Category: Press Release

Rental Scam Re-appears in the area

Police in the Brockville area are again receiving reports of fraudulent classified ads appearing online for rental properties in preferred locations. In the latest twist, scammers are copying pictures advertised for sale on legitimate real estate websites, and offering them as a rental property through online classified ads.

The scammer will portray themselves as a landlord working out of town or even overseas and they are seeking good tenants to look after the property. A deposit is required to secure the rental and when the prospective tenant asks about a showing they are not available because he is out of town, but pictures are available and a full refund offered if the rental unit does meet satisfaction.

Locally, home owners contacted police when prospective tenants notified them their house had been advertised in an online classified ad.

Persons searching for rental properties should do the following to protect themselves before sending any money:

• When searching rental go to the address and schedule a showing and confirm its availability
• Request a lease or contract
• Complete open source internet searches on the property to ensure it is not a duplicate
• Do NOT send funds to strangers
• Contact Equifax or Transunion if you have provided sensitive information on rental applications
• As always “if it seems too good to be true, it probably is”

Intoxicated Man Arrested at Loaves and Fishes

A 47 year old Brockville man was intoxicated and becoming aggressive with volunteers and patrons of Loaves and Fishes yesterday afternoon resulting in his arrest for Public Intoxication.

At approximately 5:20 p.m. Brockville Police received a panic alarm from Loaves and Fishes and responding officer located the male still inside. He was known to the officers and found to be well under the influence of alcohol. For the safety of all involved he was arrested for Public Intoxication and conveyed to the Brockville Police Ssation where he spent the night until sober. He was released with a Provincial Offences Notice in the morning.

Arrest Warrant Executed

A 21 year old Brockville man turned himself in at the Brockville Police Service early yesterday afternoon after learning he had an outstanding warrant for failing to attend for fingerprints.

On the 2nd of May the young man was charged for failing to notify the Brockville Police Service he had changed his address as per the conditions of his bail release and was released from custody with a condition that he attend the Brockville Police Service on May 25th to have his fingerprints taken. When he failed to show on that occasion a warrant was issued for his arrest.

He now faces charges of failing to appear for Idents and breach of his undertaking and will appear at future date in Brockville court.

Concerning Facebook Messages

Yesterday Brockville Police received two calls from concerned friends regarding some disturbing messages they had received over Facebook.

At 5:46 a.m. yesterday morning a Lyn resident contacted police to report that his 17 year old friend was not feeling well, and having some difficulty and he had received several concerning messages over Facebook. Officers then attended to the young lady’s residence to check on her well-being and arrangements were made for her to seek assistance from a local community service to assist her.

Again early this morning officers received a call from a resident indicating her friend had sent a message over Facebook and may have harmed herself.

At approximately 12:30 a.m. this morning officers arrived at the home of the woman and after speaking with her conveyed her to the Brockville General Hospital to be examined by a physician.

Disturbance at Residence

Late last evening Brockville Police were called on a couple of occasions to a Central Avenue residence where a 24 year old Brockville man was intoxicated and arguing with his mother.

Just before 11p.m. Brockville police responded to the first call to the residence from the young man’s mother as she was having difficulty dealing with him and calming him down. Officers attended and managed to calm the situation, and left when all parties agreed there would be no more arguing.

Shortly after clearing from the residence police were called back by the mother and ask to return. As a result of this call, the 24 year old son was arrested to prevent a breach of the peace and conveyed to the Brockville Police Station where he spent the night until he sobered up and was released.

Threatening

A 23 year old Brockville man is wanted in relation to a couple of threatening incidents yesterday afternoon.

The first incident was reported approximately 2:00 pm yesterday afternoon, when Family and Children’s Services contacted the Brockville Police to report the young man had called a worker in their building very upset and was going to force his way in to offices. About fifteen minutes later the accused’s former partner and mother of their children contacted Brockville Police to report she had received a voice mail message from the male threatening her and members of their family.

The accused has been speaking with the police and at present officers are trying to encourage him to turn himself in at the Brockville Police Service.

Domestic Disturbance

A 48 year old Brockville woman is in custody this morning pending a bail hearing this afternoon in relation to a domestic disturbance last evening in an apartment building on Park Street.

At approximately 9:10 last evening Brockville Police received a call from the male resident of the apartment distraught that his former girlfriend had returned to the apartment, and after an argument left south on Park Street with some injuries to her arms.

Police eventually caught up with the girl on King Street and conveyed her to the Brockville General Hospital as a precaution. After speaking with all parties involved, it was learned the injuries were not from the argument with her former boyfriend. Further investigation revealed that woman to be on bail conditions that she is not to attend the Park Street building. As a result when she was released from care at the hospital she was taken into custody for breaching her bail conditions and held for a bail hearing.

Hudson Fletcher is a young man who loves the challenge of competition, and in 2016 Hudson began his biggest challenge in a battle against brain cancer.

A short 9 months ago Hudson was a typical 9 year old, busy with sports and being a fun loving child. He began feeling ill and was diagnosed with a rare condition called Diabetes Insipidus and was prescribed medication that he would remain on for the rest of his life. After two months of dealing with this condition and trips to Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital for MRI’s, blood tests, spinal taps and CAT Scans doctor’s found tumours on Hudson’s brain.

