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Charges laid after Kingston Police find man with prohibited weapons

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 381 Bagot Street, apartment building, arrested, bear spray, charged, conductive electrical weapon, downtown, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Housing Corporation, Kingston Police, pepper spray, prohibited weapons, taser

Kingston Police responding to a call for assistance at a downtown apartment building opened up a whole new case when

Kingston man arrested for assault, possession of prohibited weapon

January 22, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, assault, central Kingston, charged, conductive electrical weapon, hotel, Kingston, Kingston Police, Maple Crest Inn, prohibited weapon, taser

A local man is facing five charges after an argument escalated into violence, requiring police to attend the scene. The

Kingston Police lay multiple charges for drugs and firearms offences

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, Bagot Street, charged, cocaine, drugs, Emergency Response Unit, firearms, Kingston, Kingston Police, Kingston Police Drug Enforcement Unit, methamphetamine, sawed-off shotgun, taser, Toronto, weapons, weapons seized

A man and a woman from Kingston, along with two men from Toronto, are facing a laundry list of charges

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Six charged after drugs and weapons seizure in Deseronto

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments airsoft pistols, arrested, brass knuckles, cash, charged, Deseronto, drug bust, drug trafficking, firearms, Main Street, methamphetamine, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), search warrant, Stone Mills Township, taser, Tyendinaga, weapons

Six individuals are facing charges after the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit seized illegal drugs

Incident at Kingston General Hospital ends peacefully

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments closed emergency entrance, Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Police, knife, mental health act, no arrests, no charges, no injuries, police negotiations, self-injurious behaviour, stand off, taser, weapons offence

An incident that brought a large police presence to Kingston General Hospital (KGH) for several hours ended peacefully with no

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Man with Taser arrested on drugs and weapons charges

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments apartment building, arrested, charged, conductive electrical weapon, disturbance, drugs, Kingston, Kingston Police, large amount of controlled substances, local man, methamphetamine, north end, oxycodone, prohibited weapon, schedule 1 substance, Schedule 3 substance, Schedule 4 substance, taser, weapons dangerous to public peace

A Kingston man is facing 10 charges after police responded to him causing a disturbance in the early morning hours

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Local pair arrested after assaulting police, driving into a parked cruiser

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, assaulting a police officer, Centennial Drive, charged, crystal methamphetamine, drove into police cruiser, firearm, fleeing police, Kingston, Kingston Police, Princess Street, punched police officer, rammed into cruiser, stolen vehicle, suspicious vehicle, taser, warrants, west end

Kingston Police responding to a call regarding a suspicious vehicle parked behind a west end business ended up in a

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Police investigating bad driver find weapons, drugs inside vehicle

December 10, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, bad driving, bad turn, charged, Compton Street, crystal meth, crystal methamphetamine, drugs, expandable baton, hit curb, Kingston, Kingston Police, pellet gun, reckless driving, revved engine, suspended driver, taser, weapons

Two local men are facing multiple charges after one of them exhibited some poor driving skills in front of a

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Local man wanted by Kingston Police and OPP found and facing 17 charges

October 10, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 17 charges, breach of probation, failure to stop for police, Kingston, Kingston Police, OPP, Queen Mary Road, ROPE Squad, taser, unregistered plates, wanted, warrants

A 35-year-old Kingston man wanted on six warrants was found and arrested, and is now facing a litany of charges,