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Probation Breach leads to drug charges

A 37-year-old Brockville man was arrested for Breach of Probation in relation to a domestic related incident from Friday February 25^th after being located walking in the Pearl Street area early Thursday morning.

The male was placed under arrest for breach of probation in relation to the incident. Located on the accused incident to arrest was a quantity of crystal methamphetamine. He is now facing charges of breach of probation, possession of a substance, and possession of stolen property.

He was released with a number of conditions and given a future court date.

Fraud Alert

The Brockville Police Service is receiving an increased number of calls regarding potential scams operating in the area both by phone and over the internet. In most cases the person receiving the call is asked to provide the caller or sender with some personal information. This may include a social insurance number, banking information, or ages and number of people living in your house.  Some local scams in the area include pitches for investment opportunities or verification of your personal identity from a financial institution. If you are contacted over email the scammer may also provide a link in the email to go to.

Residents are reminded to never provide personal information over the phone to someone you do not know. If you have questions about the validity of the caller, please contact the local office, bank or institution. If contacted by email or text message, please do not open links from senders you do not know, and just delete the message.

You can also check for the most recent scams at the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre website at

Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca)

Warrants

Brockville Police arrested four adults yesterday as a result of outstanding arrest warrants being executed.

A 60-year-old Brockville man was arrested yesterday morning just before the lunch hour at a local coffee shop after staff called and asked that he be removed. A check revealed the man had two outstanding warrants for an arrest in September and later failing to show at his scheduled court date, and for a December incident for which he had yet to be located. He was taken into custody and later released with several conditions

At approximately 1:30 p.m. officers on patrol spotted a 38-year-old Brockville woman outside a local convenience store who had outstanding warrants after she failed to appear in court in January on charges stemming from a November arrest for theft.  She will appear later today in court for a bail hearing.

A 47-year-old man was arrested yesterday afternoon is Ottawa as a result of a warrant held by the Brockville Police for a July 2018 incident. The male was scheduled to appear in Brockville court for his trial on February 7^th in relation to the incident, and failed to show in court on that date and a warrant was issued. Members of the Brockville Police Service attended Ottawa and conveyed the accused back to Brockville where he will appear for a bail hearing today.

Early this morning, officers while on patrol spotted a male who appeared to quickly hide from them as he saw the police car approach. A short time later officers saw this same individual and were able to stop him and learned he too, had outstanding warrants and just after 5 a.m. he was arrested on the strength of the warrant. Upon searching the 36 year old man officers located a knife on him. They also learned he was breaching the conditions of his probation and release orders.

Stolen Vehicle

Brockville Police are investigating the theft of a 2022 Black Dodge Ram pick-up from overnight Sunday from apartment parking lots in the Laurier and Kensington area.

Yesterday morning the vehicle owner contacted police advising he had parked his vehicle in the lot late Sunday night and when he went to get in the vehicle Monday morning it was gone. The vehicle is a 2022 Black Dodge Ram Ontario licence BK31581.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Brockville Police at 613-342-0127 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477

Warrants

Three adults are in custody after their outstanding warrants were executed in separate incidents yesterday.

Early yesterday morning Brockville Police received a call of a suspicious vehicle running on the street for over an hour in a residential neighbourhood in the city’s south end. When officers arrived, they found a 24-year-old female who was on a Conditional Sentence Order to be in her place of residence at all times except for a short period of time during the day in the afternoon. As a result, the woman was arrest for Breach of her Conditional Sentence Order and held for bail yesterday afternoon.

A 51-year-old Brockville area man with outstanding warrants for Failing to Appear in court on charges from September for theft and breaching his release order was spotted by Brockville officers late yesterday afternoon walking downtown. He was subsequently arrested and taken into custody without incident and held for a bail hearing and warrants executed.

The Brockville Police executed a third warrant early this morning with the assistance of their friends at the Gananoque Police. A 42-year-old area man was located in Gananoque by the Gananoque Police who learned there was an outstanding warrant from the Brockville Police Service for a domestic disturbance from last summer. Police from Brockville attended Gananoque and conveyed the accused to Brockville where he too, will appear for a bail hearing this morning.

Weapons Charges

A 39-year-old area man is facing weapons charges after an incident at a local restaurant early last evening.  The male and a friend attended to the restaurant and were causing issues inside regarding vaccine passports. During the argument one of the males was observed to have a sword over his shoulder and police were contacted.

On officers’ arrival, the two men were located still inside the restaurant and the male with the sword identified by staff.  He was subsequently placed under arrest for possession of a weapon dangerous to the public and held for a bail hearing.

