Brockville Police Reports – July 4, 2023

Brockville – Police reports from the Brockville Police Service from June 30th to July 2nd, 2023.

Bicycle Registration:

Starting July 5, 2023, from 12:00 PM-4:00 PM and every Wednesday thereafter for the months of July and August, The Brockville Police will be offering bicycle registration for free at the police station. The bicycle registration program allows the owner of a bicycle to have its serial number, make, model, colour and other relevant information put into a computer database.

The owner receives a small license plate which is attached to the frame of the bicycle. A reflective “This bicycle is marked for Police I.D.” sticker is placed on the frame of the bicycle so that it can be easily identified by police. Through this program numerous bikes are recovered each year by the Brockville Police Service and, in some cases, they are returned to owners and charges have been laid.

Suspicious Person in Possession of a Knife:

On June 30, 2023, at about 10:00 AM, police received a call of a suspicious person looking through the windows of a residence, while in possession of a knife, in the area of Murray St. Officers attended and located the 18-year-old, male, subject. When police approached him, he fled on foot through the neighbourhood. A short distance later, one of the officers located the subject. He was controlled after a safe and successful deployment of the conducted energy weapon (TASER).

Other officers attended to assist with the arrest and while handcuffing the subject, he began grabbing the officer’s hands, duty belts and equipment. Officers observed exhibited symptoms of excited delirium by the subject. As a result, he was taken to the Brockville General Hospital. Once his review was completed, he was held in custody for a bail hearing for the offences of possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes, resisting arrest and disarming a peace officer.

Impaired Driving:

On July 1, 2023, at about 12:15 AM, officers were taking part in a R.I.D.E. program for the Canada Day long weekend. At that time, they located a 35-Year-old, woman, operating her vehicle in the area of Stewart Blvd. Alcohol was detected and a roadside breath sample resulted in a failure.

The female was arrested and taken to the Brockville Police Service for further testing. Those tests confirmed that she was driving while impaired. As a result, her driver’s licence was suspended, her vehicle was impounded and charged with operation while impaired and operation while impaired – blood alcohol over 80mg.

Break and Enter:

On July 1, 2023, at about 10:00 PM, police received a call of a break-and-enter at a residence on Crawford St. The homeowner came home to find that his home had been broken into and the suspect was currently inside. The suspect was startled and fled the area. During the investigation, the suspect was quickly identified to be a 38-year-old, male.

Officers responded and searched the area. The male was located shortly after and was arrested in the rear of a property on King St. E. As a result of the occurrence the male was charged with break and enter, mischief and three counts of fail to comply with probation. He was held in custody for a bail hearing.

Theft:

On July 2, 2023, at about 3:30 PM, police received a call regarding a female who had broken into one of the laundry machines, at the Pearl Street Coin Laundry, and stole clothing items. Video surveillance identified the suspect to be a 28-year-old, female. The female was later located and arrested for the offences of theft under $5,000.00, mischief under $5,000.00 and failure to comply with probation. She was released with conditions and a future court date.

Domestic Dispute:

On July 2, 2023, at about 10:00 PM, police received a report of a domestic dispute that took place moments prior at a residence on Laurier Blvd. Investigation revealed that a 31-year-old, male, had assaulted his girlfriend by throwing her to the ground and striking her with clothing hangers. This all took place in the presence of children.

As a result, the male subject was arrested and charged with two counts of assault, assault with a weapon, mischief under $5,000.00 and failure to comply with probation. He was held in custody for a bail hearing.