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Domestic Assault

On Sunday at 2:00 pm a 23 year old female was arrested for assault and breach of probation after police were called to investigate a domestic dispute in the city’s south end. The female was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Drug offences

Our K9 officer conducted a traffic stop on Monday morning at 1:00 am. The 32 year old female driver of the vehicle fled the scene to a nearby residence. The driver was arrested shortly after the stop for possession of a controlled substance as were the two male occupants.

Our police K9 Diesel was then used for a subsequent search and discovered a quantity of cocaine. She has been charged with possession of cocaine and released with a future court date.

Bail violation

A 34 year old male was located at 3:00 am on June 11, 2018 on Pearl St. The male was on conditions to not be out of his residence without a surety. He was arrested and held pending a bail hearing.

Traffic Stop results in drug charges

At 3 am this morning (10^th) police conducted a traffic stop after receiving a driving complaint of a possible impaired driver in the center of the city. The 53 year old male driver was arrested after grounds were formed that he had more than the legal limit of alcohol in his blood while operating a motor vehicle. His passenger, a 31 year old female, was on several release documents for a variety of drug charges and weapons charges.

She was found to be in possession of a variety of drugs including cocaine and methamphetamine.   She was arrested for drug possession.

Breath tests were performed on the driver who did not exceed the allowable limit and received drug possession charges as well as High Traffic Act charges. He has been released with a future court date. His 31 year old passenger was remanded into custody pending a bail review for June 11^th, 2018.

Suspicious Vehicle

Just after 7 am on the 8^th of June in the south west end of the downtown area officers responded to a call of a vehicle and occupants acting strangely. On arrival the vehicles plates didn’t match from front to back and one was reported as stolen. Further investigation revealed that the male driver was prohibited from driving and was on a release of bail for existing charges. Both occupants were arrested for possession of stolen property. The 36 year old female was released with a future court date. The 51 year old male was held for a bail hearing.

Warrant for Arrest

While on foot patrol in Hardy Park of the afternoon of June 8^th our very own Cst. Mark Heffernan observed a 53 year old female walking in the area that he knew had a warrant for her arrest. With a simple radio call he had support arrive and the arrest was made without incident. The woman was remanded into custody pending a bail hearing for Monday morning.

Impaired Driver

At 3 am on the 9^th of June officers stopped a motor vehicle in the north end of the city and discovered the driver to be under the influence of alcohol and that his ability to operate the vehicle was impaired. The 24 year old male was arrested for this and after breath samples were obtained he was released with a future court date for impaired driving and over the legal limit of alcohol in his blood.

Alarm Call Results in an Arrest

At 5 am on the morning of the 9^th June officers were responding to an alarm call of a north end business and observed a male walking about in the area. Upon running his name it was discovered that the 38 year old male from the Pembroke area had a warrant of committal for his arrest. He was arrested and taken to the Brockville Jail as per the order. He had no part in the reason for the alarm activating at the business.

Bail Violations

On June 8, 2018 at 1:40 am, a 50 year old male was arrested for breaching his bail conditions. He was located at an address on Brock St. that he was not allowed to attend and communicating with persons contrary to the court order. He has been arrested and held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Dog on Roof

On June 7, 2018 at 10:40 pm our service received a call of a black Labrador retriever being stuck on a roof on King St.   The call was transferred to the Brockville Fire Department due the fact that we thought it would be similar to a cat stuck in a tree and they would be the subject experts on the matter. They did attend, but were initially unsuccessful in rescuing the dog as it kept running away from the firefighters. Officers were then dispatched to assist our fellow first responders. The owners of the dog attended and retrieved the dog prior to our arrival.

The dog had access to the roof via an open apartment window.

Warrants

Over the weekend, 4 separate warrants were executed. 2 males from the Ottawa area, both 39 and 40 years of age, turned themselves in to the Brockville Police Service on warrants held by our service for bail violations. Another local, 19 year old male was located and arrested during a traffic stop on a warrant for failing to attend court. The fourth was a local, 33 year old male, who was arrested by the OPP in relation to a separate incident. Brockville Police officers took custody of the male in relation to a domestic assault warrant. He was held for a bail hearing.

