Peterborough Police Service Create Online Visual Tool From Part of Crime Grant Proceeds

As part of the 2023-2026 Proceeds of Crime Grant from the Government of Ontario, the Peterborough Police Service has created an online visual tool to raise public awareness and understanding of police-reported hate and bias data.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.

The Anti-Hate Initiative has been a three-year grant project with several commitments, including training provided to sworn and civilian members of the Peterborough Police Service, creation of a dedicated webpage on the Peterborough Police Service website, learning about public perception of hate/bias through workshops and questions in the 2025 Community Perception Survey and it concluded with a city-wide public education and awareness campaign between January and March.

The online visual tool is an exploration of police-reported hate/bias crimes and incidents between 2021 and 2025. It is designed to highlight the data and what we can learn from it.  

The tool is broken down into the following sections:

• About the Map

• Is it a Hate Crime or Hate Incident?

• About the Data

• What happens when an incident is reported to police?

• What’s been happening?

• Geographic trends over time

• Breaking down the data

• How often charges are laid

• 2025 Community Perception Survey

• What do I do if I am a victim of, or witness to, a  Hate Crime or Hate Incident?

• How to report a crime

“I believe sharing this police-reported data with the public is important to understanding what is happening in our community,” Stuart Betts, Peterborough Police Chief. “As a Police Service we know that incidents involving hate/bias are often underreported. I hope that if the public is aware of how the justice system can address hate crime/hate bias and that reporting such incidents is important, more people will feel comfortable coming forward.” 

The tool can also be found through the Hate Has No Place Here Public Education and Awareness Campaign webpage.

A story map is an online visual tool that tells a story as you scroll through its sections. The Peterborough Police chose to make the story map a page-one journey that viewers scroll through, rather than a series of pages that take viewers away from the main page through a series of ‘clicks.’

The information is breaking down the data of police-reported hate/bias incidents and crime over a five-year period.

This is a dataset of incidents reported to the Peterborough Police Service within a specific time frame. The data is representative of the years 2021-2025. The Peterborough Police Service is aware that these types of incidents are underreported, citing that they cannot take the data if incidents are not reported.

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Peterborough Woman Arrested After Intentionally Striking Vehicle With Her Own Then Fleeing

A 19-year-old Peterborough woman is facing various charges including assault and mischief after a vehicular incident on Saturday evening.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

At roughly 9:30 p.m., officers were made aware of a two-vehicle collision on Raymond Street. Officers said that one of the vehicles was struck on purpose by the second vehicle. The second vehicle fled the area following the collision. The occupants of both vehicles were known to each other.

During the investigation, officers located the driver of the second vehicle at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Sunday near Parkhill Road and George Street.

The woman was charged with:

• Assault with A Weapon

• Mischief - destroys or damages property

• Dangerous operation

• Fail to remain

• Failure to Comply with Release Order - Other than to attend court

• Owner operate a motor vehicle without insurance

The accused was held in custody and appeared in Weekend and Statutory Holiday (WASH) on Sunday.

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Man Wanted On Several Theft Charges Arrested After Getting Caught With Items From Another Incident

A 41-year-old man is facing several theft charges after an incident on Thursday afternoon.

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At roughly 1 p.m., Community F.I.R.S.T. Unit officers were called to a business in the George Street and Rink Street area about a theft in progress. They learned that the suspect had left the store.

During a search of the area, officers located a man matching the description given to police and took him into custody. The items from the business were located and returned. Through investigation, it was further learned that the suspect was also wanted in connection with three other theft incidents at another local business in the past two weeks.

The man was arrested and charged with:

• Theft Under $5,000 x4

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court on Friday.

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Peterborough Police Reminds Public of Permitted Use of Low-Speed Vehicles Roadways

The Peterborough Police Service Traffic Management Unit reminds the public that low-speed vehicles are not permitted on any highway, roadway or sidewalk in the City of Peterborough, Village of Lakefield or Cavan Monaghan Township.

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They are are defined as:

• travels on four wheels,

• powered by an electric power train (an electric motor and, if present, a transmission) that is designed to allow the vehicle to attain a speed of 32 km/h but not more than 40 km/h,

• not using fuel as an on-board source of energy, and

• having a GVWR of less than 1,361 kg; 

In some cases, these vehicles are marketed as ‘enclosed mobility devices,’ which Police say is incorrect.  They state that they are considered low-speed vehicles and can be operated only on municipal roadways if the municipality has a by-law permitting such activity. 

A by-law does not exist like that in Peterborough and anyone using them on roadways will be stopped and could face charges under the Highway Traffic Act.

Traffic complaints or concerns can be submitted to the Traffic Management Unit and fill out the Driving Complaint Report. If it is an emergency, the Police urge those to call 9-1-1.