Hudson and his family have on two occasions been booked for surgery only to have it cancelled and now he must go through 12 weeks of chemotherapy and then radiation treatments in Toronto.

To assist Hudson and his family with the costs of his treatment and travel to Toronto, members of the Brockville Police Service and Kelsey’s Restaurant will be hosting a fund raising night at Kelsey’s Restaurant Wednesday May 31st from 5pm-8pm. Members of the Brockville Police Service will be assisting Kelsey’s staff that evening and a portion of each meal sold will go toward Hudson’s courageous battle.

Gas Line Struck

Kensington Parkway was closed at Cunningham Crescent yesterday morning when a resident in the area struck a gas line while digging.

At approximately 9:15 yesterday morning officers responded to the area to assist with traffic control while the Brockville Fire Department and Enbridge controlled the gas leak. Officers remained on scene for just over an hour until barricades arrived and the road was closed to all traffic and repairs could be made.

There were no injuries as a result of the line being struck.

Domestic Dispute leads to arrest and charge

On the 23rd of May, 2017 a 34 year old woman and resident of Brockville was arrested and charged with one count of assault with a weapon.  Police attended to the woman’s residence located in the south end of the city where it was learned that she and her common law partner engaged in an argument.  The situation escalated and it is alleged that the woman threw and struck the complainant / victim in the head with an aerosol can causing minor injury.  The woman was released with a future court date.

Weapons / Drug charges

On the 23rd of May, 2017 police attended the area of a south end apartment building for reports of someone discharging a BB or Pellet gun at both cars and people.  Police could initially hear the shots and eventually observed one of the responsible subjects leaning out of the window with pistol in hand.  The man was directed to drop the pistol and complied with police direction.  Police proceeded to further investigate the incident and upon entering the apartment observed, in plain view, drug paraphernalia.  As a result of the incident, 3 Brockville men (21, 24 and 28 years of age) were charged with various weapons and drug offences under the criminal code.  All were released with future court dates.

The Brockville Police Service is pleased to report that during the holiday weekend ranging from Friday evening at 07:00 pm to Tuesday morning at 07:00 am we attended 78 calls for service. 

Some of the calls we investigated included more instances of unlocked motor vehicles where the various contents were stolen, such as wallets and purses.  Please be sure to keep your vehicles locked and to refrain from leaving important things inside of it.  There are individuals who are making their slippery way around your properties in the night. 

Warrants

Early in the morning on the 20th of May a local male known to police was observed as a rear passenger of a motor vehicle. Officers stopped the vehicle and arrested him on his outstanding warrants. A search of the subject revealed a small quantity of drugs on the subject for which he was also charged for. He was released with a future court date.

Suspicious Person

On Saturday morning police received several calls about a male walking on Parkedale Ave. wearing a spiderman suit with two large swords on his back. Officers quickly tracked down the suspect who was in fact “Deadpool” who was in town attending Comic Con event at the 1000 Islands Mall. Case closed.

Kaiden Sturgeon is the recipient of this year’s Cops Care for Kids award presented annually by the Brockville Police Association to assist families in the Brockville with young children suffering with a serious medical condition.

Kaiden is the 2 year old son of Kristen Sturgeon and Bradley Harper of Brockville who suffers from a condition known as Sandoff Disease which requires him to travel frequently to appointments out of town. In an effort to assist the family, The Brockville Police Association presented a cheque for $3 500 to the purchase of 2013 GMC Terrain from St. Lawrence Automobiles on Highway 29 Brockville. Owner Darryl Amoroso also assisted by donating to the family toward the purchase of the vehicle.

To read more about Kaiden and his family struggles there is a fund raising page set up at https://www.gofundme.com/jm6w8wm4

The Cops Care for Kids program has now been running for six years local. The fund raising campaign is designed to assist young families of children under the age of 16 years who have a serious medical condition or affliction and reside locally. When this year’s fund raising campaign was taking place, Kaiden was an extremely popular nominee from members of the public who wrote in to support him.

(Picture L-R: Darryl Amoroso (owner St. Lawrence Automobiles), Jamie Garvin (Brockville Police Association), April Muldoon (Brockville Police Association), Brad Harper (Kaiden’s father), Kristen Sturgeon (mother), Kaiden Sturgeon (being held by mom), and Darry Boyd (president of the Brockville Police Association)

Domestic Disturbance

Brockville Police continue to investigate a report of a domestic disturbance which occurred in the early morning hours Friday on Park Street near Centeen Park.

At approximately 2:45 a.m. the Brockville Police Service Communications Centre received several 9-1-1 calls of a girl fighting with her boyfriend near a vehicle by the park. The female victim reportedly left the vehicle walking away and was knocked to the ground by her boyfriend after he exited the car to chase her. The couple continued to struggle until an unidentified witness from a nearby building yelled at the man, who then stopped fighting with the female and left in the waiting car.

The vehicle is an SUV type, possibly a Chrysler Pacifica, last observed leaving the area of Park and Water Streets.

Officers would like to speak with anyone in the area who may have seen or heard the altercation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Eric Ruigrok of the Brockville Police Service at 613-342-0127 ext. 6086 or submit a tip anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit.com and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.