Category: Press Release

Disturbance

On the 3rd of December, 2016 at approximately 11:30 pm, a 23 year old female was located by Police, heavily intoxicated in the South end of the City. Given her level of intoxication, Police were concerned for her safety. The female was arrested for being Intoxicated in a public place contrary to the Liquor Licence Act and released with a fine when sober.

Robbery

On the 4th of December, 2016 at approximately 3:20 am, Brockville Police received a complaint of a Robbery that was being reported after the fact. The male Victim told Police that at around 1:00 am, on the 4th of December, 2016 while walking on Ormond Street he was struck by another male and had personal property taken. The Victim was treated at Hospital for his injuries. The investigation is continuing at this time. If you have any information in regards to this matter, please contact Constable Ryan Hayes at 613-342-0127 Extension 6028.

Stolen Vehicle Recovered

On the 4th of December, 2016 Police recovered a stolen vehicle in the south end of the City. Investigation also revealed that the vehicle’s licence plates were not registered to the vehicle and had in fact, been stolen from other vehicles. A 35 year old male has been arrested and charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime. He was released with a future Court date.

Motor Vehicle Accident

On the 2nd of December 2016 at 1:00 pm, police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Stewart Blvd., north of Laurier Blvd. Three vehicles were involved. Stewart Blvd. was closed from Laurier to Centennial Rd. The accident occurred as a north bound Ford Escape was stopped waiting to make a left hand turn into a car dealership when it was rear ended by a north bound tow truck. This caused the Ford Escape to be pushed into the south bound lanes striking a Chevrolet Impala. Involved parties where either treated at the scene for minor injuries or transported to Brockville General Hospital for treatment. None of the injuries were serious in nature. All three vehicles had to towed from the scene. Charges are pending against the tow truck driver.

Pedestrian Struck

At approximately 7:20 pm, on the 2nd of December, a 53 year old male was struck by a motor vehicle as he was jogging crossing an intersection. Witnesses stated that the pedestrian had the right of way as he had a walk signal. The pedestrian was transported to Brockville General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver has been charged accordingly.

Phone Scam

Brockville residents have received similar calls advising them that their son/grandson had been involved in an accident and would be held in custody unless a sum of money was sent via western union. The “grandparent” scam has been described by the complainants as sounding very convincing.

Warrant

On the 2nd of December a 29 year old male wanted on outstanding warrants was located by Brockville Police at a downtown business. The male was arrested without incident and was held for a bail hearing.

Domestic Assault

A 44 year old female was arrested in a domestic assault investigation that occurred in the city’s north end. The female was charged with assault and mischief. She has been released with a future court date.

Family Dispute

A dispute with her mother resulted in the apprehension of a local, 16 year old youth.

Brockville Police attended a south end residence after a call from a family member.The young female had left the residence before police arrival and there was belief she may have taken a kitchen knife with her.  Shortly after 8:00 am., on the 1st, officers located her nearby and she was escorted to hospital to obtain appropriate care as she was very upset. No knife was located on her person.

The teen was released back to her mother after a plan was put in place.

Mental Health

A conducted energy weapon (taser), was required to apprehend a local, 48 year old man yesterday.

Brockville Police attended a residence in the central/west portion of the city around 2:30 pm, yesterday at the request of Leeds and Grenville Mental Health.  The man was required to be seen by medical staff to assess his mental health.  He became resistive to officers on scene, tried to assault them and would not comply with any requests to attend hospital with them.  To avoid injury to both the individual and officers, the weapon was deployed and was applied successfully.  Now placed in restraints, the subject was escorted to hospital and left in the care of staff there.

Warrants

After eluding police for a period of time, a local 21 year old was arrested just before midnight yesterday.

Brockville Police received information from a family member that the individual was sleeping in the front porch of a south end residence.  The young man failed to attend court late in September this year.  He had been charged with assault in August and possession of drugs in October.

An appearance in bail court took place this afternoon and the young man was remanded into custody until early next week.

