Male Arrested After Found Driving While Impaired
On September 17, 2024, at about 3:15pm, police received a complaint of a male and female passed out in a vehicle, at the parking lot near Money Mart, on Parkedale Ave. Officers attended the area and the vehicle had just left moments prior to police arrival. The suspect vehicle was then observed exiting the McDonald’s drive through onto Parkedale Ave. As it was pulling onto the road, the driver was weaving in the lanes and driving poorly. The vehicle was stopped and investigation revealed that the driver was a 44-year-old, male whose driver’s licence was a suspended and was operating without insurance. He was also showing signs of being impaired by drugs.
A Standard Field Sobriety Test was performed and the driver performed poorly. Therefore, he was arrested and taken for further testing by a Drug Recognition Expert. Those tests confirmed he was impaired by drugs. His driver’s licence faces additional suspensions, vehicle was impounded and charged with operation while impaired by drugs, driving while under suspension, operate a motor vehicle without insurance and possessing more than one licence card. He was released with a future court date.
Multiple Arrests Made in Relation to Outstanding Warrants
Between the dates of September 16 – September 18, 2024, the Brockville Police Service made seven arrests in relation to various arrest warrants, of people located throughout the city. The following are some details.
- 43-year-old, male was arrested in relation to outstanding warrants stemming from harassment, theft, breach probation and fail to attend court. These offences were dated back to 2022. He was held for a bail hearing.
- 37-year-old, female was arrested in relation to a warrant for failing to attend for fingerprints. She was released with a new court date.
- 15-year-old, male was arrested on a warrant regarding charges of assault from an investigation that took place previously this month. He was released with conditions and a future court date.
- 51-year-old, female was arrested on multiple warrants in relation to charges of failing to attend court, failing to attend for fingerprints and fail to comply with probation. She was released with a future court date.
- 19-year-old, male was arrested on a committal warrant and take to the Brockville Jail. The warrant was in relation to multiple offences of fraudulent credit card use.
- 31-year-old, male was arrested on a warrant for failing to comply with his probation. He was held in custody for a bail hearing.
- 35-year-old, male was located and arrested on a warrant for offences of theft and failing to comply with probation. He was released on conditions with a future court date.