Street Crime Unit Investigation Results In Drug Charges Laid

On Tuesday May 23, 2023 at approximately 12:00pm, the Charlottetown Police Services Street Crime Unit arrested a male and female following an investigation into the illicit drug trade of selling crystal methamphetamine and fentanyl in Charlottetown.

Officers seized 59 grams of purple fentanyl, 261 grams of crystal methamphetamine along with other drug paraphernalia, a knife and cell phones.  Street value of the drugs seized is approximately fifty five thousand dollars.

A 31 year old Kinkora male has been charged with two counts of CDSA 5(2) –  Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking (crystal meth & fentanyl) and one charge of failing to comply with a release order.   The accused was bound by a release order stemming from six firearm related charges laid by Charlottetown Police Street Crime Unit in December 2022.

A 25 year old Charlottetown female has been charged with a single count of CDSA 5(2) – Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking (crystal meth).

The female accused has been released from custody with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.  The male accused has been remanded in custody and will appear in Province Court on Thursday May 25, 2023.

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Charlottetown Police Services is seeking public assistance in identifying this male suspect.

Anyone with information regarding this individual may contact police at 902-629-4172, complete the tip section below or contact PEI Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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At approximately 11:30 am yesterday (May 15), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Fitzroy Street that was occupied by a driver that appeared to be sleeping.  Officers attended and woke the driver up at which point it became obvious he was impairment by alcohol and was arrested.

A 44 year old Cornwall male was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after providing breath samples that were almost twice the legal limit.

The accused was released from custody and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

The Police Service wishes to thank concerned citizens for reporting possible impaired drivers.   Call 911 to report instances of suspected impaired driving.

Meet our new 4 legged member, Captain.  Charlottetown Police Services now have a facility dog that will support the mental health and wellbeing of our Officers.

Captain was donated to our Police Service by Canine Therapy for First Responders (CTFFR).   The organization was founded by Tracey Ryan in February 2019 in honor of Fredericton Police Constable Robb Costello after he and Constable Sara Mae Burns were killed in the line of duty in August 2018.

Captain is a nine month old male Golden Retriever that was bred and donated to CTFFR by Goldens with a Mission from Yarmouth Nova Scotia.  Captain was born on July 29, 2022.

Over the next year and a half Captain will receive intensive training to ensure he is fully prepared to complete all his duties as a Facility Dog for CPS. Captain will undertake the Certified Facility Dog and Certified Justice Courthouse Facility Dog program under his organization Canine Therapy for First Responders Inc. This 18-24 month long program will ensure Captain meets the high requirements to work within his future role supporting his CPS Members, but also community members impacted by crime.  He will be trained by Master Trainer and CTFFR Canine Program Executive Director Rhonda Langille from Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia.

Initially Captain will be primarily used at the Police Station providing comfort and affection to our Officers, Dispatchers and other support staff.  He will also be a big part of our community by attending community events, Schools, Nursing Homes and other first responder facilities.   In time, and once training complete, he will be used to support victims of crime.

Captain’s handler is Cst Robert Schnarr.  Cst. Schnarr is a retired veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) with over 20 years’ service. Following his retirement, and indicative of his commitment to public service, he attended the Atlantic Police Academy and joined CPS 10 years ago; he is currently the Forensic Identification Officer.  Cst. Schnarr was also a volunteer firefighter in New Maryland, New Brunswick for 13 years while working with the CAF and is a current volunteer firefighter with Cross Roads Fire Department, Stratford.

Captain also has 3 back up handlers, all of which are part of the Police Services Peer Support Team.   In the picture Captain is flanked by his handlers, left to right are Cst Patrick Hogan, Cst Robert Schnarr, Det/Cpl Tara Watts and Cst Mark Woods.

Within the next few months, we will post an update with information on how Organizations can make requests for Captain to attend their events, stay tuned!

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Charlottetown Police Services is seeking public assistance in identifying this male suspect.

Anyone with information regarding this individual may contact police at 902-629-4172, complete the tip section below or contact PEI Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Charlottetown Police Services responded to five (5) possible impaired driving complaints over the weekend, three of which resulted with charges being laid.

