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A local man is facing multiple charges after stealing a City of Kingston work truck and attempting to flee police in it. The incident began at approximately 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2021, when City of Kingston employees at the Novelis facility at 945 Princess Street observed a man
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The Ontario Provincial Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a murder suspect. A Canada-wide search warrant has been issued for the arrest of 29-year-old Danick Miguel Bourgeois of St. Albert, Ontario. He is charged with the second-degree murder of Frederick ‘John’ Hatch who was last seen alive
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Update (8 p.m.): Highway 401 is now reopened. Just after 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, officers from the Lennox and Addington Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of a serious collision on Highway 401 eastbound, as well as several collisions on Highway 401 westbound
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Two people have been arrested after their attempt to smuggle contraband into Collins Bay Institution was thwarted by police and corrections officers. According to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), two people were seen on Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) property adjacent to Collins Bay Institution just after 8 p.m. on
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A 31-year-old is currently in custody awaiting a bail hearing after he was involved in a police pursuit on Highway 401 in a stolen vehicle, and was tracked down by a canine unit after fleeing police. According to the Lennox and Addington Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), a
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Members of the Lennox and Addington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were kept busy on Saturday, May 9, 2020, as two Kingstonians were charges with impaired driving in Frontenac County. The first incident occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2020, when officers responded to a report of
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Members of the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a structure fire in North Frontenac, which has now been deemed suspicious. On Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019 shortly before 11 a.m. an officer from the Frontenac Detachment and the North Frontenac Fire Department attended the cabin
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A Verona man involved in two collisions has been arrested and charged after he fled the scene of both accidents, fleeing on foot into the woods after the second incident. Kingston Police were notified of a driver who failed to remain at the scene of a collision at Princess and
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A Wolfe Island man is facing two charges after a collision involving property damage on the Island over this past weekend. Officers from the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the collision, which occurred at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 6, 2019. The accused
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Kingston Police have arrested and charged a 65-year-old Kingston man with the murders of three Kingstonians that took place between 1995 and 2001. “Nearly 24 years ago, a crime spree began with a violent break and enter which resulted in the death of an
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As a result of the annual Festive RIDE campaign conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), 539 alcohol- or drug-impaired drivers were removed from roads in the province this holiday season. The OPP’s Festive RIDE campaign took place between Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 and Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. On top
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding motorists that snow on vehicles can be dangerous in a number of ways – and that those who don’t clear their vehicle windows of snow can face fines. According to Inspector Mike Francis of the Leeds County OPP, officers will be out patrolling
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