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Peterborough Man Wanted On Warrants Arrested For Attempting to Flee Courthouse After He Discovered He Was Under Arrest

A 30-year-old Peterborough man wanted on a warrant is facing a new charge after attempting to flee from police from the courthouse on Wednesday.

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At roughly 3:50 pm, the man attended the courthouse and was advised of the warrant for the following:

• fraud under $5,000

• fail to attend for fingerprints - as per undertaking

• theft under $5,000 x4

• disobeying order of court x4

• failure to attend court while on release order

• fail to comply with appearance notice - court/fingerprinting

• uttering threats - cause death or bodily harm

When the man learned he was under arrest, he fled the courthouse on foot. An officer gave chase while general patrol officers downtown had assisted. The man was caught in the Water Street and King Street area and taken into custody.

The man was arrested on the strength of the warrant and further charged with:

• Resist Peace Officer

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court on Thursday.

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22-Year-Old North York Man Faces Fraud Charges After Forging Documents

A 22-year-old North York man is facing fraud-related charges after two incidents in the past month.

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At approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, officers were called to a bank in Peterborough about a man attempting to open an account with what appeared to be fraudulent documents.

Upon arrival, officers learned that the same person had been in a different branch on April 14, attempting to do the same thing. Through investigation it was determined that the suspect had lied about his identity.

As a result, a 22-year-old North York, ON man was arrested and charged with:

• Use, deals, acts on forged document X2

• Obstruct Peace Officer

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court Wednesday.

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Peterborough Police Seeking Missing Person Last Seen In Chemong Road and Broadway Boulevard Area

The Peterborough Police Service are seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing person, 40-year-old Alexy.

Family and police are concerned for his well-being.

Alexy was last seen in the Chemong Road and Broadway Boulevard area on April 19 between 11 p.m. and midnight.

Alexy has been described to police as:

• Caucasian male

• 6'1”

• Slim build

• Short brown hair

• Beard

• Last seen wearing black pants, army green shirt, black leather jacket, white glasses, brown boots

He was last seen driving a:

• 2018 Red Nissan Titan

• License Plate: CE69062

Anyone with information is asked to call Peterborough Police at 705-876-1122 x555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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Brampton Man Faces Multiple Charges After His Tractor-Trailer Was Stuck On a Residence's Front Lawn

A 45-year-old Brampton man is facing several charges under the Highway Traffic Act after a tractor-trailer was stuck in the front yard of a residence on Thursday afternoon.

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At roughly 12:25 p.m., officers were called to the area of North Monaghan Parkway and Whittington Drive. 

After the vehicle was removed from the property, members of the Traffic Services Unit inspected the truck-trailer combination. Following the inspection, several defects were found with the braking system.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.

The man was charged under the Highway Traffic Unit with:

• Careless driving

• Disobey sign

• Improper braking system - commercial motor vehicle

• Push rod stroke exceeds prescribed limit - commercial motor vehicle

• Drive commercial motor vehicle with a major defect in it or in drawn vehicle

• Fail to enter defect in daily inspection report

• Operate unsafe vehicle - commercial motor vehicle

Officers removed and seized the plates from the vehicle.

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45-Year-Old Peterborough Man Charged With Assault With a Weapon After an Incident Friday

A 45-year-old Peterborough man is facing an assault charge after approaching a security guard with a knife early Friday morning.

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At approximately 2:15 a.m. on April 17, officers were called to a business on Charlotte Street in the area of Aylmer Street. Upon arrival, they learned that a security guard had been asking an unwanted person to leave the building when the man approached the guard with a knife. The guard fled to their vehicle and the man continued to yell and brandish the knife. Officers located a suspect matching the description given to police a short distance away.  The suspect put down a knife and was taken into custody. The security guard was not injured.

As a result of the investigation, a 45-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with:

• Assault with a weapon

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court April 17.

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Peterborough Police Seeking Driver Involved In Fatal Hit-and-Run Incident Leaving A Man Deceased

Officers with the Peterborough Police Service Traffic Unit are investigating after a fatal hit-and-run, leaving one man dead, early Thursday morning.

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At roughly 1:15 am, officers were called to Monaghan Road just north of Albert Street. They learned a driver had stopped after noticing something on the road, as they were calling 9-1-1 to report that someone had been hit, another vehicle struck the man. The second vehicle stopped briefly but left before police arrived. The 42-year-old victim was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre, where he was pronounced deceased.

Peterborough Police officers will be in the area, canvassing for video footage and would like to speak to the drivers of both vehicles involved. The second vehicle to have struck the man was described to police as a lifted pick-up truck with blue underglow LED lighting.

Anyone with information is asked to call Peterborough Police at 705-876-1122 x555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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