The homemade sword was recovered by police and there were no injuries as a result of the incident

At 3:45am on February 26^th, 2022 the Brockville Police investigated a Motor Vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act offence, the vehicle was stopped and located a bag of Marihuana which was accessible to the driver. Further search of the vehicle revealed cocaine, fentanyl as well as two pellet pistols, a modified knife, a baseball bat with screws drilled into it, quantity of counterfeit currency and break in tools. Both accused parties, a 38 year old female and a 26 year old male, were charged with weapons dangerous, possession of stolen property, possession of a controlled substance, possession counterfeit money and further charges to the driver for the Highway Traffic Act offences and the Cannabis Control Act. Both appeared in Ontario Court and given a future court date.

Warrant Resulting in Drug Charges: 

Five area adults are facing charges of Possession of Controlled Drugs for the Purposes of Trafficking as a result of a search warrant authorized under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a Bartholomew St residence early yesterday morning. 

Members of the Brockville Police Emergency Response Team and Drug Unit, while executing the warrant found quantities of Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Heroin and Fentanyl along with evidence of drug trafficking inside the residence during the search. 

Two adult women and three adult males ranging in ages 30 to 53 are facing charges of Possession for the Purposes of Trafficking after being arrested at the residence. Two were held for a bail hearing while the three others were released from custody with a future court date. 

Warrant:

On February 22, 2022 at about 1:00AM, officers from the Brockville Police Service were on patrol in the area of Pearl St. E. They observed a male who noticed the police vehicle begin to run and jump a fence to get out of the area. Officers caught up to the individual and identified him to be a 53-year-old male who was wanted by police. Investigation revealed there was  bench warrant for failing to attend court and a second warrant for fail to attend for fingerprints. He was arrested and released on an appearance notice with a new court date.

Theft:

On February 22, 2022 at about 9:30PM, the Brockville Police Service received a call regarding a shoplifter at the SuperStore on Parkedale Ave. Officers attended and spoke to the Loss Prevention Officer who had a 42-year-old female in their custody. The total amount of merchandise attempting to be stolen was approximately $500.00. The female was charged with theft under $5,000.00 and released with a future court date.

Theft:

On February 23, 2022 at about 9:15AM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint of a theft from a residence on Windsor Dr. Investigation revealed that two females provide services to care for customers pets. It was learned by the complainant that over time that the two females were stealing property from the victims’ residence. These acts were captured on video. The females were identified to be 61 and 46 year old females. They were arrested and charged with theft under $5,000.00 and released with a future court date.

Warrant:

On February 23, 2022 at about 10:30PM, officers from the Brockville Police Service were on patrol in the area of William St. While there, they located a 48-year-old male, who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The warrant was a bench warrant for failing to attend court. He was arrested shortly after and upon searching the male, officers located approximately a ½ gram of fentanyl. He was held for a bail hearing on the warrant and additionally charged with possession of fentanyl.

Bail Violation:

On February 24, 2022 at about 6:30PM, officers from the Brockville Police Service conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle, which had some mechanical issues. It was determined that there was a male passenger in the vehicle along with a 41-year-old, female driver. Further investigation revealed that the female was on undertaking conditions to abstain from communicating the male passenger. She was placed under arrest and held for a bail hearing for the offence of fail to comply with undertaking.  

Domestic Related B&E:

On February 19, 2022 at about 9:30AM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint on Park St. in relation to a break and enter. Investigation revealed that a 24-year-old male, broke into his ex-girlfriends residence by entering through a window. Various items were taken from inside the residence. Officers were able to locate the male a short time after and placed him under arrest for break and enter. He was charged with that offence and released with conditions and a future court date.

Theft:

On February 19, 2022 at about 7:00PM, the Brockville Police Service received a call regarding shoplifting at the Dollarama store at the 1000 Islands Mall. Investigation revealed that a 38-year-old female selected approximately $110.00 worth of items and left the store making no attempts to pay for the merchandise. The female was located nearby on the mall property. She was arrested for theft under $5,000.00, fail to comply with release order (bail) and fail to comply with probation. She was held for a bail hearing.

Theft:

On February 19, 2022 at about 2:00PM, the Brockville Police Service learned of property which had been stolen approximately three weeks ago and had been sold to a pawn shop. The property in question was tool described as a ¾ inch impact gun. Investigation revealed that a 31-year-old male was responsible for pawning the stolen property. The male was located and arrested for possession of stolen property and fail to comply with probation. He was released with conditions and a future court date.

Domestic Assault and Mischief:

On February 20, 2022 at about 15:00PM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint about a domestic assault that had taken place on February 18. Investigation revealed that 33-year-old male had assaulted his girlfriend and caused damage to the windshield of her vehicle. The injuries from the assault are non-life-threatening. The male was located and arrested for the offence of assault and mischief under $5,000.00. He was released on conditions with a future court date.

