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After months of warnings about the rising prevalence of emotional extortion scams or ‘grandparent scams’ from both the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Kingston Police, officers with the Lennox and Addington (L&A) OPP have made an arrest in one such case. According to the L&A OPP, one person has been
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The alternating lane reductions that have slowed traffic across the LaSalle Causeway since they began on Monday, Apr. 4, 2022, will now continue longer than anticipated. Originally scheduled to last from the first Monday in April until Tuesday, May 31, 2022, the lane reductions were put in place to allow
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Three people from Kingston are facing multiple charges after a Kingston Police sergeant working general patrol “observed multiple individuals working in and around two vehicles” in a parking lot off of Montreal Street near Belle Park. According to police, the sergeant made the observation at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday,
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Those in Loyalist Township will once again be able to participate in municipally-offered aquatics program, according to an announcement from the Township. In order to continue offering aquatic programming to Loyalist Township residents this summer, the Township has created two new community partnerships. Loyalist Township announced the move in a
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The Sharbot Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting assistance from the public in locating two all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and a trailer that were stolen in Central Frontenac Township. According to the OPP, police responded to a report of the stolen items on Monday, Jun. 13, 2022.
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On the second day of continued work to correct a break in a Utilities Kingston sewer force water main in the city’s west end, the local utilities supplier is requesting continued water conservation and reduced sewer use from west-end residents. The incident began on the morning of Thursday, Jun. 9,
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A 13-year-old has been arrested after a lockdown was imposed at Frontenac Secondary School (FSS) and subsequent hold and secure measures were put in place at nearby schools. According to Kingston Police, on the morning of Thursday, Jun. 9, 2022, a youth who was “not a registered student” was observed
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For the most recent updates on this incident, please see the follow up coverage here. Update (Thursday, Jun. 9, 2022, at 2:45 p.m.)The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board has confirmed that Holy Cross Secondary School was also placed on a hold and secure this around the noonhour today.
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A local man has been arrested and charged following an early morning altercation in Kingston’s north end, where he caused a disturbance and threatened to punch a store clerk. The incident occurred at a gas station in the area of Division Street and Benson Avenue at approximately 12:40 a.m. on
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A local individual is facing charges after being spotted by Kingston Police officers, who were aware that the individual is currently on court-imposed conditions. It wasn’t the court-imposed conditions, however, that gave cause for an arrest. According to Kingston Police, it was the sudden presence of a weapon that led
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A violent incident that allegedly involved the use of weapons resulted in the closure of Stephen Street Friday night as police secured the scene to investigate. Update (Monday, Jun. 6, 2022, at 5:10 p.m.) The violent altercation that occurred on Friday night involved one of the victims being shot in
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With the intent of making the process more streamline, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are moving their record check services online later this month. As of Monday, Jun. 13, 2022, Ontario citizens will be able to apply for a variety of record checking service online, the OPP announced in a
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