Liquor Licence Act

Riding your bike after having a lot to drink is not a great idea.

At approximately 3:30 in the afternoon, Brockville Police officers observed a man on a bicycle in the center of the city.  The local, 43 year old, was heavily intoxicated and his safety was a concern to police.  He was arrested and charged with being drunk in public.

When sober, the man was released with a fine.

Car vs. Deer

A deer, struck on Centennial Road by a west bound vehicle didnt cause much property damage but the deer was not so lucky.

Around 9:30 pm, Brockville Police attended the accident scene and spoke to a local, 28 year old man, who was the driver of the vehicle.  The deer was located nearby and had extensive injuries.

Officers had to put the animal down to end any suffering.

Shoplifting

A local, 46 year old woman was arrested for theft after being caught shoplifting at a north end box store.  Store security approached her as she left the store, making no attempt to pay for her goods.  Brockville Police responded at their request on the 28th shortly after 6:00 pm.

The woman was released at the scene after being given a future fingerprint and court date.

Domestic Assault

A local man called police himself after punching his spouse in the head, causing injuries.

On the 29th, around 6:30 pm, Brockville Police attended the residence and spoke to both parties who had been consuming alcohol.  During a dispute, the 63 year old struck the victim in the forehead which later required stitches to close the wound.  She was treated and released from hospital after being escorted by ambulance staff.  Officers arrested and charged the man with assault causing bodily harm.

He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Domestic Mischief

After getting into an argument with his girlfriend, a local man punched a television in the residence, cracking the screen.

Brockville Police attended the north end residence on the 29th around 9:30 pm.  The 22 year old is now being sought by police to obtain his version of the events.  He had left the area prior to officers arriving.

The complainant was not assaulted or injured during the incident.

Impaired Driving

Lying to staff ended badly for a man wanting to drive instead of calling a cab.

The 30 year old, from Virgil, Ontario, told employees of a north end eatery he was calling a cab after having too much to drink.  He was then observed driving away from their parking lot and police were called.  Officers stopped the man a short distance away on the 29th around 11:00 pm, after a description of the car was obtained.  After his breath sample on a roadside unit registered a fail, he was arrested for being over the legal limit.

Later at the station, two samples of his breath revealed readings almost twice the legal limit.  He was released when safe to do so but his vehicle was impounded and his licence suspended for 90 days.

A future court and fingerprint date was issued.

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police ( OACP)  will be holding a news conference at 10:00 this morning in Toronto to discuss the on-going fentanyl crisis in Ontario.

The Chief Coroner of Ontario will also be in attendance.

Key Messages – Fentanyl

• Police across Canada continue to encounter deaths believed to have been caused directly or indirectly by the illegal acquisition, distribution, use, and misuse of the prescription pain medication fentanyl.
• In August, the OACP joined the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council (WRCPC), Municipal Drug Strategy Coordinators Network of Ontario (MDSCNO), and Ontario Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Access Working Group (OOPNA) in issuing an advisory warning that communities across Ontario are increasingly reporting the presence of “bootleg” fentanyl in local illicit drug markets in both pill and powder formulations.  Bootleg fentanyl are high-dose, illicit opioids much more toxic than morphine, produced and distributed by the black market and distinct from pharmaceutically produced fentanyl patches.
• Carfentanil, a relation to fentanyl but 100 times more toxic, has surfaced in Western Canada an analog of fentanyl. Addiction experts have said as little as 20 micrograms of carfentanil is enough to kill a person. A microgram is smaller than a grain of salt. Recently, liquid fentanyl was found in Hamilton, another indication of the growing opioid crisis in Ontario.
• The inappropriate use, abuse, diversion, storage, and disposal of prescription narcotics and other controlled substances are a public health and safety issue. Communities across Canada have seen a rise in deaths due to misuse of fentanyl.
• Police recognize prescription drug abuse has a serious impact on community safety, leading to increases in a wide spectrum of violent acts and property crimes. Police also believe there is a shared responsibility among several community stakeholders to raise awareness and educate the public.
• The Controlled Drug and Substances Act (CDSA) prohibits anyone from possessing any prescribed medication without a prescription. It is a criminal offence to offer or sell a prescribed medication to another person. Purchasing another person’s prescribed drugs is also illegal.
• Prescription medications are legal and intended for prescription use under a physician’s supervision. When taken as prescribed, they are safe. It is the misuse of the drug that is dangerous.
• Police leaders in Ontario are moving to provide Naloxone, which blocks or reverses the effects of opioid medication (including extreme drowsiness, slowed breathing, or loss of consciousness), to our front-line officers. This medication is now being distributed through social agencies, hospitals and at some pharmacies and can be a lifesaver if people know when and how to use it.

