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The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Kingston is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada-Wide Warrant. Tyreek Nosworthy, 21, is described as a Black male standing 6’0” and weighing 161 lbs, with black hair and
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Update (Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2021)Kingston Police have now confirmed that the incident involving a female stealing merchandise from a downtown store took place at a local retail store that was hit with a theft just days before. Amanda’s House of Elegance, located at 70 Princess Street, was the subject of
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Kingston Police have become aware that scammers are preying on the public’s fear and sending various scam-based emails related to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, according to a release dated Thursday, Jul. 22, 2021. Below are some examples of the types of scam police said individuals should be on the
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The week of July 11 to 17, 2021 saw Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) running their Operation Safe Driver campaign. The annual week-long enforcement and education campaign focused on commercial and non-commercial vehicle drivers who failed to share the road safely and engaged in risky driving behaviours. During the campaign, the
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A dangerous driver, who failed to stop for police, nearly collided with a second police cruiser while travelling northbound on Montreal Street. The driver abandoned the vehicle north of Highway 401 and police were able to locate him with the assistance of Kingston Police Service Dog Dak and his handler.
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Kingston Police have released the above images and are asking the public for assistance to identify this individual, who has committed multiple thefts at the same location. At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 13, 2021, the male suspect entered a liquor store in midtown Kingston. Security video inside the store
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A building in downtown Kingston with an unsavoury history that precedes it has seen an even more steady police presence over the past 24 hours as officers secured the building and executed a drug search warrant. Kingston Police executed the warrant on the afternoon of Wednesday, Jul. 14, 2021 at
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The following is a message from Kingston Police regarding browser extensions containing malware: Say the new browser extension that you want to download has a lot of positive reviews. These reviews may make the extension seem legitimate, but this is not necessarily the case. Cybercriminals often use fake reviews to
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Add one more to the tally of fake, homemade licence plates detected and taken off the streets by Kingston Police. A Kingston man is now facing a list of charges for using such a licence plate, and the number of offences he was also found to have made upon being
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A report of an erratically driven tractor trailer on Highway 401 in Greater Napanee leads to a discovery of drugs for officers of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). At approximately 7 a.m. on Friday, Jul. 09, 2021, OPP responded to the report
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Officers of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle being driven in an erratic manner on County Road 2 in Greater Napanee around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jul, 11, 2021. Police successfully located the vehicle and conducted
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Officers of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an eastbound vehicle being driven in an erratic manner on Highway 401 in Tyendinaga Township at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jul. 10, 2021. Police initiated a traffic stop near
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