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An investigation undertaken by members of both the Tyendinaga Police Service (TPS) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has culminated in the execution of two search warrants and the seizure of a quantity of illegal firearms, drugs and other items. In the early morning hours
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Attempting to avoid a RIDE program on Wolfe Island has resulted in a long list of charges for two individuals after they were found to be in possession of illicit drugs and weapons. The incident occurred on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, when the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial
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The Joint Forces Penitentiary Squad, led by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), have arrested four people in connection with the use of a drone to smuggle contraband into Collins Bay Institution. The lengthy investigation, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC),
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A man and a woman from Kingston, along with two men from Toronto, are facing a laundry list of charges after police discovered three people in a vehicle with drugs and weapons. The investigation began on Friday, Apr. 24, 2020 when members of the Kingston Police Drug Enforcement Unit arrested
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Two packages have been seized on the grounds of Collins Bay Institution which contained large amounts of drugs, as well as weapons, electronics, and other prohibited items. According to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), the packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized on Saturday, May 16, 2020, “as
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The apartment building located at 381 Bagot Street has once again drawn the attention of local first responders after a chemical irritant was possibly released inside the building. Kingston Fire and Rescue responded to the address on Friday, May 22, 2020 at approximately 10:50 a.m. after residents in the building
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Six individuals are facing charges after the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit seized illegal drugs and weapons in Deseronto earlier today. The Street Crime Unit, along with the OPP Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant at a home on Main Street in Deseronto on
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Three individuals – two from Kingston and one from Napanee – are facing charges after a traffic stop on Highway 401 ended resulted in police locating weapons and controlled substances. The traffic stop took place near kilometre marker 557 near Napanee at approximately 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2020.
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Police have charged a local man with a long list of charges after he refused to stop for police while riding his bicycle. At approximately 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2020, uniformed patrol officers on Montreal Street near Weller Avenue observed three cyclists riding on the sidewalk with no
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The execution of a search warrant earlier today has resulted in the seizure of a weapon, cash, and illegal drugs from a home in Deseronto. The investigation was carried out by the Lennox and Addington County Ontario Provincial Police, working in partnership with the Lennox and Addington OPP Community Street
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Two individuals from Quebec have been arrested and charged after police intercepted a drone shipment of contraband at Collins Bay Institution, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). At approximately 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2020, members of the OPP-led Joint Forces Penitentiary Squad, Kingston Police, and the Correctional
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Three males, including one from Kingston, are facing charges after the Kingston Police Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant in Kingston’s north end. The warrant was executed at approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, and also involved the Kingston Police Emergency Response Unit. Police were responding to
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