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Vehicles entered overnight in north end

Brockville Police received 6 reports yesterday from residents who had their vehicles entered overnight Wednesday and Thursday in Brockville’s north end. In most of the thefts the vehicle was left unlocked by the owner.

Items taken from the vehicles included loose change, wallets and purses containing identification and credit cards, sunglasses, electronic equipment, and keys.

Areas targeted by thieves included the Montrose and Shearer Drive areas, Vanier Drive and Meighan Crescent neighbourhoods as well as Ferguson Drive.

The reports come at the beginning of the holiday season’s lock or lose it campaign. Motorists are reminded to roll up your windows securely, lock your doors and pocket your keys when exiting your vehicle. Park your vehicle in a well-lit area or a garage and never leave valuables in plain view.

Vehicle thieves will walk streets checking door handles for unlocked vehicles to target. If the door is locked they will continue walking until they find an unlocked car to enter. Please protect your vehicle and lock the doors.

Probation Breaches

Two Brockville men were arrested for breaching the conditions of their probation orders in separate occurrences last evening.

At approximately 8:30 p.m. last evening Brockville Police 911 Communication received a call to attend a Court House apartment when a frightened 32 year old woman and a friend of hers contacted police to say her ex-boyfriend was outside the apartment. He was on probation with a condition not to be within 200 metres of her residence.

Responding officers located the 44 year old man outside the woman’s residence and placed him under arrest for breaching his probation order. He was conveyed to Brockville Police headquarters and later released with new bail conditions and given a future court date. The man is on probation as a result of a May 2017 domestic incident involving the same victim.

While investigating another incident officers discovered a 22 year old Brockville man breaching the conditions of his probation.

Brockville Police officers were responding to another call at a downtown apartment building when the young man answered the front door of the building and then left on King Street. Officers recognized the man and detected an odour of alcohol on his breath when speaking with at the door. They suspected him to be on a probation odour with a condition that he abstain from alcohol and later confirmed the order.

As a result he was arrested a short distance away for breach of his probation and conveyed to the Police Station where he was charged, processed and given a future court date.

Police Pursuit

The Brockville Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle and occupants involved in a pursuit from early this morning, which began near Parkedale Avenue and Broome Road.

Officers were on general patrol in the area of MacGregor Crane at 2:00 a.m. checking on the building when a small silver vehicle came into the area. The officer attempted to approach the vehicle and it fled the area at a high rate of speed. The officer then pursued the vehicle for a short period of time when the vehicle fled westbound on the 401. After a short distance on the 401 at speeds of approximately 190 km/h the officers discontinued the pursuit.

Police are looking for a small silver or grey sedan, possibly a Pontiac G6 or Chevrolet product with two occupants.

Anyone with information on the vehicle or occupants is asked to contact the investigating officer Constable Dustin Gamble at 613-342-0127 ext. 6087 (dgamble@jgr8poxkdf.wpdns.site) or submit a tip anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000. Remember to enter the location as Kingston and select Kingston 1000 Islands Crimestoppers.

Domestic Arrest

Brockville Police are currently investigating a domestic disturbance at a Kensington Parkway apartment building from early this morning.

At 5:25 a.m. officers were called to the building when a resident of the building reported a male and a female in the lobby who had been arguing all night. The young woman was crying and upset and when officers arrived requested an ambulance to transport her to the Brockville General Hospital for her injuries.

When officers arrived the male subject fled on foot and was running through parking lots. He initially evaded the responding officers however he was later located and taken into custody by police.

Officers have been speaking with the 21 year old woman after her release from hospital. A 19 year old Brockville man is currently in custody and appearing in bail court facing a number of domestic related charges.The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact the investigating officer Constable Steve Rogers at 613-342-0127 ext. 6074 (srogers@jgr8poxkdf.wpdns.site) or submit a tip anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000. Remember to enter the location as Kingston and select Kingston 1000 Islands Crimestoppers.

Warrant Executed

Early last evening Brockville Police executed a warrant on a 47 year old Brockville man issued in August of this year when he failed to show up for his scheduled probation appointment.

The man was placed on probation on April 7th, 2017 for a series of theft incidents with one condition that he report to his probation officer as directed. From June until August he failed to show for any of his appointments and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

On Sunday evening he came to the attention of Leeds County OPP who discovered the outstanding warrant and arrangements were made to turn him over to Brockville officers who executed the warrant, processed him and released him with a future court date.

Crime Stopper Online tips

The Brockville Police have received a number of messages of citizens having difficulty with submitting tips to Crime Stoppers online.

To submit a tip online please go to www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm. Locally, Brockville is a member of the Kingston 1000 Islands Crime Stoppers group. For the drop down screen City/Region select “Kingston” and then Kingston/ 1000 Islands CS on the bottom drop down screen and it will take you to the submission screen.

