Police Blotter for Cornwall Ontario & Region – SIU OPP OPS Human Trafficking in Ottawa – Tuesday September 17, 2013

BREACHES

Cornwall, ON- Christopher Dennison, 25 of Cornwall was arrested on the 16^th of September, 2013 and charged with breaching his Probation order by having consumed alcohol and failing to keep the peace. The man was also breaching a Recognizance for having consumed alcohol. It is alleged that on the 15^th of September, 2013 police attended the man’s apartment on an unrelated matter and detected an odor of alcohol from the man. On the 16^th of September, 2013 the man who was advised by police he was wanted for breaching his conditions attended police headquarters to deal with the matter. He was taken into custody, charged accordingly and held for a bail hearing.

Cornwall, ON – Roger Bastien, 43 of Cornwall was arrested on the 16^th of September, 2013 and charged with breaching two Probation Orders for having failed to notify a change of address and not keeping the peace. It is alleged that on the 11^th of September, 2013 police attended a Lennox Street address in relation to an unwanted person. During their investigation it was learned that the man had move without notifying the Probation Office as directed. On the 16^thof September, 2013 the man who learned police were looking for him attended police headquarters to deal with the matter. He was taken into custody, charged accordingly and later released.

Cornwall, ON – Normand Tremblay, 59 of Cornwall was arrested on the 16^th of September, 2013 and charged with breach of Recognizance for having consumed alcohol on two occasions and not abiding by a curfew. It is alleged that on the 6^th of September, 2013 police attended a Glengarry Boulevard address for an unrelated matter and during their investigation detected an odour of alcohol from the man who was out past his curfew. Police then later established grounds for his arrest. On the 16^th of September, 2013 when police went to arrest the man at the Glengarry address they once again detected an odor of alcohol. The man was taken into custody, charged accordingly then transported to police headquarters where he was held for a bail hearing.

BREACHES, FRAUD

Cornwall, ON – Ahmed El Kerim, 32 of Cornwall was arrested on the 16^th of September, 2013 and charged with breaching an Undertaking for having failed to notify a change of address and failing to keep the peace. He was also charged with two counts of Utter Forged Documents and seven counts of Fraud Under $5000. It is alleged that on the 16^th of September, 2013 police attended a Lennox Street address in relation to a fraud investigation and found that the man had moved to Lennox Street without notifying police as required. It is further alleged that between the 5^th of September, 2013 and the 10^th of September, 2013 there were two NSF cheques and five empty envelopes deposited in his account. The man was taken into custody, charged accordingly and transported to police headquarters where he was released with a future court date.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT, BREACHES, RESIST ARREST

            Cornwall, ON – A 19-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on the 16^th of September, 2013 and charged with Assault, Resist Arrest, breach of a Youth Probation Order and Undertaking for failing to keep the peace as well as a breach for communicating with someone he is not allowed to. It is alleged that on the 15^th of September, 2013 police attended a Sixth Street address and investigated a Domestic dispute. During their investigation it was learned that the man attended his 20-year-old ex-girlfriend’s residence and was involved in an argument with her at which time he pulled her to the ground and choked her, the man then left the residence. Police later attended a York Street address and located the man who then attempted to elude police and became resistant when he was taken into custody. Once in custody he was charged accordingly, transported to police headquarters and held for a bail hearing. His name was not released as it might identify the victim in the matter.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, MISCHIEF

            Cornwall, ON- A 30-year-old Cornwall woman was arrested on the 17^th of September, 2013 and charged with two counts of Assault with a Weapon and one count of Mischief Under $5000. It is alleged that on the 17^th of September, 2013 the intoxicated woman was involved in an argument with her 33-year-old boyfriend at which time she took a pair of scissors and damaged a stuffed toy. The woman then made a motion with the scissors towards her boyfriend and later took a table lamp and struck him on the head. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. During their investigation the woman was taken into custody, charged accordingly then transported to police headquarters where she was held for a bail hearing. Her name was not released as it might identify the victim in the matter.

DOMESTIC HARASSMENT, BREACH

Cornwall, ON – A 66-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on the 16^th of September, 2013 and charged with Criminal Harassment and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged that between the month of June, 2013 and the month of September, 2013 the man communicated and visited his 63-year-old ex-wife at her residence and place of work on several occasions despite having been told not to. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. During their investigation police located the man at his residence, took him into custody, charged him accordingly and transported the man to police headquarters where he was held for a bail hearing. His name was not released as it might identify the victim in this matter.

From the SIU

News Release

Update: SIU Appeals for Witnesses to Motor Vehicle Death in Brampton

Case Number: 13-OVI-231

Mississauga (17 September, 2013) — Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is appealing for witnesses to a collision that occurred in Brampton yesterday morning. As a result of the collision, a 61-year-old man succumbed to his injuries.

Preliminary information indicates the following:
• At approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, September 16, 2013, an officer with Peel Regional Police was parked in his cruiser at the Bramalea City Centre when he noticed a vehicle;
• The police officer and the 55-year-old driver of the civilian vehicle made eye contact, and the driver drove off. The officer lost sight of the vehicle;
• A second officer driving on Clarke Boulevard spotted the vehicle and proceeded to follow it. He also lost sight of the vehicle;
• A short time later, the vehicle became involved in a collision with several other vehicles at Clarke Boulevard and Bramalea Road. One of the struck motorists, a 61-year-old male, was taken to St. Michael’s Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact the lead investigator at 416-622-2293 or 1-800-787-8529 ext. 2293.

The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault. Under the Police Services Act, the Director of the SIU must

• consider whether an officer has committed a criminal offence  in connection with the incident under investigation
• depending on the evidence, lay a criminal charge against the officer if appropriate or close the file without any charges being laid
• report the results of any investigations to the Attorney General.

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