Police Bulletin
Calls for Service
Kingston Police had 149 calls for service during the 24 hour period starting from 5:00 a.m. on April 5, 2018. Of these, 100 calls occurred in the city central area, 36 in the west end, 5 in the east end, and 4 north of Highway 401. Some of these included:
- 2 domestic calls
- 4 assault calls
- 2 sexual assaults
- 6 harassment calls
- 2 fight/disturbance calls
- 4 undesirable calls
- 1 customer trouble call
- 3 alarm calls
- 1 neighbour dispute call
- 3 noise complaints
- 1 trouble with kids call
- 2 missing person calls
- 3 Mental Health Act calls
- 5 medical assist calls
- 8 assist citizen calls
- 4 break and enter calls
- 12 theft calls
- 4 shoplifting calls
- 1 mischief call
- 4 fraud calls
- 8 motor vehicle collisions
- 1 impaired driving call
- 1 parking/vehicle complaint
- 15 driving complaints
- 12 suspicious activity calls
- 1 trespass/prowler call
There were 15 individuals arrested within the last 24 hours including 8 men and 5 women, between 14 and 73 years of age, for the following: impaired driving, fail to provide breath sample, utter threats to cause death, harassment by threatening conduct, theft, use stolen credit card, possession of a controlled drug for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, assault cause bodily harm, mischief, fail to appear, public intoxication, breach recognizance, and breach probation. Five persons were arrested on outstanding warrants.
Residents are encouraged to view the Kingston Police Crime Mapping Tool that can be accessed through the website here. To further community awareness and improve accessibility to calls-for-police-service occurring in the community, Kingston Police has merged Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology with police calls-for-service data for user-friendly public consumption.
Officer Avoids Being Hit Head-on by Impaired Driver
Release Date: April 6, 2018
18-12403
A 48-year-old local woman has been charged with impaired driving after nearly hitting a police cruiser head-on.
On April 6, 2018 at approximately 2:45 a.m. the accused was driving westbound on the wrong side of the road at Princess Street approaching Bath Road. The accused ran the westbound red light while a cruiser was travelling eastbound on an advanced green. The officer was forced to brake and activate emergency lights to avoid being hit head-on. The accused then swerved around the cruiser and continued westbound on Princess Street, still in the eastbound lane. The officer turned around and pursed the accused who continued westbound swerving across the lanes before finally stopping approximately 1100 meters from the intersection.
The officer made observations the accused was impaired by alcohol. The accused was arrested and transported to police headquarters where she refused to provide breath samples.
The accused was charged with impaired driving and fail to provide breath sample.
The accused was later released with a future court date. Her driver’s licence is automatically suspended for 90 days and would face a one year suspension if convicted. The vehicle was seized and impounded for seven days, with the accused being responsible for all fees and fines.
Youth Facing 27 Charges after Repeated Death Threats
Release Date: April 6, 2018
18-12294 / 18-9278 / 18-10338 / 18-10977
A 14-year-old local youth is now facing 27 charges in relation to death threats and refusing to abide by police and court ordered release conditions.
Since March 5, 2018 the accused has been arrested multiple times for making violent death threats through social media. The threats have been sent to adults and youths with multiple threats sent to specific youths, including threats to kill everyone in their homes.
On April 5, 2018 the accused was arrested once again for sending multiple death threats through social media. The accused was transported to police headquarters where she was held to attend a bail hearing the following day.
In total the accused is now charged with 17 counts of utter threats to cause death, two counts of harassment by threatening conduct, four counts of breach undertaking, and four counts of breach recognizance.
Two Arrested after Marijuana Use Leads to Bad Decisions
Release Date: April 6, 2018
18-12269 / 18-12305
A 17-year-old local youth and an 18-year-old local man are both facing charges after not calling paramedics and attempting to drive a friend to the hospital.
On April 5, 2018 at approximately 7:45 a.m. the 17-year-old accused began driving a friend to the hospital for whom she was concerned for his health due to excessive marijuana use. While on route the 17-year-old turned east onto First Avenue and crashed into a parked vehicle. The second accused, an 18-year-old had been riding in the passenger seat and after the collision he got behind the driver’s seat and drove the group away on a flat tire.
Almost two hours later the group was still driving around on the flat tire when stopped by police on Brock Street near Sydenham Street. Officers soon discovered that the male passed out in the back seat and the 18-year-old driver had both been using marijuana. Police arrested the 18-year-old for impaired driving by drug and called paramedics to the scene for the passed out male.
The 18-year-old was transported to police headquarters where he was tested by a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Officer. At the conclusion of the tests it was the determination of the DRE that the 18-year-old was impaired by drug. The accused was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and later released with a future court date.
The 17-year-old was given a summons to court and charged under the Highway Traffic Act with drive no licence, and fail to remain at scene of accident.
Man Charged after Vicious Bite Attack
Release Date: April 6, 2018
18-12265
A 30-year-old local man was arrested after a sudden attack during which he viciously bit the victim.
On April 3, 2018 at approximately 5:00 a.m. the accused entered the complaints porch and began throwing around her property, fleeing prior to police arrival.
On April 5, 2018 the male victim was visiting the complainant when he heard a noise at her door. When he opened the door to investigate he was attacked by the accused, whom he did not know. During the altercation the accused began biting the victim and only stopped his vicious attack after hearing the police were called. As the accused fled he threatened the victim, yelling that he was going to kill him.
Officers responded and observed the victim had suffered significant bite wounds. He was transported to hospital and a short time later officers located the accused at an address on Rideau Street.
The accused was arrested and transported to police headquarters where he was held to attend a bail hearing the following day.
The accused was charged with assault cause bodily harm, utter threats to cause death, mischief, harassment by threatening conduct, and two counts of breach probation.
Smartphone Emergency Alert System
Release Date: April 6, 2018
In March 2015 the Alert Ready Emergency Alert System was launched. The national warning system was designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians through television and radio. This system was established to ensure you receive alerts immediately and know what action to take to keep yourself and your family safe.
As of today, April 6, 2018, the Alert Ready Emergency Alert System will now be available on cellphones and wireless devices that are compatible with Wireless Public Alerting (WPA). Similar to TV and Radio, the National Public Alerting System will force these devices to sound an ominous alarm when an emergency alert is triggered.
A wireless device must meet the following requirements in order for emergency alerts to be received:
- It must be an LTE-device like a smartphone
- It must be WPA compatible
- It must be connected to an LTE cellular network at the time the emergency alert is issued.