Police Bulletin

Calls for Service

Kingston Police had 133 calls for service during the 24 hour period starting from 5:00 a.m. on September 18, 2017. Of these, 95 calls occurred in the city central area, 20 in the west end, 6 in the east end, and 1 north of Highway 401. Some of these included:

• 8 domestic calls
• 3 assault calls
• 1 sexual assault
• 1 harassment call
• 5 fight/disturbance calls
• 2 undesirable calls
• 2 custody dispute calls
• 4 alarm calls
• 8 noise complaints
• 1 medical assist call
• 15 assist citizen calls
• 2 break and enter calls
• 11 theft calls
• 3 shoplifting calls
• 1 mischief call
• 3 fraud calls
• 7 motor vehicle collisions
• 3 driving complaints
• 1 traffic concern
• 15 suspicious activity calls
• 1 drug call

There were 5 individuals arrested within the last 24 hours including 3 men and 2 women, between 19 and 39 years of age, for the following: mischief, impaired operation of a motor vehicle, public intoxication, and breach of peace. One person was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

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.

2017 Ride to Remember

Release Date: September 19, 2017

This week marks the 17th year for the police memorial ride to remember. Members of Kingston Police along with officers throughout Canada will embark on a 900 km ride from Welland to Parliament Hill in Ottawa to honour and remember the men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Please follow us on our journey to honour those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their community and to show their families they will not be forgotten.

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Kingston Police Twitter @kingstonpolice, @kp_youthcop

Canadian Police Ride to Remember @CanadianR2R http://policeridetoremember.com/

The official ride runs from September 21 to 24, 2017, however officer departed from Kingston on September 19 for @NiagRegPolice to join the opening leg of @CanadianR2R.

Flat Tires Stop Driver Impaired by Drug

Release Date: September 19, 2017

17-30897

A 27-year-old local man whose drive ended with damaged tires was found to be impaired by drug.

On September 18, 2017 at approximately 10:45 p.m. police responded to a report of a possible impaired driver on Old Colony Road. A patrol officer located the vehicle and observed that all the doors were open and both tires on the driver side were flat. The vehicle also had what appeared to be old damage to the front and back.

The driver was unable to properly explain how or where the tires had been damaged. He was only wearing one shoe and was unable to focus.

The driver was arrested and during a search multiple baggies with suspected trace amounts of crystal methamphetamine was found in his pockets.

The accused was transported to police headquarters where he was tested by a Drug Recognition Expert Officer. At the conclusion of the tests it was the opinion of the officer that the accused was impaired by drug.

The accused was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

The accused was later released on a Promise to Appear (PTA) with a future court date. His 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.

Taxi Damaged when Man has Argument with Passenger

Release Date: September 19, 2017

17-30915

A 24-year-old local man has been arrested after he kicked a taxi carrying a passenger he was angry with.

On September 19, 2017 at approximately 2:30 a.m. the accused was standing on the sidewalk on Princess Street near Clergy Street. The accused became involved in an argument with a man in the back of a taxi waiting in a restaurant drive through line. As the taxi started to pull out of the drive through the accused kicked and damaged the rear driver side fender. The passenger then exited the taxi and the two men started fighting.

The fight ended as officers arrived and the accused was arrested. The accused was transported to police headquarters where he was held to attend a bail hearing the following day.

The accused was charged with mischief.

Two Dogs Stabbed in West End, Police Asking for Witnesses

Release Date: September 19, 2017

17-29990

On September 11, 2017 police received a report that two dogs have been stabbed while in the backyard of a residence on Castell Road.

The backyard is fenced in with a wire fence at the rear of the property lined with growth and vegetation. The yard runs along apartments on Days Road. It is suspected the dogs were near the back fence when they were stabbed by something pushed through.

The incidents occurred sometime after 5:00 p.m. on September 11 and approximately 2 weeks prior to that date.

Both dogs the dogs were treated by a veterinarian with non-life threatening injuries.

Anyone with information, please contact Detective Wills at 613-549-4660 ext. 6266 or via email at cwills@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)