ASSAULT AND BREACH Cornwall, ON –Zachary McKinnon, 22 of Cornwall was arrested on the 1st of August, 2013 and charged with Assault and breach of a Probation order for not keeping the peace. It is alleged that on the 1st of August, 2013 the man was being picked up by hisContinue Reading
CFN – Another Bus accident for Cornwall Transit. York Street between 2nd and 3rd is closed after a bus and car had an incident. Special thanks to Michel Lalonde for his photos! If you see news happen email your pics or video to info@cornwallfreenews.com or call our hotline atContinue Reading
SIU Concludes Injury Investigation in Cornwall Case Number: 13-OCI-124 Mississauga (1 August, 2013) — The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Ian Scott, has concluded that there are no reasonable grounds to charge a Cornwall Community Police Service officer with any criminal offence in relation to the injuries sustained byContinue Reading
DOMESTIC BREACHES Cornwall, ON – A 34-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on the 31st of July, 2013 and charged with one count of breach of Probation for not keeping the peace and one count of breach of Recognizance for being found where alcohol is being sold. It is alleged thatContinue Reading
Victim’s name: Joseluis RESENDIZ Date of Birth: 2004-01-08 (9 years of age) Physical Description: Height- 4’6″ Weight- 65 lbs Hair color- Dark Eye color- N/A Clothing: Blue soccer T-Shirt (Messi-Barcelona), Blue Plaid Shorts, Blue Adidas running shoes. Believed to be in the company of: Tivisay ROJAS-CANTANO Date of Birth:Continue Reading
CFN – Contrary to glowing spouts of steam from Economic De-Veloper Mark Boileau and his pet monkey adjutant Bob Peters construction dollars nose dived in Cornwall Ontario for the first half of 2013 compared to 2012. The City issued a glowing press release, but it apparently was more spin thatContinue Reading
York Regional Police Officer Charged Case Number: 13-OCI-103 Mississauga (31 July, 2013) — The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Ian Scott, has reasonable grounds to believe that a York Regional Police (YRP) officer committed a criminal offence in relation to the assault of 63-year-old Zdenek Horsak in April ofContinue Reading
CFN – Locals are reporting over 30 police invading and closing off traffic in the Morwood and Chesterville area. Reports are coming in that this may be related to the Melissa Richmond Homicide. OPP spokesperson Kristine Rae refused to state what type of event this is; either vehicle or criminal.Continue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Marisa Lupien, 35 of Cornwall was arrested on the 29th of July, 2013. It is alleged that she failed to attend court on the 23rd of July, 2013. A bench warrant was then issued. On the 29th of July, 2013 a police officer on patrol in the areaContinue Reading
CFN – The rain couldn’t dim the rally for Sammy Yatim, the shooting victim in Toronto who was gunned down by police after wielding a knife on a streetcar Sunday night. If anything was clear watching footage and listening to what people are saying it’s a fear and frustrationContinue Reading
CFN – An autopsy confirmed that Melissa Richmond is the body discovered in Ottawa Sunday. The Ottawa Police released information below and the case is considered a homicide. A post mortem examination has confirmed the identity of a body discovered Saturday in Ottawa. The victim is Melissa KellyContinue Reading
CFN – The body found near the South Bank Kelsey’s is being treated as a homicide. Ottawa Police also confirmed that it is a female. An autopsy today is to confirm if it is the body of Winchester Ontario resident Melissa Richmond. Mayor Eric Duncan of North Dundas gave CFNContinue Reading
BREACHES Cornwall, ON – A 20-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on the 26th of July, 2013. The man was bound by a Recognizance with conditions to abide by a curfew of 10pm-07am. It is alleged that on the 25th of July, 2013 he breached his release conditions and police were contacted. AnContinue Reading
CFN – There is a vigil tonight in Toronto for Sammy Yatim, the young man brutally gunned down by Toronto Police Sunday July 28, 2013 while wielding a knife on a Streetcar. You can click the image above to visit the official facebook page. Enhanced video of the incident. TheContinue Reading
CFN – Friends and family are spending a tense Sunday as they await identification of a body found behind a Kelsey’s restaurant in Ottawa Ontario near where her car was discovered. The body was found at approximately 9 AM in the South Keys district. Ottawa Police and the OPP areContinue Reading
SIU Investigates Shooting in Toronto Case Number: 13-TFD-181 Appeals Form Witness Form Mississauga (27 July, 2013) — Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding a police involved shooting on Dundas St. W. west of Bathurst St. in Toronto at approximately 12:10 a.m. this morning. Preliminary information indicatesContinue Reading
CFN – This story is literally less than ten minutes old. We are posting this before the desk sgt at Cornwall Police HQ have full info. UPDATED 1:15 PM Cornwall Police have updated us with the following. The incident was a drug related medical emergency in a residence. No criminalContinue Reading
CFN – I thought I’d ask our viewers what they think of this very sad and pathetic situation. Imagine someone from the Cornwall Area Chamber of Commerce running around to our advertisers and not only sharing his negative opinion of CFN, but threatening them that if they didn’t stop advertisingContinue Reading