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On May 5th, at approximately 5:40 pm., Brockville Police responded to a theft complaint from the LCBO store on King St. W.

Police located the responsible party shortly afterwards in the area.  A local, 21 year old male was arrested and charged with theft under $5000.00 and breaching his probation order.  He was released with a future court date.

On May 5th, at approximately 5:20 pm., Brockville Police responded to an assault complaint outside of a south end residence.

Investigation revealed that a local, 15 year old male had been assaulted by a local 18 year old male.  The victim required no medical treatment for his minor injuries.  The accused was arrested and charged with the offence. He was released later on conditions with a future court date.

One of the latest scams going on in Brockville is “phone spoofing”. Scammers use the internet to disguise or “spoof” their caller ID and are able to display a legitimate phone number and these are showing up as local calls from the Brockville area and quite often from the individual’s own phone number.

By doing this the fraudsters are trying to gain the trust of the individual thus making them pick up the phone. It is also used to hide their true identity and to keep you from being able to call them back.

If a number appears on your phone’s caller ID display, you shouldn’t assume you know where the call is being made from or who is making it.

We are also seeing an increase in bogus calls from scammers claiming to be the Canada Revenue Service.

Victims are told that they owe back taxes and are advised to go to an online webpage. If they refuse to do so, the scammers tell them they will be arrested if the debt isn’t paid immediately.

There are different variations of all these scams and it could involve being asked to make payment with prepaid credit cards or a money transfer service.

In most cases, the caller has had some of the victim’s personal information, including their name, address and even bank account details.

Reminder to all – NEVER give out personal information over the phone. If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate, hang up and contact the organization directly yourself and NOT by using the number they supply.

The Special Olympics Torch Run is happening today at 11am.  Starting at the Metro in downtown Brockville, we will be running to Brockville Home Hardware on Stewart, raising money and awareness for the Special Olympics. Brockville Police, Corrections, OPP, and others will also be in attendance and running with the Olympians. We hope that some of you can make it out. There will be a free BBQ lunch at the Home Hardware where we finish.

On May 3rd, at approximately 9:45 pm, Brockville Police attended the area of a downtown bar and observed an intoxicated male out on the street in a sombrero.

The local, 60 year old male was arrested and charged with public intoxication.  He was released with a fine when sober.

On May 3rd, at approximately 12:05 pm,  Brockville Police on general patrol and noticed a female party in an intoxicated state.

The local, 52 year old, was arrested for public intoxication to ensure her safety.  She was released when sober.

On May 3rd, at approximately 1:00 am, Brockville Police attended a north end eatery for a domestic dispute.

A 54 year old, local male was engaged in a dispute with his 61 year old female partner.  The male was arrested and charged with assault. He was released later with a future court date.  The female became very uncooperative and had to be arrested to prevent a further breach of the peace. She was released unconditionally when sober.

On May 1st, at approximately 10:00 pm,  Brockville Police attended a noise complaint at an apartment complex in the center of town.

Police discovered a loud stereo and a passed out teenager.  The 16 year old male resident was taken to hospital to monitor his condition.