Warrants:

On February 18, 2022 at about 3:00PM, a 54-year-old male attended the Brockville Police Service and turned himself in on an arrest warrant. The warrant was a bench warrant for failing to attend court in relation to a charge of possession of crystal meth. He was released with a new court date.

Further;

On February 20, 2022 at about 3:00PM, officers from the Brockville Police Service located a 40-year-old male, who was known to be wanted, in the area of John St. The male was arrested for two counts of fail to comply with probation that had taken place previously on January 27, 2022. He was released with a future court date.

Domestic Dispute:

On February 16, 2022 at about 8:30AM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint from a female saying her 29-year-old, ex-boyfriend, had broken into her residence on Perth St. Officers arrived on scene and spoke to both. Investigation revealed that the female had come downstairs after waking up that morning to find her ex-boyfriend sitting in her dinning area. At that point, an argument ensued and she began to yell. The male reacted by covering her mouth and attempting to choke her. She did manage to get away from him and was able to call police. Her injuries are non-life-threatening. The male was arrested and charged for the offences of assault, forcible entry, overcome resistance by attempting to choke and two counts of fail to comply with probation. He was held in custody for a bail hearing.

Domestic Dispute:

On February 16, 2022 at about Noon, the Brockville Police Service attended a residence on Central Ave. in response to a domestic dispute. Officers arrived and spoke to both people involved. Investigation revealed that a 20-year-old female had assaulted her boyfriend by striking him in the face. The injuries are non-life-threatening. The female was arrested  and charged with assault. Due to her expressing a desire to go back to the residence, she was held for a bail hearing due to safety concerns of both involved.

Warrants and Drugs:

On February 17, 2022 at about 4:15AM, officers from the Brockville Police Service were on patrol and observed a 40-year-old male, known to have a warrant for his arrest, operating a vehicle on King ST. W. The warrant was a bench warrant for fail to attend court in relation to an OPP investigation. He was arrested on the warrant and when searched, officers located about 0.2g of crystal meth. He was then turned over to the OPP in regards to the bench warrant. He was also charged by Brockville Police with possession of crystal meth.

Warrants and Personation:

On February 18, 2022 at about 4:00AM, officers from the Brockville Police Service initiated a traffic stop on a red, Ford Mustang, in the area of Pearl St. W. This vehicle had recently been involved in other offences. Officers identified the three people in the vehicle. Investigation revealed that the 36-year-old male in the rear of the vehicle, had given a false name to police to avoid arrest. This was because the male had a warrant for his arrest in relation to various offences including uttering threats, two counts of mischief under $5,000 and fail to comply with undertaking. He was arrested for the warrant and the new offence of personation. The male then resisted the arrest and had to be physically detained. Luckily, no one was injured. When searched, he was also found to be in possession of a quantity of counterfeit cash. He was held in custody for a bail hearing and charged with the offences of personation with intent to  avoid arrest, three counts of possessing counterfeit money, resist arrest and fail to comply with probation.   

Warrants:

On February 17, 2022 at about 4:00PM, an 18-year-old male attended the Brockville Police Service to turn himself in on two outstanding arrest warrants. The warrants were in relation to a charge of fail to comply with release order (bail condition) and fail to attend court. The male was held in custody for a bail hearing.

Assault:

On February 12, 2022 at about 4:30PM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint of an assault on Victoria Rd. Information was that a dispute between family members erupted and one of the members had been assaulted. Officers arrived and investigation revealed that a 65-year-old male had assaulted a younger female in the residence by striking her. The injuries are non-life-threatening. The male was arrested, charged with assault and held for a bail hearing.

Warrants:

On February 12, 2022 at about 12:00AM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint of two males fighting in the parking lot of the Brockville General Hospital. Officers arrived and located the males. They were 38-year-old and 44-year-old males. Both were at the hospital for unrelated reasons. Investigation revealed that the 44-year-old male had a warrant for his arrest in relation to a charge of breach probation. The 44-year-old male was arrested and advice given to both. The arrested male was released with paperwork and future court date.

Further;

On February 11, 2022 at about 5:15PM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint of a male at an apartment building on Victoria Ave., stealing mail. Officers arrived and located a 36-year-old male in the lobby area matching the description of the suspect given. Investigation revealed that this suspect was the one responsible for the theft. He was placed under arrest for three counts of theft of mail and two counts of breach probation. He was later released with paperwork and a future court date.

