THREATS Cornwall, ON – A 39-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on September 17th, 2018 and charged with threats. It is alleged on August 27th, 2018 the man made threats to harm his girlfriend and police were contacted to investigate. On September 17th, 2018 the man attended police headquarters to deal with the matter. He was […]
THREATS, BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 41-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on September 14th, 2018 and charged with threats, as well as breach of probation for contacting and being within 25 metres of his ex-girlfriend, and for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on September 12th, 2018 the man attended his ex-girlfriend’s residence […]
INVITATION TO SEXUAL TOUCHING Cornwall, ON – Joseph Page, 62, of Cornwall was arrested on September 15th, 2018 and charged with invitation to sexual touching. It is alleged on September 15th, 2018 the man spoke to a 13-year-old boy unknown to him and asked if he wanted to engage in sexual activity. Police were contacted […]
IMPAIRED, REFUSAL, FAIL TO STOP AT SCENE OF ACCIDENT, MISCHIEF OVER $5000 X 2, MISCHIEF UNDER $5000, DANGEROUS OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Cornwall, ON – Ronald Arsenault, 63, of Cornwall was arrested on September 15th, 2018 and charged with the following: • Impaired operation of a motor vehicle • Refusal • Fail to stop […]
Cornwall Ontario – There is a little coin container on the counter at the Burger King Restaurant on Second Street East to collect some money to help with the funding of scholarships and bursaries for financial aid for students at St. Lawrence College. Every bit of change helps. According to the web site, the bursaries and […]
ASSAULT, ASSAULT POLICE OFFICER, BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 14-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on September 13th, 2018 and charged with assault, assault police officer, and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged while police were investigating an unrelated matter on September 13th, 2018, the youth assaulted a woman known […]
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – An 18-year-old Cornwall woman was arrested on September 12th, 2018 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the woman failed to attend court on May 22nd, 2018 for a theft charge and a warrant was issued for her arrest. It is further alleged the woman attended a Brookdale Avenue […]
Cornwall Ontario – The OPP are reporting that the 401 westbound is closed due to a collision. If you see news happen email us your video or photos to info@cornwallfreenews.com We will be updating this story. UPDATE: ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy401 WB lanes remain CLOSED at Boundary Rd #Cornwall – due to a collision. Reopening time […]
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Roxanne Hanson, 20, of Cornwall was arrested on September 11th, 2018 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the woman breached her probation and a warrant was issued for her arrest. On September 11th, 2018 a member of the Cornwall Community Police Service attended the Cornwall Courthouse as the […]
Cornwall Ontario – For several years now this newspaper has struggled with the CCPS for more transparency and more disclosure. Unlike forces in Kingston they refuse to give out a breakdown of calls of service. They begrudgingly now give out a total of calls for the day although there are days they don’t report any […]
I have been searching online for major accomplishments of this Council and came up short other than ongoing significant tax increases over the past 10 years and building the Benson Centre. Tax payers simply cannot afford to leave this Council in power. Each and every day city employees work to meet the needs of taxpayers. […]
February will be the tenth anniversary of this newspaper. That’s a long time and a lot of hard work. It’s resulted in over 1 million human pageviews monthly. LINK Sadly, CFN never became the creative fount of positivity I envisioned when I started this venture in February of 2009. You can’t do creative marketing […]
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Andrew Conway, 30, of Cornwall was arrested on September 7th, 2018 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged on August 30th, 2018 the man failed to attend court and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On September 7th, 2018 the man attended police headquarters to deal with the […]
WARRANT EXECUTED – DRUGS SEIZED (NORTH DUNDAS,ON) On September 6, 2018, members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) and SD&G OPP officers executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Search Warrant at a property on Loughlin Ridge Road, North Dundas Township. This resulted in the seizure of a quantity of […]
Cornwall Ontario – Thanks to a CFN viewer for calling in this one. The CCPS confirmed tonight that a male was charged with a weapons offense (blade) on Brookdale this afternoon. They did not confirm the allegations that the alleged Samurai Sword wielder was tasered. We will update when more information becomes available. (If more […]
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT MURDER, ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, ASSAULT, POSSESSION OF A WEAPON FOR A DANGEROUS PURPOSE, UTTERING THREATS, BREACH Cornwall, ON – The Cornwall Community Police Service’s Criminal Investigation Division has made an arrest in relation to the stabbing which occurred on June 6th, 2018 at Bill’s Sports Bar. Gyasi Burke, 36, of Chateauguay, […]
Cornwall Ontario – CFN viewer Jack Lalonde sent in these photos of an accident that occured around 8:45. Pitt is closed at tollgate going north, cops, fire on scene, appears to be a city bus and a Suv and ? Multiple collision. The Cornwall Transit bus was seen being towed from the event. We will […]
MISCHIEF UNDER $5000 AND BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 14-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on September 5th, 2018 and charged with mischief under $5000 and breach of recognizance for failing to abide by a curfew. It is alleged on September 4th, 2018 the youth caused damage to a wooden door and police were contacted to […]