Mischief

A 50 year old, local male, has been charged with mischief under $5,000 in relation to an incident where he was in some sort of panicked state or possible drug induced psychosis. On June 3^rd, 2018 at approximately 3:00a.m., police responded to a call of the above mentioned male going door to door in a neighbourhood in the South of the City. The male was panicked, suspected to be under the influence of some unknown substance, seeking shelter from a possible attack. One citizen allowed this male into his residence in hopes to assist him. Shortly after, this resident called 911 for assistance as the male began to panic further and cause damage to his property. Officers arrived on scene and shortly after took custody of the male after he climbed out and fell from a second story window. He was taken to the Brockville General Hospital for medical treatment and was issued a future court date.

Theft

A 33 year old male from Gananoque was arrested for theft under $5,000 from a department store in the North end of the City. The male suspect had left the story and was located nearby in the area. Once he was arrested, it was discovered that he was also in possession of break and enter tools and in possession of weapons for a dangerous purpose. He was later released with a future court date for those above mentioned offences.

Warrants

A 31 year old male turned himself in to police for his warrant related to a domestic occurrence. He has been held in custody for a bail hearing.

Public Mischief

A 40 year old male is currently facing charges for public mischief. The charge stems from the male reporting an accident that did not occur. The subject was involved in an accident earlier in the day that he did not report to police. The male then called police to report that someone had hit his vehicle and left the scene. Rather than reporting the first accident as required, the male fabricated a second accident. He will now be charged criminally for reporting the fake accident and charged under the Highway Traffic Act for failing to report the initial accident.

Foot Pursuit

An officer was injured last night during an arrest of a 25 year old subject. Officers were dispatched to a “suspicious person” call on Kensington Parkway shortly after 11:00 pm. The complainant contacted police to report a male carrying bolt cutters walking around bike racks in front of an apartment building. Several officers were dispatched to the area. The first officer to arrive engaged in a brief foot pursuit catching the subject at the entrance to an apartment building. In the process of the arrest the officer received a large laceration to the top of his skull. The subject continued to resist until more officers arrived. A search incident to arrest led to the discovery of a homemade “stun gun”.

The male was wanted on a warrant from the Ottawa Police Service for failing to attend court. The 25 year old has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, carrying concealed weapon, resist arrest and possession of break and enter tools.

The officer was transported to the Brockville General Hospital where he received several staples to close the injury on his head.

Warrants

A 49 year old male was arrested for his outstanding warrant for failing to attend court. The male had attended our service to get a copy of his release papers. These papers contained his court date that he had missed. He was released with a new court date, along with his new release papers.

Assault

The Brockville Police are investigating an assault that took place on Central Ave. at 9:15 pm. The complaint was called in as a fight between two males, but it is now being treated as an assault. The suspect fled prior to police arrival. The service attempted to track the suspect using our K9, but the track was unsuccessful. The male was transported to Brockville General Hospital for his non-life threating injuries and later released.

Wanted Male

On Monday May 28^th, Kevin Dunn surrendered himself to police in relation to his charges of breach of recognizance.

Traffic Collision

A cyclist was struck by a vehicle on Brock St. at Cedar St. May 27^th at 5:00 pm. The cyclist was transported to Brockville General Hospital by ambulance for what was described as minor injuries.

No charges will be laid.

Foot Pursuit

A 14 year old youth that was wanted by Ottawa Police was arrested after a brief foot pursuit in the downtown area. Officers observed the young person Sunday at 12:30 pm on Brock St. He was turned over to the Ottawa Police Service for their warrant.

Road Rage

Four parties have been charged under the city by-law for fighting. The fight began over a traffic incident where one couple in a vehicle began to exchange words and hand signals with another couple over their driving habits. The parties then engaged in an altercation in the parking lot of a north end store. They separated and both then decided to contact police to report that they had been assaulted. The investigation revealed ground to charge the parties under the by-law for fighting.