TEXT WITH 911 AWARENESS DAY – DECEMBER 1^ST, 2016

Text with 9-1-1 (T9-1-1) is a service for Canada’s Deaf, Deafened, Hard of Hearing and Speech Impaired (DHHSI) community that provides 9-1-1 call centers with the ability to converse via text messaging with a DHHSI person during an emergency.

A DHHSI person must first register for T9-1-1 with their wireless service provider before being able to utilize this service.

On December 1^st, numerous stakeholders across the country are joining together to ensure awareness of the T9-1-1 service in the DHHSI community, and to encourage as many people as possible to register for the service.

Participating stakeholders will include public safety agencies, wireless service providers, the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS), the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA), regional and national deaf and hard of hearing support and advocacy organizations, the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and municipal, provincial and federal governments.

The Brockville Police Service became compatible for Text with 9-1-1 in July of 2015.

Visit www.TextWith911.ca for complete information about the service and please don’t hesitate to contact the Brockville Police Service with any questions you may have.

Intoxicated in Public

A local, 66 year old man, was arrested after bothering customers in a north end parking lot.

Brockville Police attended the restaurant lot on the 25th just before 8:00 pm. The man was intoxicated and tried to start arguments with everyone arriving or leaving the location. He was arrested and charged with public intoxication then issued a fine the following morning when released from custody.

Break and Enter

A rare shoe collection was stolen in a recent break and enter to a south end home. Brockville Police met the homeowner around 3:00 am, on the 26th after he returned to his residence to discover his door kicked in and items missing. 30 pairs of Michael Jordan shoes had been taken along with a 60 inch television, clothes and some tools. Police are hoping someone will come forward with information concerning this crime as the items taken are unique and will hopefully draw attention. The victim had left his residence at 5:30 am the day before creating a large window of opportunity.

Police are continuing their investigation and looking for suspects.

Domestic Dispute Leads to Charges

Turning himself into police, a local, 33 year old man was arrested for two separate incidents over the weekend.

On the 26th at 9:13 pm, Brockville Police attended a residence in the center of town for a reported domestic disturbance. The man had attended his girlfriend’s residence and accused her of having someone else present in the house. He produced a knife and slashed the tires on her vehicle as well as damaging items in the residence. Officers looked for the subject after speaking with the victim, he had fled before their arrival.

Then, on the 27th just after 5:30 am, police received a complaint of a man walking on Stewart Blvd. near the 401 carrying a hammer. Witnesses indicated he was screaming and waving the hammer at passing motorists. One of the complainants took his picture.   Identified as the same male from the domestic dispute, he fled when officers arrived, jumping over fences and could not be located. Realizing police would be looking to speak with him, he attended the station in the afternoon of the 27th and was arrested.

Charges including, weapons dangerous to the public peace, mischief and intimidation were laid. He was held in custody for a bail hearing.

Breach of Release Conditions

A RIDE program resulted in the arrest of an Innisfil man for breaching his court conditions.

Brockville Police, conducting the spot checks on a north end street, stopped a vehicle shortly after midnight on the 27th. A 27 year old man within the vehicle was found to be facing charges in South Simcoe. The charges included mischief, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and failing to comply with release conditions. One of his release conditions indicated he could not consume alcohol. Officers arrested the individual after evidence of alcohol consumption and he was charged with the breach. Later in the morning, the accused was released on a recognizance and a cash deposit.

