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Update (Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2022): On Monday, Jul. 25, 2022, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) responded to requests for information on how it was ascertained that the vehicle removed from Round Lake in South Frontenac did not leak fluids into the water. “The Kingston District Office
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Update (Thursday, Jul. 21, 2022):According to Kingston Police, the suspect that Kingston Military Police were looking for information on in relation to a break and enter at the Kingston Military Resource Centre has now been identified. This is thanks, in part, to the help of the community, Kingston Police stated
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Update (Thursday, Jul. 7, 2022, at 2:35 p.m.):The investigation into the large residential fire that broke out in the early morning on Thursday, Jul. 7, 2022, has now concluded, Kingston Fire & Rescue (KFR) relayed just before 2 p.m. According to the local fire department, the fire began on the
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On the second day of continued work to correct a break in a Utilities Kingston sewer force water main in the city’s west end, the local utilities supplier is requesting continued water conservation and reduced sewer use from west-end residents. The incident began on the morning of Thursday, Jun. 9,
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As police continue their investigation into a homicide that occurred on Durham Street in downtown Kingston, more details of the case have come to light. The male suspect in the investigation, already identified as John McKenna, 26, of Kingston, stood before a Justice of the Peace on Sunday, Apr. 10,
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Update (Friday, Apr. 1, 2022 at 3:22 p.m.)The male suspect involved in the early morning stabbing in the parking lot of the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) remains at large, Kingston Police said this afternoon. The stabbing, which occurred just after 4:40 a.m. on Thursday, Mar. 31, 2022, occurred after the
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Update (Wednesday, Mar. 23, 2022)Kingston Police have provided a further list of charges laid against the suspect in a now-deadly violent attack earlier this month after the victim has passed away. Following the death of the victim as the result of her injuries sustained during the attack, Kingston Police have
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UPDATE (Wednesday, Mar. 23, 2022 at 11 a.m.)Kingston Police have provided an update regarding the recovered gun magazine previously believed to have been picked up by a female civilian. In the outlining the events of the day — Saturday, Mar. 19, 2022, two days after St. Patrick’s Day as partying
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Update (Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022):The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to thank the public for assisting in their investigation into a February assault in Napanee, as they have now laid charges in the case. According to the a press release from
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Update (Monday, Jan. 10, 2022):Kingston Police have closed the investigation into the discharging of a firearm in a residential neighbourhood on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. According to police, the Major Crimes Unit has concluded the investigation after the “responsible party” involved in the case was located deceased in another jurisdiction.
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Update (Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021):Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has now issued an order against J.A.K.K. Tuesdays. According to the KFL&A Public Health enforcement listings, J.A.K.K. Tuesdays on Progress Avenue was served under the Health Protection and Promotion Act Order, with a Section 22 Order for violation
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Update (Monday, Oct. 25, 2021) After obtaining more images from security cameras in the area, Kingston Police have provided an update with regard to identifying possible witnesses to the double homicide that occurred in Kingston on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. Kingston Police originally made an appeal for public assistance in
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