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For anyone who thinks the current stay-at-home order in place across the province is not as serious as the ones that have come before it, Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health puts it all into perspective. “This is going to
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Kingston Police have made an arrest and laid charges against one man over a year after his alleged involvement in a bank robbery in the city’s west end. The robbery occurred at approximately 12:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 at the CIBC branch located at 785 Gardiners Road. The
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UPDATE (Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021): On the afternoon of Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, three-year-old Jude Leyton was located safely by the search and rescue team being overseen by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Original article: The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are continuing their search for missing three-year-old Jude Leyton in
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An internal Kingston Police investigation into an officer’s controversial actions did not keep him from taking a higher-than-average increase in pay in 2020. Kingston Police Constable Brad Hughes, who caused controversy in June 2020 for a Facebook post that claimed that those “resisting arrest” were partly to blame for their
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Update (Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021): Natasha Gorman made contact with a family member, and attended the front desk of the Kingston Police station on the morning of Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021, according to a release from Kingston Police on the same date. Investigators wish to thank the public for their
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A Kingston man is facing charges after causing a multi-vehicle collision that involved no other drivers, and lying to police about what happened. The incident occurred on the night of Saturday, Mar. 20, 2021 when, at approximately 10:55 p.m., Kingston Police were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Robert
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Kingston Police are asking for the public’s help in finding two break-and-enter suspects. Police say that on the night of Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2021, a male and female broke into the main entrance of an apartment building in central Kingston. Once inside the building, the pair allegedly made their way
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Another would-be artist has been caught trying to fool members of Kingston Police Service and law enforcement in general. Sergeant Steve Koopman posted this photo to social media of a hand-painted, quite obviously fake, motorcycle license plate. “We apparently have some burgeoning artists in #ygk,” Sgt. Koopman tweeted along with the
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Kingston Police have arrested a male party wanted on multiple warrants out of several jurisdictions. Those in the area of the Kimco Steel yard on John Counter Boulevard were struck by the large police presence and what appeared to be “an intense arrest,” according to one witness. The incident took
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A dozen people employed through the City of Kingston brought home over $170,000 in salary for the 2020 year, according to the provincial government. On Friday, Mar. 19, 2021, the Government of Ontario published its annual public sector salary disclosure – the so-called Sunshine List of those public sector employees
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A local man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fire at Treeview Apartments, located at 780 Division Street on the edge of the Kingscourt District. According to Kingston Fire and Rescue, firefighters responded to a call at the address at approximately 1:18 p.m. Fire crews were able
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UPDATE (Thursday,Mar. 25 & Friday, Mar. 26, 2021) Police find driver not at fault following fatal hit-and-run Kingston Police have cleared the driver involved in a fatal hit and run on Days Road of any wrongdoing, according to a press release on Thursday, Mar. 25, 2021. The fatal collision took
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