Unwanted Person

On November 27th at 2:54 am, Brockville Police received a request to attend a south end residence for an unwanted person.

A local, 17 year old youth, was at the residence and involved in an argument with his girlfriend. The young man was facing charges and had been released on conditions which included reporting any change in his address. Officers learned that had not taken place and he was arrested and charged with breaching his undertaking. A small amount of marijuana was also removed from his person but a warning was issued for possessing the substance. Later in the morning, the youth was released with a future court date.

Mental Health

A local, 20 year old man, took off from family members at local hospital after indicating he wanted to harm himself.

Brockville Police received a request to help locate the young man after he threatened suicide. On the 27th, shortly before 9:00 pm, officers located the man at a south end apartment building. The subject was uncooperative and had to be apprehended by police to ensure his attendance for appropriate care.

Police Need Community Help

The Brockville Police are trying to locate a witness or anyone with knowledge in regards to a hit and run accident this morning.

At about 10:18 am, a vehicle was travelling east on Pearl Street in the area of Park Street when it was struck from behind. The striking vehicle took off heading south on Park Street then east on James Street. It should have front end damage and a plate that resembles BZY828. The type was given as a silver coloured Pontiac Grand Am or similar.

Bail Violations

A Brockville man reported threats made towards him by another male but breached his release conditions while doing so.

On the 24th at 9:30 pm., Brockville Police spoke to the man to take his complaint. The man complaining is before the courts on charges of his own and has a condition in relation to no consumption of alcohol. Officers noted he had been drinking and ended up arresting and charging him with breaching his undertaking. On the 17th of November, officers spoke to the 56 year old about another complaint and noted he had been consuming at that time as well. He was released after a short stay and given new conditions, now facing charges of breaching his conditions on two occasions.

His threat complaint is still being investigated. Police will be speaking to a local, 48 year old man in connection with that matter. Since that investigation is in the early stages, further comment will be released when completed.

Weapons Charge

A physical confrontation between two men ended up with one of the man brandishing a knife.

On August 3rd around 4:30 pm., Brockville Police responded to a fight taking place in the parking lot of a south end convenience store. The two local men, 29 and 35 years of age, got into a dispute over the ownership of a cell phone. The 35 year old, punched the other man in the face and produced a knife during the fight although it was not used against the victim. The accused man had left the scene before officers arrived and a warrant was issued for his arrest for assault with a weapon, assault, possession of stolen property and breaching his probation order. The other man suffered minor injuries as a result of the assault.

On November 24th at 7:10 pm., Brockville officers attended a south end street to arrest a wanted female. Before leaving the scene, she asked about handing over some personal property to a man standing with her. As it turned out, her friend was the male wanted for the charges stemming from the fight in August. He was arrested and charged with the offences listed and held for a bail hearing today.

Breach of Community Sentence

Failure to show up for a probation appointment turned into a request for police to check on a local, 34 year old woman.

On November 23rd, Brockville Police received a report from the local Probation Office to check the residence of the female to see if she was abiding by conditions of a community sentence order. Officers discovered she was not in her home as required by the courts. On the 24th at 7:10 pm., Brockville officers attended a south end street for an unrelated matter and observed the accused standing in the area. She was arrested for breaching the order and taken to the station. Shortly after, she starting complaining of not feeling well. She was escorted to local hospital and at the time of this report, remains under medical care.

On the 18th of November Police were called to a Hartley street address in regards to a suspicious person. The residents were alerted to the suspect when they heard a bang on their basement window. They looked out and observed a suspect fleeing the backyard and notified police. The residents turned off their lights and prior to police arrival observed a white male wearing a black toque, black sweater and camouflage pants who appeared to be reaching out for the door handle of their patio door. The suspect was scared off by the residents. Police were not able to locate the suspect. Information from the complaints indicate that their garden had significant footprints in it and suspect that the perpetrator had been there for some time.