Motor Vehicle Collision
Despite poor road conditions yesterday Brockville Police responded to only one minor motor vehicle collision yesterday.
At 6:45 p.m. yesterday officers responded to a three car collision in the intersection of Parkedale Avenue and Stewart Boulevard. A black 2010 Honda attempted to negotiate a left turn in the intersection when it was struck. No injuries were reported and the Honda had to be towed from the scene.
The driver of the Honda is also facing charges of failing to negotiate a left turn in safety under the Highway Traffic Act.
Shoplifters
Two more shoplifters were arrested yesterday afternoon in separate incidents when they were caught leaving the Wal-Mart department store by Loss Prevention staff.
Yesterday afternoon at 1:20 p.m. Loss Prevention staff observed a 28 year old Spencerville area woman select a number of items from store shelves and attempt to leave without paying for the merchandise. She returned to the store security office without incident while police were contacted. On officers arrival they learned the woman was currently on probation for a shoplifting incident in May of this year at Giant Tiger. As a result she is now facing new charges of theft under $5000 and breach of her probation. She was released with a future court date.
Officers returned to the store shortly after 5:00 p.m. last evening when a 25 year old Brockville man was arrested by Loss Prevention staff for taking some headphones from the shelves and leaving the store without paying. He was charged under the Trespass to Property Act and served with a Provincial Offences Notice.
Road Rage Incident on Church Street
A Brockville Police officer was on the west end of Church Street yesterday investigating another incident when he observed a male passenger of a Grey 2006 Buick Allure hanging out the window giving hand gestures to another driver he felt had cut off their vehicle in a road rage incident.
The officer was able to catch up to the car and perform a traffic stop further west on Church Street and speak with the driver and passenger. The passenger of the Allure a 32 year old Brockville man was issued a provincial offences notice for not wearing his seat belt.
Police were not able to obtain a licence plate number for a white full size vehicle which was the other vehicle involved in the incident.