News Release July 7 – 12, 2021

Harassment

On March 12, 2021, the Brockville Police Service investigated a complaint of harassing phone calls from a 53-year-old male made to an ex-partner.  The male could not be located at the time of the occurrence.  A warrant was issued for his arrest.  On July 11, 2021 at 4:45 PM, officers on Wall Street located the male.  He was released from custody with a court date in the future.

Impaired

July 11, 2021 at 5:07 PM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint of a vehicle almost hitting a parked vehicle in a private drive on Perth Street.  The vehicle had pulled into the driveway almost colliding with the parked vehicle.  The suspect vehicle then backed out and drove away on Perth Street.  A description of the vehicle was provided to police.  Thirty minutes after the initial call a second call received from a resident on Keefer Street stating that the driver of that suspect vehicle had approached the complainant asking for gasoline.  The complainant could detect an odour of an alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath and contacted police.

Officers arrived on scene and arrested the driver for impaired operation of a conveyance.  The provided samples of his breath to a qualified breath technician that exceeded the legal limit.  During the course of their investigation officers discovered that the driver provided a false identity.  The 51-year-old male is charged with: impaired operation of a conveyance, drive with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol and obstruct police.  He will appear in court at a later date to answer to the charges.

Warrants/break & enter tools

On July 12, 2021 at 4:21 AM, officers located a 22-year-old male on King Street West that was wanted by our service for a breach of probation warrant.  The accused was searched incident to arrest police located break-in instruments that included a screwdriver, pry bar, multi-tools and gloves.  He was held in custody for a bail hearing.

Assault

On July 10, 2021 at 1:15 officers responded to a disturbance on Brock Street.  A 44-year-old female is wanted for three counts of assault, two counts of assault with a weapon, uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.  The accused had attended a yard sale where she confronted an ex-boyfriend, assaulted him and assaulted a female.  She then produced a knife and threatened several people.  A warrant is being requested for her arrest.

Bail violations/weapons

On July 8, 2021 at 3:00 PM, officers located a 34-year-old female that had a warrant for her arrest for failing to comply with bail conditions.  She was arrested on King Street West at John Street.  A search incident to arrest led to the charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of false identity documents.  Officers had located a small amount of fentanyl and switchblade knife.

Arrest

Shanna McGregor was arrested in relation to the assault on Reynolds Drive that occurred on July 7, 2021.  She will appear in court in the future to answer to the charges.  The two other subjects Gauthier and Smith are still outstanding.