Peterborough Police Seeking Woman Involved In Theft From Convenience Store

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Peterborough Police Service is seeking a woman who allegedly stole items from a convenience store in the George Street and Townsend Street area reported on Monday.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.

The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Saturday as police were called to the store. Upon arrival, officers learned a woman had left the store without paying for a number of items. 

The suspect was described as:

  • Dark brown hair 

  • 25 to 35 years old 

  • Between 5'5" to 5'9"

  • Bruising on face 

  • Wearing:

    • purple peacoat 

    • gray sweater 

    • skinny black pants 

    • dark brown/black shoes 

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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Peterborough Police Receiving a Continuation In Reports of Cryptocurrency Scams

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Peterborough Police Service continue to receive calls and reports about cryptocurrency scams surfacing in the Peterborough area announced on Tuesday. 

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A bitcoin scam involving a fraudster, asks the victim to make a payment with bitcoin. The victim had sent several thousand dollars before realizing it was a scam.  

Police say that cryptocurrency scams are becoming a more common fraudster tool.

According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, victims lost a total of $125.8 million when cryptocurrency was used as the payment method last year.

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Castleton Man Charged With Uttering Threats After Refusing to Leave Residence

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A 32-year-old Castleton man is facing charges of uttering threats after an incident Monday evening.

At roughly 10 p.m., Peterborough Police Service was called to a residence in the Goodfellow Road and Sherbrooke Street area about an unwanted person. Officers learned that an ex-partner was refusing to vacate the home and had verbally threatened the victim upon arrival.  The man was apprehended without incident.

He is charged with Uttering Threats - Cause death or Bodily Harm-Spousal.

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

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One Woman Charged With Impaired Driving During St. Patrick's Weekend RIDE Check

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A 26-year-old Peterborough woman is facing charges after being stopped at a RIDE Check on Friday night.

Photo by Samantha Bianco.

Just before 11:00 p.m., officers pulled a vehicle over as part of the RIDE program. 

As a result of the stop, a 26-year-old Peterborough woman was arrested and charged with:

  • Operation while impaired - alcohol

  • Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

A 90-day license suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment were issued to the woman. They were released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on April 12.

On Saturday, officers conducted a mobile weekend RIDE program with the following results:

  • 25 Motor Vehicle Checks

  • 13 ASD Demands

  • 1 Warning – 3-Day License Suspension

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Peterborough Police Seeking Six Men Involved Apartment Robbery

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Peterborough Police Service are searching for six suspects involved in an Aylmer Street/McDonnel Street robbery on Wednesday evening.

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The robbery occured at 9:30 p.m. when officers were reported the incident from 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. The victim reported six males had entered his apartment, threatened him with a knife, roughed him up and then fled with a significant amount of property. The estimated value of the items totalled between $1,500 - $3,000.  The victim suffered minor injuries in the incident. 

The following are descriptions of the suspects provided to police:

Suspect #1:

  • Black male

  • Approximately 20 to 24 years of age

  • Approximately 5’7”

  • Muscular

  • Black hair in French braid style

  • Wearing a black ski mask, black unzipped sweater, tight T-shirt, white pants, red shoes

Suspect #2:

  • Black male

  • Mid 20’s

  • Approximately 5’10”

  • Thin build

  • Short black hair

  • Stubble mustache

  • Wearing a red True Religion sweater, blue jeans, black Nike Air Force shoes, black colour balaclava and mask, with sweater hood up over head

Suspect #3:

  • Black male

  • Mid to late 20s

  • Approximately 6’0”

  • Larger build

  • Wearing a black Gucci sweater, with Gucci side bag, University Blue Jordan Ones, Versace boxers, a black colour ski mask, Versace glasses with gold colour frames, carrying a black cane with a Dragon or Serpent head handle. The handle was silver in colour, with two red rubies for eyes

Suspect #4:

  • Black male

  • Mid 20s

  • Long black dreadlocks

  • Approximately 6’5”

  • Lanky build

  • Walked with a limp (left leg)

  • Wearing a purple camo colour Bape sweater, Gucci high top shoes with red highlighting and black colour snakeskin accents, cast on his right hand/wrist, gold frame glasses, Diamond Cuban linked necklace with a rose gold diamond pendant ‘TRAP’, diamond star ring on the right pinky finger, diamond bracelet on left wrist and two rope chain necklaces.

Suspect #5:

  • Black male

  • Mid 20s

  • 5’5”

  • Muscular build

  • Dark colour goatee

  • Brown hair in a ‘Man-Bun’

Suspect #6:

  • Black male

  • Mid 20s

  • 5’9” to 5’10” 1/2

  • Medium build

  • Wearing red and white coloured Jordan II’s, black colour Bape sweater, white Louis Vuitton shirt, red Gucci trackpants, yellow and black colour Versave boxers, a Cuban link bracelet on wrist, a Cuban linked necklace with a circle pendant, two watches on left wrist, both were white gold with diamonds, one watch had a green dial, one had a red dial and a rose gold colour bracelet on right wrist

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Oshawa Couple's Viral TikTok Shows Stolen Camping Trailer Allegedly Fleeing OPP Pursuit On Hwy. 401 in Northumberland

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Oshawa residents Mike Sidey and his girlfriend Elizabeth Williams were driving westbound on Hwy. 401 in Northumberland Sunday morning when they encountered an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) operation to stop a fleeing truck towing an allegedly stolen camping trailer.

mike sidey and girlfriend elizabeth williams. photo courtesy of mike sidey.

