The female suspect is described as wearing white jeans, a purple shirt and having her hair up in a ponytail.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the investigating officer Constable Dustin Gamble at 613-342-0127 ext. 6087.

Scammers active in area

Brockville residents seem to be the target of fraudsters in the area again.

On Thursday evening Brockville Police received a call from a Brockville area woman who went to check on her elderly father who resides in the city. When she arrived at her father’s residence she observed her father had a large amount of gift cards sitting on his kitchen table. After speaking with her dad, she learned that he had been the victim of a scam whereby her father was encouraged to purchase gift cards to pay a bill.

Common versions of this scam operating in the area will be to coerce the victim into paying for a loved one’s medical bill who has been in an accident, or a tax bill of some sort such as duty to get a package into the country.

Residents are asked to watch out for family and friends who make abnormally large purchases of gift cards especially for items and from stores they do not normally purchases items from.

For more information on common scams please visit the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre website at:  Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca)

Motor Vehicle Collision results in minor injuries

At approximately 3:20 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Brockville Police responded to a head-on motor vehicle collision with injuries between two pick-up trucks on King Street West in the area of St. Lawrence Park.

Witnesses report seeing a westbound truck swerve into the eastbound lane and into the path of another truck travelling east into the City’s downtown core. Passengers in both vehicles suffered minor injuries were taken to Brockville General Hospital and treated for minor injuries and later released.

The 34 year old male driver of the westbound vehicle is facing charges of careless driving and failure to produce his insurance card.

Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspections

The Brockville Police partnered with the Ministry of Transportation Enforcement division conducting Commercial Motor Vehicle inspections in the city yesterday.  Of the 10 vehicles selected for inspection, 6 were placed out of service, 3 had license plates removed. In total 12 Provincial Offence notices were issued for a variety of violations as well as numerous warnings issued.

Property Recovered from Rotary Park

The Brockville Police are trying to reunite the owner of a bag containing several valuable personal items found at the Rotary Park yesterday afternoon with its owner.

The bag contained a cell phone, glasses and case, various cards, and other personal items. If someone was at the park yesterday and lost their bag, please contact the Brockville Police at 613-342-0127 and describe the contents of the bag so police can make arrangements to get the property returned.

It was a fairly busy 24 hour period for officers with the Brockville Police who responded to 36 calls for service including 2 arrests, 2 apprehensions under the Mental Health Act, and another arrest of an Adult male who turned himself in at the Brockville Police Headquarters on several outstanding warrants and is being held for a bail hearing later today.

Theft of Catalytic Converter

A local car dealership was the target of thieves stealing a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked on their lot over the weekend.

Sometime between Saturday night at 7pm and Monday morning suspects attended to the lot of Riverside Ford and removed the catalytic converter from a 2017 F-150 pick-up truck parked on the lot.  When staff reported for work on Monday morning and noticed the damage, police were contacted and attended.

Anyone who has information or observed suspicious persons or vehicles around the Riverside Ford lot over the weekend is asked to contact the Brockville Police at 613-342-0127 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

If members of the public observe suspicious activity around car dealership lots such as crawling under vehicles, attempting door handles, suspicious vehicles in the area for extended periods of time or using electronic devices around vehicles after normal business hours is asked to contact Brockville Police immediately.

Theft from Local Convenience Store leads to additional charges

A 54 year old Brockville area man was arrested early this morning after staff at a local convenience noticed him taking items from the shelves and confronted him as left the store without paying.

At 3:50 a.m. this morning Brockville Police were called to a local convenience store after the male pushed passed the employee and fled the store on foot. Responding officers who were nearby were able to locate the intoxicated male and place him under arrest in relation to the incident.

Further investigation revealed the man was also responsible for two other reported thefts to the Brockville Police Service earlier this summer and was additionally charged for those occurrences. He is also facing several charges in relation to this morning’s incident.

Weeks Statistics

Over the last week from July 29 – Aug 4, the Brockville Police Service received 292 calls for service. While responding to those calls, there were a total of 15 arrests and one mental health apprehension. As a result of investigations there were 20 Criminal Charges laid. Officers continue to monitor traffic within the City and as a result, 26 traffic related charges were issued as well. Some of these statistics do not reflect everything an officer accomplishes in shift. It is simply a quick look at what the Brockville Police Service is doing to ensure safety and security.

Causing a Disturbance and Breaching Probation

On August 3, 2022 at about 5:30PM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint about a 26-year-old male on King St. W., being described as out of control. Officers arrived and learned that the male was acting in an aggressive manner and almost caused a fight with an unrelated citizen on the street. Luckily, no physical confrontation occurred. Police arrested the male and took him into custody. Later, once the male was calm, he was released after being charged with causing a disturbance and failing to comply with probation.

Impaired Operation of vehicle and Drug Possession

On August 3, 2022 at about 11:45PM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint of a female at the Days Inn hotel in a vehicle and apparently impaired. Officers attended the area and located the 44-year-old female suspect, now across the road at the Brockville Shopping Centre parking lot. Sobriety testing was completed indicating that the female was impaired by drugs. She was arrested and taken for examination by a Drug Recognition Expert. Further testing was completed and confirmed that she was impaired by drugs. The vehicle was searched after her arrest and officers located a small quantity of cocaine. Once the investigation was complete and it was safe to do so, the female was released after being charged with operation while impaired and possession of cocaine. Her vehicle was towed and driver’s licence suspended.

Warrants and Drugs     

On August 4, 2022 at 1:00AM, the Brockville Police Service learned that a 34-year-old female was at The Bar on King St. W. The female was known to have a bench warrant for her arrest for failing to attend court in relation to charges of assault and breach probation. Officers attended and arrested the female. Upon searching her, officers located a quantity of cocaine. She was additionally charged with possession of cocaine and held in custody for a bail hearing. 

Drug Possession

On August 4, 2022 at about 10:00PM, an officer from the Brockville Police Service conducted a motor vehicle stop on North Augusta Rd., regarding equipment related violations. During the stop, one of the occupants was identified to be a 23-year-old male, known to be on house arrest conditions of a release order. He was placed under arrest. Two other occupants in the vehicle were identified to be 20 and 21-year-old males. Further investigation revealed that the occupants were in possession of a large quantity of cocaine. The other 2 males were also arrested. The outcome was as follows; the 20-year-old male was charged with possession of cocaine and released with a future court date. The 21-year-old male was charged with possession of cocaine, drive vehicle with cannabis readily available and various traffic related charges. He was also released with a future court date. The 23-year-old male was charged with failing to comply with his release order bail conditions and possession of cocaine. He was held in custody for a bail hearing.