POSSESSION, POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING, PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME Cornwall, ON – Guy Fortier, 50 and Marc Lefebvre, 46 both of Cornwall were arrested on December 14th, 2016 and charged with the following: Possession of cocaine Possession for the purpose Possession of contraband tobacco Proceeds of crime x2Continue Reading
Seeking witnesses to fatal collision on Tenth Line Road (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Collision Investigation Unit is investigating a fatal collision on Tenth Line Road. On December 15, at approximately 11:30pm, officers responded to a collision on Tenth Line Road near Southfield Way involving an OC TranspoContinue Reading
CRTF Operation Leads to 1.2 Ton Contraband Seizure and Arrest of Four Individuals CORNWALL ONTARIO – During the early morning hours of December 7, 2016, the Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) joined by the RCMP Valleyfield and Sûreté du Québec (SQ) observed a boat attend the shoreline in St-Anicet,Continue Reading
WANTED MALE ARRESTED (South Grenville) – On December 15, 2015 at approximately 3:19pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers intercepted a pedestrian on Canal Street, Cardinal, Ontario. Information indicated that the accused was wanted by the SD&G OPP. Investigation also indicated that the male was inContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Several former board members of Centre Cultural de Cornwall stepped forward with a multitude of allegations and complaints about the francophone institution this week. Some of the allegations include: The organization is in deep debt; owning over $30K to the government as well as Suzanne Villeneuve, listedContinue Reading
Ottawa man charged with Child Pornography Offences (Ottawa) – In mid June 2016 and late August 2016, the National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre (NCECC) forwarded the Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) reports they had received from the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) CyberTipLine. TheseContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario ( 3:30AM EST) – Mother Nature seems to be having trouble making up her mind as we’re seeing large temperature swings. From -20c early Friday morning to possible freezing rain Saturday and then back to -15c Expect about 10cm of snow starting Friday night and Saturday with someContinue Reading
Food Recall Warning – Food Recall Warning Duncan Hines brand Apple Caramel Cake Mix recalled due to Salmonella Recall date: December 14, 2016 Reason for recall: Microbiological – Salmonella Hazard classification: Class 2 Company / Firm: Pinnacle Foods Canada Corporation Distribution: National Extent of the distribution: Retail Recall details Ottawa,Continue Reading
Project STEP results in 12 people charged with drug offences (Ottawa) — In March of 2015, the Ottawa Police Service began an investigation into a group of people believed to be trafficking Cocaine and Marihuana in the Ottawa area. The file progressed with assistance from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP),Continue Reading
Task Force on Gang-Related Murders (Ottawa)—New investigative resources have been added to the Ottawa Police Service Major Crime Section to deal with the increase in homicides this year. As part of this increase, a Task Force, comprising investigators from Major Crime, Guns and Gangs, and Street Crime, has been createdContinue Reading
Police Bulletin Calls for Service Kingston Police had 107 calls for service during the 24 hour period starting from 5:00 a.m. on December 13, 2016. Of these 78 calls occurred in the city central area, 23 in the west end, five in the east end, and none north ofContinue Reading
Updated: Car-jacking suspect charged in robbery and hit & run Car-jacking suspect charged in robbery and hit & run (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit has now laid charges in relation to this investigation. Mohamed MAHAMUD, aged 25 of Ottawa, is now charged with the following offences:Continue Reading
Ontario Provincial Police News Portal OPP Media Release GRENVILLE COUNTY (Kemptville) UPDATE – HIT AND RUN DRIVER HITS BABY STROLLER 2016-12-14 UPDATE – HIT AND RUN DRIVER HITS BABY STROLLER (KEMPTVILLE ON) – The Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has completed the investigation into a reported collision that involvedContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 56-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on December 12th, 2016 and charged with breach of recognizance for being within 30 meters of his ex-girlfriend and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on December 2nd, 2016 the man attended his ex-girlfriend’sContinue Reading
Suspect sought in robbery of delivery driver on Medhurst Drive (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating the November robbery of a fast food delivery driver and is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect responsible. On November 6, 2016, a driver attended a buildingContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Mother Nature is showing her fickle nature as temperatures plunge to near -20 for today and Friday before our area gets his with a snow blast that will drop 15cm between Friday night and Sunday. The weather changes can make driving conditions difficult. We will update asContinue Reading
A total of eight “short change scammers”arrested and charged (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Organized Fraud Section has charged eight people involved in an organized fraud scheme. The seven adults and one young offender are believed to belong to a criminal organization of “short change scammers” that haveContinue Reading
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