Male Charged with Flight from Police
At approximately 1:00pm yesterday afternoon (July 16), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a male on foot acting erratically on Buchanan Drive, crossed University Ave and proceeded to enter the Charlottetown mall. The male was also reported to have exited a parked SUV prior to crossing the street.
Police attended the mall to check on the wellbeing of the male. E-watch video surveillance was utilized to locate the parked vehicle, which was parked in the parking lot across the street. A short time after, the male was captured on e-watch running from the mall towards his parked vehicle, he entered the vehicle and left the area heading south on University Avenue. An Officer that was in the mall parking lot proceeded to attempt to pull the vehicle over, but it did not stop and continued south on University Ave.
A second Police vehicle was waiting for the fleeing vehicle at the intersection of Belvedere and University with emergency lights activated. Traffic at the time was heavy and the fleeing vehicle went around the stationary police vehicle, crossed University Ave and drove through a business parking lot and turned onto Belvedere Ave proceeding at a high rate of speed. For public safety reasons, Police did not pursue the vehicle and turned their emergency equipment off.
Officers involved were able to identify the driver, and other units attended the suspects residence. Officers were able to intercept him as he arrived home and he was arrested without incident.
A 31 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with Flight from Police, Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle and driving while suspend under the Highway Traffic Act.
The accused was released from custody and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
File: 2024973937
Charlottetown Police Services seized four firearms, three replica firearms and ammunition following an disturbance investigation last week.
Police were called to a residence on Fitzroy Street last Wednesday night in response to a disturbance complaint. While Police were conducting the investigation, a firearm was observed leaning against a wall. Officers seized the firearm and located several others with ammunition. Officers also learned that an assault had taken place prior to Police arrival resulting in the arrest of a male resident.
As a result of the investigation, a 53 year old Charlottetown male was arrested and charged with assault and unsafe storage of a firearm.
The accused was released with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
File: 2024858517
On June 21, 2024, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a break and enter that occurred at 22 McCarville Street.
A Fermenter was stolen from this equipment storage location. See pictures below.
Anyone with information regarding this theft is asked to contact police at 902-629-4172, complete the tip section below or contact PEI Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
File: 2024911590
Charlottetown Police Services are investigating a theft from vehicle that occurred on overnight on June 29th. A credit card was stolen and used (tapped) at the St Peters Road Irving on June 30th at 4:23am. Police are seeking public assistance with identifying this male. Although his face is covered, someone may recognize the clothing.
Anyone with information regarding this individual is asked to contact police at 902-629-4172, complete the tip section below or contact PEI Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
File: 2024961925
At 1:00 am Tuesday morning (July 9), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a male following his ex-girlfriend as she was driving on Longworth Avenue. Officers located both vehicles east bound on Allen Street and attempted to pull the trailing vehicle over. That vehicle passed the complainants vehicle at a high rate of speed continuing east bound and eventually lost control and ran into a power poll on Beasley Avenue. The male then attempted to run from Police but was arrested following a short foot chase. Upon a subsequent search, Officers located and seized a quantity of suspected cocaine.
A 26 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with:
- Flight from Police
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
- Operating a motor vehicle while prohibited
- Assault with a weapon
- Mischief over $5000 dollars
- CDSA 5(2) possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking
The accused has been remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court July 11 at 9:00am.
File: 2024962037
At 12:30am Tuesday morning (Jul 9), Officers pull over a vehicle on Capital Drive and while interacting with the driver observed drugs in plain view. The driver was arrested and a Officers seized 89 grams of suspected cocaine, 24 hydromorphone tablets, 27 hydromorph contin tablets, 78 methamphetamine tablets, a cell phone, an iPad tablet and other drug paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
A 39 year old Rock Barra, PEI female has been charged with four (4) counts of CDSA 5(2) possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. She was subsequently released from custody and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
File 2024949627: At 9:45 pm Friday night (July 6), while on routine patrol, an Officer observed a vehicle driving erratically and pulled it over on Sydney Street. The driver displayed signs of being impaired by alcohol and was arrested.
A 54 year old Stratford male has been charged with impaired driving after providing breath samples that were over twice the legal limit.
File 2024960625: At 7:38 pm Monday evening (July 8), Police were dispatched to a two vehicle collision that occurred on the Arterial Highway/Brackley Point Road intersection. The involved vehicle was stopped in the westbound lane at a red light, another vehicle approaching from behind, did not stop and rear ended it pushing it into the center of the intersection. The driver of the vehicle that was struck sustained minor injuries that did not require treatment at the time of the collision, however the passenger was injured and taken to the QEH by IEMS with serious injuries. The driver that caused the collision was not injured.
The driver of the vehicle that caused the collision displayed signs of being impaired by drugs and was arrested. He provided blood samples and Police must wait for toxicology results to determined if impaired driving charges will be laid. A ticket under the Highway Traffic Act was issued for driving without due care and attention. This file remains under investigation.
File 2024961536: At 11:05 pm Monday night (July 8), Officers responded to a complaint of a male that has been in the vehicle for an extended period of time and suspects that he may be impaired. Police attended and located the vehicle stationary in a parking spot on Great George Street, the vehicle was running and the driver was sleeping at the wheel. Officer woke the driver and observed him to be displaying signs of impairment by alcohol and was arrested. The driver was brought back to the Police Station and provided breath samples that were above the legal limit.
A 21 year old Stratford PE male has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.
All accused will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
Charlottetown Police Services is reminding the public to plan ahead and never get behind the wheel when their ability to drive is impaired by drugs or alcohol.
The Police Service wishes to thank concerned citizens for reporting possible impaired drivers. The public is encouraged to report instances of suspected impaired driving by calling 911.
At approximately 2:15 am Monday morning (July 8), while on routine patrol, Officers observed a female near Exhibition Drive that had an outstanding arrest warrant. Officers arrested her without issue and observed drugs and drug paraphernalia in plain view. Officers seized a quantity of Fentanyl, cash, knife, drug paraphernalia and a cell phone.
A 26 year old Charlottetown female has been charged with CDSA 5(2), Possession of Fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes and breach of probation.
The accused has been remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
File: 2024919998
During the fireworks last night in Victoria Park, the Charlottetown Police Services Command Post was approached by a person advising Police that a fight had occurred and that a few people had been struck by a male using brass knuckles as a weapon.
Several Officers responded and located two injured males. Both males were injured with lacerations on their heads. Both were initially treated by First Aid staff, one of them required stitches and would have attended the QEH.
Officers located the male suspect a short distance away and was arrested without incident. Brass knuckles were seized during the arrest.
A 17 year old male youth was subsequently charged with assault with a weapon and breach of probation. He was later release with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
The Charlottetown Police Services would like to notify the public of a training exercise that will be conducted between 8:00am and 4:00pm on Thursday June 27th. The exercise will be at the Colonel Gray High School located at 175 Spring Park Road.
The public can expect to see a large police presence in the area throughout the day. This presence will include Tactical Officers and equipment. Charlottetown Police Services is committed to maintaining safe schools and communities. This commitment includes building capacity in critical incident response and crisis de-escalation.
There is no threat to the public, this is only a training exercise.
