Kingston Motorcycle Police Officer Hit By Truck That Runs Red #KPS 062018

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Police Bulletin

Calls for Service

Kingston Police had 134 calls for service during the 24 hour period starting from 5:00 a.m. on June 19, 2018. Of these, 88 calls occurred in the city central area, 28 in the west end, 8 in the east end, and 5 north of Highway 401. Some of these included:

  • 3 domestic calls
  • 2 assault calls
  • 3 harassment calls
  • 2 fight/disturbance calls
  • 7 undesirable calls
  • 1 customer trouble call
  • 5 alarm calls
  • 3 neighbour dispute calls
  • 1 noise complaint
  • 3 trouble with kids calls
  • 3 missing person calls
  • 7 Mental Health Act calls
  • 5 medical assist calls
  • 11 assist citizen calls
  • 1 break and enter call
  • 14 theft calls
  • 1 mischief call
  • 3 fraud calls
  • 5 motor vehicle collisions
  • 2 impaired driving calls
  • 1 parking/vehicle complaint
  • 4 driving complaints
  • 13 suspicious activity calls
  • 1 drug call

There were 4 individuals arrested within the last 24 hours including 2 men and 2 women, between 19 and 40 years of age, for the following: assault, obstruct police, transportation fraud, breach of peace, and breach probation.

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.

Motorcycle Officer Hit when Pickup Truck Runs Red Light

Release Date: June 20, 2018

18-22122

On June 19, 2018 a Kingston Police Motorcycle Officer was hit when a pickup truck allegedly ran a red light on Elliott Avenue at Division Street.

At approximately 10:30 a.m. the motorcycle officer was riding northbound on Division Street. While proceeding through a green traffic light, the officer observed a truck traveling eastbound on Elliott Avenue that allegedly ran a red light at approximately 50 km/h. The officer used his training to slow as much as possible and avoid hitting all but the rear passenger side bumper of the truck, as it passed in front of him. A car travelling in the lane next to the officer was also forced to brake to avoid a collision. The officer kept the bike upright and as a result he suffered only a minor injury to his knee. The police motorcycle sustained minimal front end damage.

The driver of the truck, a 56-year-old local man, stopped immediately and was both cooperative and apologetic. He was charged under the Highway Traffic Act with red light – fail to stop.

The Officer, Constable Pete Lafontaine has been the Kingston Police Motorcycle Training Officer for the past four years. Constable Lafontaine believes that training and awareness enabled him to respond quickly and slow enough to avoid a more serious collision while maintaining control of the bike.

Drivers are reminded to be extra alert and watchful for Motorcycles, Cyclists and Pedestrians, which are all much easier to miss than another full-sized motor vehicle.

Police Looking for Information on Theft of Two Motorcycles

Release Date: June 20, 2018

18-19038

On May 28, 2018 in the early morning hours a pair of motorcycles were stolen from an address in the 1200 block of Montreal Street. The motorcycles were not in working order and were walked off the property. The bikes are described as a white and blue 1986 Suzuki GSXR 750 and a solid black 1987 Kawasaki NINJA 250.

Please view these links for sample images of the bikes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_GSX-R750#/media/File:Suzuki_GSX-R750.JPG and https://www.bestbeginnermotorcycles.com/kawasaki-ninja-250-review/

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Wood at 613-549-4660 ext. 6312 or via email at pwood@kingstonpolice.ca.

You can also provide tips anonymously via:

  • By calling our general number 613-549-4660 ext. 0 and asking to be anonymous

  • By calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS)

Law Enforcement Torch Run to Support Special Olympics

Release Date: June 20, 2018

On June 22 members of Kingston Police, Kingston Police Community Volunteers, Frontenac OPP, MP, RCMP, CSC, CBSA and local Special Olympians will be participating in the 2018 Law Enforcement Torch Run (http://www1.torchrunontario.com/) to support Special Olympics (http://www1.specialolympicsontario.com/).

The run will start at 11:30 a.m. and the participants will run from Kingston Police Headquarters, north on Division Street, then turn left at First Canada Avenue, loop around onto Dalton Avenue, right onto Division Street, and back to the police station. 

Members of our community are encouraged to show their support for Special Olympics by tossing change in the buckets.




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