Further;

On February 13, 2022 at about 10:30AM, the Brockville Police Service received information from the OPP that they had arrested a male who was wanted on a warrant. The male was a 32-year-old male and the warrant was in relation to two counts of uttering threats and one count of breach probation. The male was turned over to the Brockville Police Service and eventually released with conditions and a future court date. 

Disturbing the Peace and Mischief:

On February 14, 2022 at about 9:00AM, the Brockville Police Service received a complaint of a male who was irate and banging on store windows at the Kensington Plaza. As officers were on route to the scene, more information was provided that the male had actually started smashing multiple storefront windows. This caused significant damage to Island City Animal Hospital and a vacant unit beside it. He also gestured to attack someone by lunging at them with his fists raised. Officers quickly attended to the area and located the 36-year-old male. He was not co-operative with police however; officers were able to gain control of the him without anyone being seriously injured.  Once he was arrested, investigation revealed that he was currently on a release order with bail conditions.  He was held in custody for a bail hearing for the offences of assault, two counts of mischief under $5,000 and fail to comply with release order.  

Warrants:

On February 7, 2022 at about 1:00PM at the Ontario Court of Justice, the Brockville Police executed an arrest warrant on a 28-year-old female on behalf of the Grenville County OPP. The warrant was a bench warrant for failing to appear for court. She was held in custody and later turned over the OPP.

Further;

On February 9, 2022 at about 9:30AM, a 59-year-old female, turned herself in to the Brockville Police as she had knowledge of an outstanding warrant. The warrant was in relation to a previous charge of mischief under $5,000. She was arrested and released with a new court date.

Further;

On February 10, 2022 at about 12:30AM, officers from the Brockville Police Service located a 35-year-old female in the area of Front Ave. It was found that the female was not being honest about her identity in attempts to hide the fact that she was wanted. There was a warrant out for her arrest for breach of release order (bail conditions).The female was placed under arrest for the warrant and when searched, officers located a quantity of fentanyl, crystal meth and counterfeit cash. She was held for bail on the warrant and additional charges of possession of crystal meth, possession of fentanyl and possession of counterfeit money.

Further;

On February 10, 2022 at about 12:45AM, the Brockville Police Service was investigating a complaint of a motor vehicle taken without consent. The person with the vehicle was known and believed to be in the area. The vehicle was located in the area of Ormond St. Police found a 28-year-old in the vehicle. The female was wanted on an outstanding bench warrant for failing to attend court. The vehicle was returned and she was released with a new court date.

Further;

On February 10, 2022 at about 11:00PM, a 37-year-old male turned himself into the Brockville Police Service, as he had knowledge two outstanding warrants. Both warrants were in relation to the male breaching his release order bail conditions. He was arrested and held for a bail hearing.

Suspended Driving:

On February 7, 2022 at about 5:00PM, officers from the Brockville Police Service conducted a traffic stop in the area of Central Ave. The driver was identified to be a 49-year-old male. Investigation revealed that the male was a suspended driver. The vehicle he was operating was impounded for 45 days and he was charged with drive while under suspension.

Theft From Vehicles

In the early morning hours of February 10, 2022, a suspect was in the Bridlewood Dr. area on various streets, attempting to steal from vehicles. There is a photo of the suspect and it appears to be a young male in his mid to late teens. The investigation in relation to this incident is ongoing. This is yet another reminder to the community to ensure that you lock you vehicles as this significantly reduces these occurrences. 

Fraud Information

The Brockville Police Service would like to inform the community to be aware of scams and potential frauds. Various scams become more frequent. Please be aware and protect yourself.

First and foremost, there is no consumer protection when buying/selling products on sites like Kijiji, Craigslist, and Facebook Market Place. There is inherent risk to these types of transactions and is a ‘buyer beware’ situation. Once you enter into an agreement to purchase an item and a product/service is obtained, it is incumbent on you, either as a seller or buyer, to ensure that the transaction is complete. If not, this is a risk that is assumed by you.

As a purchaser/seller of goods you have a responsibility to take reasonable steps to avoid becoming the victim of a fraud. These include but are not limited to;

– Meeting in-person in a public location and thoroughly inspecting the product prior to offering to buy.

– Not purchasing a product without seeing first. Most importantly; this would include payment of first and last month’s rent without attending the property first.

– Do not agree to make payments via Google Play, Apple, XBOX, Playstaion or any other gift certificate type card.

– As a seller, that you do not accept cheques sent in the mail as payment. Cheques are becoming a frequent method and source of fraud.

– As a buyer, never send an e-transfer to an unknown individual.

– If a deal is too good to be true, then it most likely is. Use common sense to protect yourself from people who want to take advantage of you.

For more information regarding common scams, please visit the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.