Category: Press Release

Mental Health

On February 25th at 9:50 am., Brockville Police attended one of the community’s mental health group homes to assist with a local male having difficulties.

Officers assisted with transporting the 30 year old man to hospital for appropriate treatment. Due to the individual’s agitated state, Officers remained at the hospital for several hours to prevent any issues.

Assault

On February 25th at 11:32 pm., Brockville Police attended a domestic assault complaint at a north end apartment complex.

A local, 58 year old man, had assaulted his 55 year old wife resulting in minor injuries to her face. Officers arrested and charged the man with assault. Both parties had been consuming alcohol at the time.

The accused was released the next day on conditions and given a future court date. The victim did not require medical attention.

Assault

On February 23rd, Brockville Police began an investigation into a dated domestic assault complaint.

A local, 47 year old woman, revealed she was the vicitm of domestic assault on two different dates in January and early February of this year.  The vicitm was struck in the head and chest area during three of the incidents. In one dispute, she was kept from leaving her apartment and another incident resulted in her breathing being compromised by the accused placing a hand over her mouth and nose.  The local, 34 year old accused, was arrested and charged by Police later in the day.

He was held for a bail hearing and faces charges of assault, forcible confinement, choking and breaching his probation.  The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries as a result of the incidents.

Threats Investigation

On February 22nd at 10:11 am., Brockville Police investigated a threatening complaint.

A local, 65 year old male, was inside a north end box store when he recognized a local female from his past then proceeded to threaten her wellbeing.  Police located the man, known to them, and he was arrested and charged with utter threats.

The subject was released on conditions and given a future court date.

Noise Complaint

On February 22nd at 11:09 pm., Brockville Police attended a south end apartment building for a noise complaint.

Officers spoke to residents who were advised to turn down music levels. Before Police even left the area, noise levels returned to those causing the original complaints.  When re-attending to speak with subjects in the unit, one of the males was found to be on release conditions that included no consumption of alcohol.  The local, 27 year old, was arrested and charged with breaching his undertaking.  He was released the following morning with a future court date.

Motor Vehicle Accident

On February 19th at 8:32 pm., Brockvile Police responded to a motor vehicle accident at a north end intersection.

When Officers arrived on scene, witnesses informed them that the male driver of one of the vehciles had left the scene and another male was now trying to pass himself off as the driver.  Police located the absent, 28 year old, local male, later and charged him with fail to remain, fail to yield to traffic and driving while suspended.  The other male was a relation of the accused. The local, 51 year old, was charged with obstructing Police and was released with a future court date.

There were no injuries involved in the accident although the younger man struck himself in the face to try and create injuries that he felt would match up with airbag contact.

Missing Female Located

On February 20th, during the afternoon hours, Brockville Police located a missing, 13 year old female.

She was found in the company of another female, 15 years of age. The two teens were under conditions of probation that included not to be in each other’s company.  The 13 year old was remanded into custody after no environment was found suitable to release her into. She will appear in bail court today.

Police have still to process the 15 year old female on her charges although she will be released at that time with a future court date.

Noise Complaint

On February 20th at 10:14 pm., Brockville Police responded to a noise complaint at an apartment in the center of town.

Some of the visitors to the residence left in cabs. One male however, was having trouble following direction and was intoxicated.  The local, 24 year old, was arrested and charged with public intoxication.  He was released with a fine when sober.

Mischief

On February 21st at 12:25 am., Brockville Police attended a south end apartment complex along with the Brockville Fire Department.  Three males were observed entering the complex where they discharged a fire extinguisher in the common area of the building.  The investigation is ongoing in regards to suspects.

Family Dispute

On February 21st at 2:31 pm., Brockville Police attended a north end apartment building for a family dispute.

A local. 25 year old male, was arguing with another family member in the hallway.  At that time, Police spoke to the parties involved and offered advice. 

Police were called to reattend the building at 6:11 pm.  The male was in the community under strict conditions placed on him by the courts.  He was arrested for breaching his conditions by not keeping the peace and not taking certain medication.

He was held for bail court.

Family Dispute

On February 21st at 8:55 pm., Brockville Police attended a family dispute at a south end residence.