“It was definitely different that’s for sure. It was entertaining, something that you wouldn’t really see unless you were watching it on T.V. or at the movies or something like that,” said Sidey. “It was like Grand Theft Auto in real life.”

On that Sunday morning, he recalls merging onto the 401 from Trenton at the same time as the OPP officer.

“That was at 11:30 a.m. We got on the 401, we merged, (the OPP officer) drove away, no lights, no sirens, no nothing. Just doing his regular, routine patrol.”

About 3 to 5 minutes later, traffic began to slow down. Sidey noticed the officer on the side of the highway.

“I saw the OPP officer sitting on the side of the highway and standing outside his vehicle trying to flag two participants down.”

The participants, two camping trailers in the right lane, were being passed by a tractor trailer in the other lane.

As the trailers passed the officer, Sidey says the officer threw his hands in the air “in disgust.”

“That’s when the back trailer decided to cut over to the left lane, and started driving off. I slowed down and I actually looked at the people in the (vehicle). I tried to get his attention but he wouldn’t even look at us,” said Sidey.

The trailer then began swaying between both the right and left lanes, and Sidey noticed its stairs were still out.

“That’s when I started (recording). I had my phone up on my dash recording, then my girlfriend took the phone to record more and put them on TikTok.”

Sidey’s video currently has over 300,000 TikTok views and over 10,000 likes.

The video shows the officer pursuing the truck towing the camping trailer in an attempt to pull the vehicle over. The trailer takes the Big Apple exit off of Hwy. 401 and into Colborne.

That trailer, according to OPP, was allegedly stolen from Northumberland.

“When we got home, around 12:30 p.m., my buddy had sent me a link saying that they were stolen trailers. I was like, what are the odds we got that on video?!”

An Ottawa man, 59, was charged with a number of offences, including flight from a peace officer, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, two drug charges, operating an unsafe vehicle and driving a motor vehicle while under licence suspension.

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Belleville on April 24.

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62-Year-Old Driver Charged With Failing To Stop at School Crossing

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Peterborough Police Service has charged a 62-year-old driver with failing to obey a school crossing stop sign reported on Wednesday.

The incident occurred at roughly 8:55 a.m. on Monday at the intersection of Armour Road and Hunter Street East. No injuries were reported.

Peterborough Police remind motorists to be extra cautious around schools.

Under the Highway Traffic Act, motorists must stop before reaching the crossing and remain stopped until all persons including the school crossing guard have cleared the roadway. 

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Québec Driver Charged With Stunt Driving In Peterborough; Going 51 km/h Over

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A 37-year-old Québec driver is facing a stunt driving charge that occurred in the area of Lansdowne Street and Village Crescent on Monday afternoon.

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At roughly 3 p.m., an officer recorded a vehicle travelling 101 km/h in a 50 zone and conducted a traffic stop. 

The driver was charged with stunt driving under the Highway Traffic Act and was given a 30-day license suspension and 14-day vehicle impoundment. Their name was not released by the Peterborough Police Service.

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Pandemic Exceptions to Expired Driver and Vehicle Licenses Over; Peterborough Police Remind of Fines Being Re-Enforced

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The Peterborough Police Services Traffic Unit is notifying residents that driver’s licenses and vehicle license plates that have expired must be renewed announced on Tuesday.

Photo by Samantha Bianco.

“These items must be renewed and valid as any exceptions the government had in place through the pandemic have now ended,” says Sergeant Ryan Wilson, Traffic Services Unit, Peterborough Police.  

Those failing to do proper renewals result in fines of the following:

  • An expired license plate is a fine of $110

  • An expired driver’s license is a fine of $325

Police recommend visiting the Ontario website to learn more about how to renew your license plates and driver’s license. Renewals can be done online.

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Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre Reports $5.4 Million lost in Scams; Peterborough Police Provide Tips To Protect Yourself

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With the Grandparent Scam circulating recently, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has reported $5.4M lost to emergency scams in 2022, released on Wednesday.

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Peterborough Police received numerous calls regarding the scam, taking reports about anyone receiving phone calls and those calling to report that money was exchanged.

In one of the most recent calls at the end of January, a local resident had reportedly lost $15,000. 

The Police Service reminds residents to talk to their family members and their networks about the scam to raise awareness. 

While scams can vary, an example of it is where the potential victim is told that their grandchild is in Peterborough Police custody and requires money for bond.

The scammers then request money be sent or indicate that the potential victim call them back when they have the money to set up a time to hand it over.

Peterborough Police, or any other law enforcement official, will never request money over the phone or have a courier pick up money.

What to do if you receive a call:

  • Do not provide any personal information

  • Do not hand any money over

  • Remember police will never go to your door to ask for money nor would they ask money to be given to a courier

  • Stay calm even if the suspect is pressuring and indicating this is an urgent matter

  • Take the time to check the facts with family

  • If you are concerned it’s a scam call police or a person you trust immediately

  • Report the scam to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm

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