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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have made an arrest after receiving a report of a sexual assault which occurred in the parking lot of a business on Main Street, in Picton, Ontario. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday, Mar. 22, 2021, members from the OPP Prince Edward County Detachment responded
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Two men are facing several charges after it is alleged they were trespassing on private property while looking through parked cars early Monday morning in the Curtis Street area of Picton. However, the pair may also have had an odor to them. A portable toilet near a construction site was
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A RIDE program was conducted by members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Prince Edward County Detachment on Saturday Feb. 27, 2021, in Cherry Valley. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. OPP requested a driver stop their vehicle for further investigation. The driver then left the scene in his vehicle, according to
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have released a statement warning Prince Edward County residents that military ordnances and search and rescue flares may be discovered in the area. On Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021 members from the Prince Edward County OPP Detachment responded to a weapons disposal call. According to an
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Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Prince Edward County Crime Unit have laid charges following an investigation in connection to historical sexual offences, according to a release from OPP dated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. On Tuesday, Jan. 12 2021, OPP received information regarding allegations of historical sexual offences, according
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Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Prince Edward County Crime Unit have laid charges in Picton, Ontario following an investigation in connection to sexual offences, according to a release from OPP dated Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. On that same date, OPP arrested an individual after receiving information regarding allegations
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According to a release from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), dated Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, the Prince Edward County Detachment has received a number of reports of a phone scam. Individuals have reported receiving phone calls from individuals claiming to be representatives of the government working for ‘Ontario Home Protection’,
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Each year, the Judgement of Kingston offers attendees the chance to explore the world of wine, comparing similar wines from different wineries while also raising funds for local charities. This year, the annual event was not open to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, that didn’t stop the
Read more The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has now laid additional charges in connection with a death in Picton earlier this year. Officers with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the OPP responded to a report of a sudden death at a home on Mary Street in Picton, on Thursday, July 2,
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After executing a warrant in Sophiasburgh Ward in Prince Edward County, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have seized nearly 2300 cannabis plants. According to an OPP release dated Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, CSCU officers, along with members of the Prince Edward
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Members of the Prince Edward County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted the Provincial Park Wardens at Sandbanks Provincial Park in the arrest of a man exhibiting threatening behaviour. Just before 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, Park Wardens were called to a disturbance in the park. The Wardens attempted
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The tourism office for Prince Edward County is asking people to avoid visiting “on a whim” over the Civic holiday long weekend. “Provincial and municipal beaches are crowded and they’re closing within hours of opening,” said a July 29 statement on the tourism office’s official Facebook page, Visit the County.
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