Alternatively, persons wishing to submit tips can go to www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca and follow the link “submit a tip”, which will link to the tip submission screen.

Unwanted Person leads to arrest

A mother upset with her son’s friends at her apartment called police yesterday during the lunch hour to have them removed. When police arrived they learned one of the persons in the apartment had an outstanding warrant with the OPP.

Police were called to a Cartier Court apartment building at 12:35 yesterday afternoon as a group of friends had gathered in one of the units. When the mother arrived she requested everyone leave the residence and when they refused she called police.

A 35 year old man from Brockville with an outstanding warrant was arrested on the strength of the warrant and arrangements made with the OPP to turn him over.

Surety Withdraws

A 36 year old Brockville man was arrested yesterday afternoon when his surety contacted police saying she could no longer ensure the man was obeying his court release conditions.

At 1:45 p.m. yesterday officers attended to a King Street West apartment complex where the complainant advised the man was no longer obeying the rules of the residence in accordance with his conditions of release. He had been yelling and screaming at her throughout the previous night. Yesterday the argument continued outside where he ran through traffic causing numerous calls to the communications centre. Eventually the man made his way to the Dollar Bizarre on King Street where he concealed items in his clothes before leaving the store.

Officers located the man on King Street and arrested him for breaching his recognizance and theft. The man had just been released from court on Monday for charges of theft, possession of stolen property and breaching his recognizance.

He is to appear in court today for a bail hearing.

Domestic Disturbance

Investigators are looking to speak with a 40 year old Perth Street man as a result of a domestic disturbance from early last evening.

Officers attended to a Perth Street residence near the railway tracks at 7 p.m. last evening when the victim contacted police saying she and her boyfriend had just been in an altercation and he just left the residence in a vehicle. Investigators attended to the residence and spoke with the woman who suffered minor injuries and learned she and her boyfriend had been arguing when things got physical before he fled.

The 40 year old man has yet to be located and investigators are still wishing to speak with him.

Anyone who was in the area and may have seen or heard the argument is asked to contact the investigating officer Constable Keith Grace at 613-342-0127 ext. 6091 or kgrace@jgr8poxkdf.wpdns.site

Suspect Identified

Thanks to numerous tips from members of the public, the identity of a suspect in a car theft from October 3rd-4th has been identified.

Yesterday, Brockville Police issued a media release with some surveillance photos of a male suspect who had been using the bank cards of one of the victims who had his jacket and identification stolen from his vehicle. After the release of the photos members of the public contacted the police to identify the man.

The investigation is still ongoing with Constable Serge Landry as the investigating officer.

Fraudulent Caregiver scam

 Brockville Police are investigating the latest fraudulent scam to hit the area, this one an ad placed for a caregiver of an elderly person.

 Yesterday morning at 11:30 a.m. a Salisbury Avenue resident contacted police regarding an ad she had answered for a job. The job posting was for a caregiver of an elderly person in the community. When she answered the ad and was awarded the job she was given a cheque approximately $5000 and asked to deposit in an account that had been set up through the TD Bank for a wheel chair and accessories for the elderly client and to keep $450 for her first week of work.

 When the victim attended to the bank she was advised the cheque was fraudulent. Bank employees also reported to police that at least two other persons had been into the bank with similar cheques and the same story. Investigators are looking to locate and speak with any other victims who may have answered this ad.

 Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Katie Kijewski of the Brockville Police Service at 613-342-0127 ext. 6093 or submit a tip anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit.com and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.

Shoplifter Arrested

A 27 year old Brockville man was arrested early last evening when he was observed by staff at Shopper’s Drug Mart in the 1000 Islands Mall concealing items in his clothing and fleeing the store.

Just before 7:00 p.m. officers responded to the Mall to assist staff in apprehending the young man who was now outside the store and running on the mall property. He was located a short distance away and taken into custody and the items recovered.

Further investigation showed the man was on probation at the time of the offence for threatening, mischief under $5000, assault with a weapon and breaching his probation order. As a result he was held for a bail hearing and is facing new charges of theft under $5000 and breaching his probation order.

Break and Enter

Brockville Police are investigating a break and enter which was reported late last evening to a residence on Pearl Street West.

Just after 10:30 p.m. officers were called to the residence on Pearl Street between William and Perth Streets when the homeowner returned home from work and discovered his laptop computer was missing from inside the residence.

Investigators would be interested in speaking with persons who may have been in the area at the time. Anyone with information is asked to contact the investigating officer Constable Jeff Wiwchar at 613-342-0127 ext. 6072 or jwiwchar@jgr8poxkdf.wpdns.site . Tips may also be submitted anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit.com and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.