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Editorial note: This article was updated on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 after more information was received from Kingston Police. Kingston Police have arrested two people after their search for a man wanted in relation to “multiple firearms related offences” led to finding that man with woman, and both were found
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A North Frontenac resident is facing charges after an investigation into a residential theft of firearms. According to a release from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), dated Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, members of the Sharbot Lake Ontario Provincial Police responded to a North Frontenac residential theft
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The Kingston Police Drug Enforcement Unit concluded a six-month investigation aimed at combating a high-level fentanyl and cocaine trafficking cell operating in the city on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. According to Kingston Police, the Investigation CETO focused on the drug trafficking cell, which was operating out of several motels in
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After stopping a vehicle for suspicious activity in central Kingston, police have laid multiple weapons offence-related charges against the driver. The incident occurred just before 1:35 a.m., when a Kingston Police officer stopped the car on Old Mill Road, located off of John Counter Boulevard near the Cataraqui Cemetery. According
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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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Responding to a prior domestic incident resulted in a stand off that lasted over six hours for Kingston Police on the night of Tuesday, May 26, 2020. According to Kingston Police, officers attended an address on Pauline Tom Avenue in Kingston’s east end at approximately 10:30 p.m. that day, intending
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Six individuals are facing charges after the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit seized illegal drugs and weapons in Deseronto earlier today. The Street Crime Unit, along with the OPP Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant at a home on Main Street in Deseronto on
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Three individuals – two from Kingston and one from Napanee – are facing charges after a traffic stop on Highway 401 ended resulted in police locating weapons and controlled substances. The traffic stop took place near kilometre marker 557 near Napanee at approximately 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2020.
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A project commenced by the Kingston Police Drug Enforcement Unit in the fall of 2019 has resulted in four arrests and the seizure of nearly a half-million dollars’ worth of drugs and weapons. Project Argo began in fall of 2019, aiming to combat a high-level drug trafficking ring operating in
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A Quebec driver is facing a litany of charges after a traffic stop for stunt driving revealed the driver to be in possession of drugs, loaded guns, and a large amount of cash. According to the Lennox and Addington Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the driver was stopped on the evening
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A Prince Edward County man has been arrested and charged after members of the (Ontario Provincial Police) OPP executed a search warrant south of Picton yesterday. Members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the OPP Crime Unit, Canine Unit, and Tactics and Rescue Unit executed the search warrant at
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Police investigating a stolen vehicle ended up in a much larger investigation involving drugs and firearms at a hotel off of Division Street near Highway 401. The investigation unfolded on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020 when members of the Kingston Police Street Crime Unit observed the stolen vehicle leaving the parking
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