APRIL 9, 2021 – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to keeping illegal and smuggled firearms from reaching our communities. The CBSA announced today the seizure of 26 firearms and prohibited devices at the Cornwall port of entry. On March 28, 2021, Christopher Jacobs, a Quebec resident, arrived at […]
APRIL 9, 2021 – During the evening of April 8, 2021, members from the Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended a large gathering outside of a business on Clothier Street East, in the Municipality of North Grenville. The OPP received numerous requests to attend the area, and it is believed that […]
MARCH 21, 2021 – As a result of a Band Council Resolution (BCR) from the Chief and Council, all Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members have withdrawn from the Pikangikum First Nation. The ten OPP members returned to their home locations on Friday, March 19, 2021. Due to allegations of misconduct involving OPP members, the OPP […]
MARCH 16, 2021 – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Lanark County Crime Unit have laid charges in a major fraud investigation which began in November 2019. As a result of the initial complaint in Lanark County, the investigation into this incident led to the identification of over ten separate […]
FEBRUARY 25, 2021 – CFN collates Covid-19 info on our main facebook page. As many know, yours truly has been focused on Covid since December 2019 and trying, many times facing abuse, to get authorities and stores in Cornwall to take the Pandemic seriously. Many times it feels like Noah’s Ark meets Groundhog Day. While […]
Friday, February 12, 2021 – The Ottawa Police Service has charged one of its members in relation to recent domestic incidents – one in December 2020 and one in February 2021. The officer was charged with Assault (x2), Mischief and Careless storage of a firearm. The charges relate to off-duty incidents. The officer has been […]
JANUARY 28, 2021 – A frustrated former Olymel worker shared a letter dated January 21, 2021 which confirms the Company which has over 15,000 workers across Canada paid a ransom after being hacked. An Olymel rep confirmed to CFN that the letter, signed by Martin Juneau, was legit. While the worker that shared this with […]
JANUARY 6, 2021 – The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Canada. Since March, travel restrictions have been in place for all but essential travel and trade. The CBSA continues to be vigilant and applies the current travel restrictions to all persons seeking entry to Canada accordingly. […]
DECEMBER 21, 2020 – On June 18, 2020 shortly before 5:00 p.m, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a two vehicle collision on Highway 401 Westbound (between Dickinson Road and Upper Canada Road ), South Dundas Township. Shortly before 5:00 p.m, a westbound passenger vehicle collided with a westbound tractor […]
November 20, 2020 – One would think a boutique that caters to children would be one of the safest shopping experiences during a World Wide pandemic, but for several shoppers in Cornwall Ontario who contacted this newspaper they were shocked and now want to go get Covid tests. Complaints of the owner not wearing mask, […]
OCTOBER 15, 2020 – Members of the Leeds County and Grenville Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located and charged a driver after a vehicle failed to remain at the scene of a collision. On October 14, 2020 at about 5:35 p.m. Grenville officers responded to single vehicle collision near Water Street and Edward Street […]
OCTOBER 15, 2020 – 53 year old woman charged under the Federal Quarantine Act (Ottawa) – On October 2, The Ottawa Police Service received a complaint concerning a woman that had disobeyed the Quarantine Act. Information was received indicating that an Ottawa woman had travelled abroad. She returned to Canada on September 26 and was […]
OCTOBER 14, 2020 – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have seized illegal drugs from a vehicle and home in Alfred & Plantagenet Township. On October 13, 2020, CSCU officers, along with members OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), conducted a traffic stop on County Road-17 in Alfred. […]
OCTOBER 14, 2020 – The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a reported home invasion at a home in South Glengarry Township. Officers were called to the home on First Street shortly after 1:30 a.m. on October 14, 2020. The resident, who was alone in the house, […]
OCTOBER 1, 2020 – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have seized more than 2100 cannabis plants in Elizabethtown-Kitley Township, north of Brockville. CSCU officers, along with members of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP Canine Unit executed a warrant on September 30, 2020 at […]
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 – OPP SEIZES OVER 2000 CANNABIS PLANTS IN RIDEAU LAKES TWP (RIDEAU LAKES TWP, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have seized more than 2000 cannabis plants in Rideau Lakes Township. CSCU officers, along with members of the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau […]
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 – We covered the July 2020 numbers HERE. 1363 Calls for Service July 2020 1376 Calls for Service August 2020 Unwanted Person 42 Trouble with Youth 24 Threats 20 Theft 52 Sudden Death 5 Shop Lift 29 Sexual Assault 7 Neighbor Disputes 29 Motor Vehicle Collision 95 Mental Health Act 33 Landlord […]
The Investigation Notification of the SIU On September 23, 2019, at 9:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Detachment notified the SIU of the serious injury sustained by the 65-year-old Complainant during his arrest earlier that afternoon in Ingleside. The OPP Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Detachment reported that at 3:30 p.m., uniformed detachment police officers had […]