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OPP investigating fatal snowmobile collision in South Frontenac

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments fatal collision, fatal snowmobile collision, investigation ongoing, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), OPP Technical Collision Investigation team, South Frontenac Township

A snowmobile collision in South Frontenac Township has claimed the life of a 22 year old South Frontenac resident. At

Vehicle stop in Tyendinaga Township found roughly 14,000 illegal cigars

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments credit cards, drive vehicle with cannabis in open baggage, failure to comply with a release order, hunting knife, illegal cigars, investigation ongoing, marijuana, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), person under 19 years possess cannabis, possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling, possession for the purpose of resale, possession of an identity document, possession of over 30g of dried cannabis, possession of stolen credit cards, possession of untaxed cigars and other tobacco, speeding, traffic stop, trafficking in contraband tobacco, Tyendinaga Township, unlawful purchase of cannabis, unmarked tobacco products

The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a speeding vehicle and seized illegal

Charges laid in fatal west-end collision

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Bayridge Drive, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, criminal negligence causing death, dangerous operation of a conveyance, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, fatal collision, investigation ongoing, Kingston Police, youth arrested

Two youths have been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal collision on Bayridge Drive near Henderson Place neighbourhood

Kingston Police investigating hit and run involving pedestrian

August 17, 2020August 18, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Collision, driver at large, hit and run, hit by truck, investigation ongoing, Kingston, Kingston Police, pedestrian, pedestrian hit, Rosemund Crescent, Strathcona Park, suspect at large, truck

Kingston Police began the week with an early morning hit and run involving a pedestrian in Kingston’s Strathcona Park area.

Kingston Police investigating death of local woman after domestic assault

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 358 Queen Mary Road, aggravated assault, arrested, bodily injury, Brady James Maher, Cara Cochrane, charged, died, domestic assault, domestic violence, held in custody, homicide, investigation ongoing, Kingston, Kingston Police, life-threatening injuries, passed away, public assistance

Detectives from the Kingston Police Major Crime Unit are carrying out an ongoing investigation after the death of a local

Collins Bay Institution on lockdown following second inmate assault in a week

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments assault of an inmate, Collins Bay Institution, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), injuries, inmate assault, investigation ongoing, Joint Forces Penitentiary Squad, Kingston, lockdown, medium security unit, search, sent to hospital

A lockdown has been put in place to allow for a search at Collins Bay Institution following the assault of

Fire at Knights Inn causes approximately $10k in damages

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments $10000 in damages, cause unknown, contained to one unit, fire, Frontenac Paramedic Services, investigation ongoing, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston Police, Knights Inn, Officer of the Ontario Fire Marshal

Update (Wednesday, Jan 8, 2020, 2:25 p.m.): A local woman has been charged with arson in relation to this incident.