Cornwall Ontario – The biggest storm so far of the Winter is coming to the River City area! Expect to see some snow over the next five days with the big dumps coming this weekend! What’s rare is that temps will be plunging during the heavy falling of white stuff on the weekend. Right now […]
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – A 24-year-old Montreal man was arrested on January 15th, 2019 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged on October 28th, 2018, the man assaulted his girlfriend, made threats to kill her, as well as damaged her phone. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. On January 15th, 2019, a […]
Leave it to Cornwall City Management to find ways to turn the optics ugly when it comes to contracts and RFPs. Just like the GSDL Pharmacy contract where it appeared that Medical Arts Pharmacy was screwed over, now long time service provider HGC is fighting for its survival locally. For the record I’m happy for […]
MISCHIEF UNDER $5000 Cornwall, ON – Daniel O’Brien, 31, of Alexandria was arrested on January 14th, 2019 and charged with mischief under $5000. It is alleged on December 13th, 2018, the man damaged a car that did not belong to him and police were contacted to investigate. On January 14th, 2019, the man attended police […]
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Adam Lacoste-Marshall, 26, of Ottawa was arrested on January 11th, 2019 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the man failed to attend court on August 2nd, 2018 for a drug offence and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On January 11th, 2019, the man was arrested on […]
FRAUD UNDER $5000, POSSESSION OF PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME, THEFT UNDER $5000, THEFT OVER $5000, UTTER A FORGED DOCUMENT, UNLAWFUL USE OF CREDIT CARD, POSSESSION OF A WEAPON FOR A DANGEROUS PURPOSE, POSSESSION OF A PROHIBITED WEAPON, CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON Cornwall, ON – Kristen Burnell, 20, of Cornwall, was arrested on January 10th, 2019 […]
For your information, we’ve had an infrastructure issue at the Cornwall port of entry today that has caused some delays and changes to our normal processing of travellers and commercial vehicles. Here is a summary of the situation and the tweets we’ve issued this morning on @CBSANOR and @ASFCRNO. At 4:00 am, a water main […]
We asked the CCPS several questions regarding the incident of the 8th that paralyzed many in the downtown area as the hospital and schools were in lockdown and families were fearful for their loved ones and children. Here are the questions and answers as delivered by Stephanie Macrae of the CCPS. 1) Are there any CCTV […]
BREAK AND ENTER, THREATS, ASSAULT, MISCHIEF UNDER $5000 Cornwall, ON – A 27-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on January 9th, 2019 and charged with the following: • Break and enter• Threats x 2• Assault• Mischief under $5000 It is alleged on January 6th, 2019, the man forcefully entered his mother’s residence without permission, damaging the […]
DOMESTIC ASSAULT, THREATS Cornwall, ON – A 22-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on January 7th, 2019 and charged with assault and threats. It is alleged the man assaulted his ex-girlfriend and made threats to kill her. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. During the investigation, the man was taken into custody, charged accordingly and […]
In what has to be a most embarrassing mess of policing by the Cornwall Police under Chief Danny Aikman, thousands of residents had their lives impacted today over an alleged pellet gun. The police are simply not answering key questions. There was no clear incident. No shots fired, no stories of a weapon directly aimed […]
The Cornwall Community Police have confirmed that there is a lockdown at CCVS in downtown Cornwall. They will be updating shortly as we will as more information becomes available. If you have video or photos please email info@cornwallfreenews.com and if you witnessed the event in the school and wish to share email jamie@cornwallfreenews.com No injuries […]
Senior Situation Room Edition 138 Dawn Ford New Year’s has come and gone and now we are stuck with all our New Year’s resolutions… or not, if you didn’t make any. I only have two: I will try doing some jigsaw puzzles which I have never tried and get back to doing more crossword puzzles. […]
THEFT UNDER $5000 Cornwall, ON – Chelsea Kelly, 30, of Ottawa was arrested on January 3rd, 2019 and charged with theft under $5000. It is alleged on November 16th, 2019, while at the residence of a woman known to her, Chelsea Kelly took a ring that did not belong to her. Police were contacted and […]
In life people make mistakes. Smart ones clean them up or mitigate them. For Comic book store owner Randy Sauve his recipe seems to be to pour gasoline on the fire and raise the rhetoric which has resulted in him being sued for defamation. There’s 3 part test for Defam in Canada. If you’ve failed […]
ASSAULT, ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON X 2, FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, THREATS x 3, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Frederico Belmonte, 48, of Cornwall was arrested on December 31st, 2018 and charged with the following: • Assault• Assault with a weapon x 2• Forcible confinement• Sexual assault• Threats x 3• Breach of probation (failing to keep […]
Cornwall Ontario – Cornwall Ontario’s largest newspaper has been sold ! After several years a deal was finally consummated. Details are not available at this time and will be released over the next few months. The Newspaper will be moving in a new direction under the new ownership group. Jamie Gilcig will be stepping down […]
A FREEZING RAIN alert for New Year’s eve may be putting a damper on the River City and for those who have to drive tonight. Temps are hovering around the scary area where as little as one degree can be the difference between harmless wet stuff or killer freezing rain. If you can stay off […]