File: 2023609136 – At approximately 8:20 pm Friday night (May 5), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver on Kent Street.  The vehicle was located and pulled over on St Peters Road.  Officers determined that the driver displayed signs of impairment by alcohol and was arrested.

A 73 year old Charlottetown male was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

File: 2023611089 – At approximately 3:00 am Saturday morning (May 6),  Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver that had backed into another parked vehicle on Prince Street.   Officers attended the location and determined that the driver was indeed impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

A 19 year old Farmington PEI male was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after providing breath samples that were almost twice the legal limit.

File: 2023616839 – At approximately 4:10 am Sunday morning (May 7),  while on routine patrol, Officers noticed a vehicle driving in an erratic manner on Capital Drive.   The vehicle was pulled over and Officers made the observations that the driver was impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

An 18 year old Saint-Antoine New Brunswick male was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after providing breath samples that were almost twice the legal limit.

All charged individuals 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.

Update Apr 28 @ 10:45

The missing person has been located safe.  Thanks to all that provided assistance.

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Charlottetown Police is seeking public assistance in locating a missing person.

Mr Clarkin went missing from the Charlottetown area and was last seen at approximately 10:00 am on April 8th on the Clarkin Road in Emyvale.  RCMP has assisted CPS thus far with searching the Emyvale area.

• Colton CLARKIN  27 years old
• 5 feet 9 inches tall , approximately 150 pounds.
• Brown hair, blue eyes
• his hair is shorter than in the picture, he may have shaved it off
• He was wearing black Adidas track pants, black sweater, brown dress shoes and a grey beanie hat

Anyone with information is asked to contact Charlottetown Police Services at 902-629-4172.

Update Apr 26 @ 12:10pm

The investigation into the fatal MVC in ongoing.

The head on collision occurred on April 16th at approximately 9:10pm on Riverside Drive near the Pioneer Avenue exit.  We are seeking any additional witnesses that have not spoken to Police yet, or that may have dash cam footage.

Please contact Cpl Ron Kennedy, accident reconstructionist at 902-629-4172.

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Original Media release on April 17, 2023

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Charlottetown Police Services, along with Charlottetown Fire Department and IEMS responded to a two vehicle collision that occurred last night at approximately 9:10 pm.

The collision occurred when a vehicle traveling south on Riverside Drive (near the Pioneer Avenue exit) crossed the center line and struck a northbound vehicle head on.  The southbound vehicle caught fire and attempts to extract the driver by witnesses failed.

The northbound vehicle, a mini van, was occupied by five children and two adults.  All were transported to the QEH, some had serious but non life threatening injuries.

Charlottetown Police Traffic/Collision Reconstructionist attended the scene.  The cause of the collision remains under investigation.

Any witnesses that have not spoken to Police yet are asked to contact CPS at 902-629-4172.

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At approximately 3:20 am this morning (Apr 25), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint that a female had gain access into an apartment via a patio door at a residence on Weymouth Street.  The female left when confronted by the resident.

A short time later, Officers located a female matching the description and arrested her for break and enter.

The investigation has led to the 29 year old Charlottetown female being charged with break and enter.  She has been released on conditions and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

Charlottetown Police Services have laid B&E charges in two separate cases over the last 24 hours.

File: 2023514595 –  On April 18th, CPS responded to a complaint of a Break and Enter from a garage at a residence on Villa Avenue.  Video surveillance was used to identify a male suspect.  The male was observed entering a parked vehicle and then entered the garage and left moments later.  Later that same day, the male suspect was located by Police and arrested.  A 40 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with break and enter and breach of probation.  He was released with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

File: 2023516188 – While on Patrol this morning at 2:30am (April 19), Police noticed suspicious activity at a business on Belvedere Avenue and proceeded to investigate.  A male was located inside the building and arrested.   A 27 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with break and enter, possession of break-in instrument, mischief under $5000, fail to comply with a release order and breach of probation.  The accused has been remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.