Sadly CFN was tipped off that staff at the lodge were being tested last week. A call to a very nervous Steven Golden, director of the lodge was strange. Mr. Golden couldn’t answer if any of the staff had been tested for COVID 19. He asked if he could call back and never did. Now […]
THEFT UNDER $5000, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Robert Thibeault, 36 of Cornwall was arrested on March 31st, 2020 and charged with theft under $5000 and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on March 28th, 2020 the man attended a Ninth Street store, removed property making no attempt to pay […]
A package with a glossy card, and other objects has been arriving all around Cornwall inviting the public to attend a church gathering at Aultstille Theatre (approximately 700 seats) for April 10, 2020. This would appear to be in violation of Ontario Emergency orders. We will update as more information becomes available. The Cornwall Police […]
ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, THREATS, BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 15-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on March 30th, 2020 and charged with assault with a weapon, threats and breach of probation for possessing a weapon and failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on March 8th, 2020 while at the Cornwall Square the youth […]
PUBLIC MISCHIEF, FRAUD OVER $5000, REMOVING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME, FRAUDULANT CONCEALMENT Cornwall, ON – Lori McConkey, 56 of Cornwall was arrested on March 28th, 2020 and charged with public mischief, fraud over $5000, removing vehicle identification number, property obtained by crime and fraud concealmentIt is alleged the woman reported that tractor […]
Reports are flooding CFN of people who have been tested for COVID 19 in the Cornwall area and in quarantine, but with no results. Initially promised results in 2-4 days, some have said that they’ve now waited TEN days without a result. Nurses have told those tested that even if their results are not in […]
A frightened worker emailed in to CFN asking about public spacing. Reports are that this being cheque day lines like the one in this photo are occurring at the CIBC too, and other banks. A call to the CPS echoed that public distancing at this time is important. TD media relations did not answer either […]
ACTIVE INVESTIGATION Cornwall, ON – The Cornwall Police Service is currently conducting an investigation in the area of First Street and Millville Avenue, resulting in a heavy police presence. There is no threat to public safety, however, we are asking the public to please avoid the area to allow police to conduct the investigation. Please […]
SHOPLIFTING Cornwall, ON – Martha Brown-Bazinet, 38, of Cornwall was arrested on March 24th, 2020 and charged with theft under $5000. It is alleged on March 14th, 2020, the woman attended a Second Street business and removed merchandise, making no attempt to pay for the items as she left the store. Police were contacted and […]
CFN viewer Luc Mayer sent CFN a link to the video he shot clearly showing MacMillan’s Convenience Store in Cornwall on Marlborough (NOT CUMBERLAND) was selling UNWRAPPED toilet paper for $2.00 per roll during our world wide pandemic. Kirkland normally charges $20.99 for a 30 roll package or about .69 cents per roll. Cyndy MacMillan’s […]
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – A 17-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on March 23rd, 2020 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the youth failed to notify police of a change of address, despite her conditions, and a warrant was issued for her arrest. On March 23rd, 2020, she was taken into custody on […]
March came in like a lamb. Will it go out like a lion?? Have to wait and see. And…Willerton Willy was right – spring officially arrived March 19th. Now just tell “Old Man Winter” that!! I remember the old poem we often said as kids: Spring has sprung, the grass is riz. I wonder where […]
Editor’s Note. The CPS did not publish a police blotter for March 18, 19, or 20th. They have not given out any explanation. There was one liquor license act violation reported on the Police Map on the 18th. If that is the Remington charge, why wasn’t it on the police blotter and why not reporting […]
It started with a headache. The person rarely got head aches. Then chills, like they had a fever, and then the cough. Within two days more symptoms, and then confirmation that someone close to them was getting tested and that they too were now getting tested. How can this be, right here in Cornwall? They […]
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The problem with being corrupt and or incompetent is that it creates a culture, such as exists in the Cornwall Police Service. From the politicization of the force, to hiding truth from the public, enforcing some laws on some, and not on others, and not holding officers accountable like what recently occurred with Sgt Tommy […]
When you work as many hours a day as I do during a crisis nothing makes your afternoon more than an apparent ignorant person spouting falsehoods thinking that you owe her time to defend her abuse. The story she is referencing is our story which drew large traffic after allegations and confirmation from the working […]
We all need cash to survive and that means working in close quarters for many. While most services have been shut down, without the factories and farms rolling and distribution doing its thing our shelves would be empty. When it comes to safety though we all win when best practices are taken. For example while […]