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Further to earlier reports this summer, Kingstonist has received a number of concerned messages from tenants of multiple residences owned by Kingston Frontenac Housing Corporation (KFHC). In a candid conversation Mayor Bryan Paterson responded to residents’ concerns that they are being treated without respect by the corporation. First, in order
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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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WARNING: This article contains images that readers may find shocking or disturbing. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU), a civilian law enforcement agency that investigates incidents involving police where there has been a death or serious injury, has concluded that a Kingston Police officer operated within his jurisdiction during the downtown
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A man and a woman from Kingston, along with two men from Toronto, are facing a laundry list of charges after police discovered three people in a vehicle with drugs and weapons. The investigation began on Friday, Apr. 24, 2020 when members of the Kingston Police Drug Enforcement Unit arrested
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The apartment building located at 381 Bagot Street has once again drawn the attention of local first responders after a chemical irritant was possibly released inside the building. Kingston Fire and Rescue responded to the address on Friday, May 22, 2020 at approximately 10:50 a.m. after residents in the building
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The City of Kingston is planning changes to parking around City Park, some of which the public is being asked to provide feedback on. The City announced an end to parking on the ring road within City Park in November of 2019, and also explained that municipal staff would be
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A local woman has been arrested and charged after she caused multiple collisions and drove across the city while impaired. The first incident occurred at approximately 7:25 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. The accused woman was driving in downtown Kingston in the area of Bagot and Barrack Streets when
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A local man who approached a minor female pedestrian in downtown Kingston and made advances on her is now facing five charges, according to Kingston Police. The incident occurred on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 at approximately 4:45 p.m., when the accused man approached the female victim as she was walking
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Update (4:27 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019): “The SIU is investigating an incident that occurred this afternoon in downtown Kingston. Further details to be released later this evening.” — via Special Investigations Unit (SIU) on Twitter. Update (3:50 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019): Kingston Police will not be commenting on
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On Wednesday, Jul. 31, 2019, a young child was struck by a vehicle on Bagot Street in City Park, resulting in the child being transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The incident occurred at approximately 2:25 p.m. as the child was returning from a Queen’s summer camp outing at City
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In the early morning hours today, Kingston Police arrested a man who was behaving suspiciously and tried to obstruct police. At approximately 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, patrol officers were dispatched to the area of Bagot Street and Earl Street to check out a suspicious male who had
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An SUV and van collided at Bagot and North Streets, requiring police, fire and city teams to attend to the scene. Just before 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, a light blue SUV appeared to run stop sign while traveling west on North Street, hitting a white van traveling
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