A local, 14 year old male, was giving family members a hard time and was described as being out of control.  Police escorted the youth to hospital to speak to appropriate people and obtain needed help.

Missing person Timothy Chapman has been located and is speaking with our officers.  Thank you to the community and media for your assistance.

Impaired Driving

On February 19th at 2:54 am., Brockville Police stopped a vehicle on a south end street to begin an impaired investigation.

The male driver had consumed alcohol and as a result, Officers demanded a sample of his breath for a roadside device.  The local, 31 year old, began to walk away from the scene and would not comply with the request that is required by law.  The man resisted Officers physically when being arrested.  Police did receive breath samples after arriving at the station.

Charges of impaired operation, driving over .08% and obstruct Police were laid.  The accused was released later in the day with a future court date.

On February 17th, Brockville Police took a report of a missing person.

A local, 21 year old man, Timothy Chapman has not been heard from since Saturday evening after leaving a drinking establishment on King Street.  A third party read a post on his Facebook account in which he mentioned harming himself.

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the young man.

Impaired Driving

On February 17th at 7:22 pm., Brockville Police received a complaint of a motor vehicle parked in the middle of a south end street.

Officers noted a man passed out behind the wheel, the vehicle still in drive and the motor running. Attempts to wake the man were unsuccessful.  Eventually, a window was smashed out of the vehicle but the man still did not wake up until physical contact made with him.  The local, 48 year old, was arrested and charged with care and control of a motor vehicle while impaired and being over .08%.  Breath samples obtained registered almost four times the legal limit.  He was released the next day when sober and given a future court date. The vehicle was impounded.

Missing Youth

On February 17th at 7:41 pm., Brockville Police attended a south end residence to investigate a missing 13 year old female.

The local youth was reported by her mother as missing. A probation order was in effect for the teen which involved conditions about abiding by house rules and being of good behavior.  Police received another call around 2:00 am., advising the girl had returned home. She now faces charges of breaching her probation order

Brockville Police fielded numerous calls yesterday concerning residents having difficulties travelling on certain streets.

With the amount of snow that fell in a short period of time, it was difficult for all streets to be plowed in a timely fashion.  Other than difficulties with traffic flow in some areas, we were incident free.  Only one minor motor vehicle accident was reported for the day.

Police remind people of the importance concerning removing snow from their vehicle windows under these circumstances. Visibility is already compromised when snow is falling, being able to see all other traffic is vital to everyone’s safety.

Don’t forget to leave extra room between yourself and the vehicle in front of you. More distance is required to stop and to react soon enough to another driver’s unforeseen actions.

The Brockville Police Service is pleased to announce they have received $75,000 from the Civil Remedies Grant Program from the Ministry of the Attorney General for the launch of Connections, a new community based program.

Building a healthy and safe community is a key mission of the Brockville Police Service. As such, we are always trying to work with our community partners to identify times where we can have earlier interventions, engage with youth and keep them from coming in contact with the criminal justice system. A common factor among youth in the justice system is that they have been suspended or expelled from school at one time.

Connections’ programs provide a supervised, supported, and safe environment where youth can build life skills, increase personal success, practice responsible behavior, and become more engaged in the community.

We are providing a support for youth who have been in trouble at school and need some help to get back on the right track.

Short-Term Day Program (grades 6-12): 8:30 am – 2:00 pm

Throughout the day, staff provides support for schoolwork, life and social skills, recreation, and access to a variety of artistic outlets. Support staff also has put a strong emphasis on helping youth make meaningful connections to various community support services.

After School Program: 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm

The afterschool program targets youth leaders in our community. The programs are student led with the assistance of adult mentors. The leaders are paid to run the programs that other youth are interested in. The programs are for our grade 6-12 students and activities range from private French tutoring, homework clubs, sports, music lesson, art lessons, dungeons and dragons club, improv club and more.

Connections’ Community Partners include; Youth Opportunity in the Arts, Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, Upper Canada District School Board, RNJ Youth Services, YMCA, Employment Education Centre, Children’s Mental Heath of Leeds Grenville, and  Lanark Leeds Grenville Addictions and Mental Health.