Stolen Vehicle – Charges Laid
File: 2023472329
On April 10th, 2023 at approximately 8:30pm, Charlottetown Police Services responded to an LPR (License Plate Reader) alert. The alert was in response to a vehicle reported stolen from Summerside earlier in the day.
Officers immediately patrolled the area and located the vehicle a short time later traveling on Queen Street. The vehicle was pulled over without incident. The driver of the vehicle, a 33 year old Charlottetown male was arrested and subsequently charged with possession of property obtained by crime and breach of probation.
The accused was remanded in custody and is appearing in Provincial Court today.
Charlottetown Police Services responded to six (6) possible impaired driving complaints over the long weekend, two of which resulted with charges being laid.
File: 2023458804 – At approximately 11:30 pm Friday night (Apr 7), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver on the Arterial Highway. The vehicle was located and pulled over on Malpeque Road. Officers determined that the driver displayed signs of impairment by alcohol and was arrested.
A 47 year old Kinkora male was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after providing breath samples that were over the legal limit.
File: 2023459228 – At approximately 1:30 am Saturday morning (Apr 8), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver on Grafton Street. Officers located the vehicle a short time later and pulled it over. It was determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol and was arrested.
A 23 year old Moncton male was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after providing breath samples that were over 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.
At approximately 10:20 pm last night (Apr 4), Charlottetown Police Services Street Crime Unit with the assistance of Patrol Officers and the Rapid Tactical Deployment Containment Team arrested a male on Fitzroy Street outside of his residence and subsequently executed a Controlled Drug and Substance Act Search Warrant.
The search resulted in the seizure of:
- 72 grams of cocaine
- switch blade knife, baton and bear spray
- other drug paraphernalia
At the time of the offence, the accused was subject to the electronic supervision program through Probation Services following a conditional sentence order.
A 36 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with CDSA 5(2) – Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a prohibited weapon.
The accused has been remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court tomorrow.
If you have any information about drug activity in Charlottetown, the Street Crime Unit would like to hear from you. You may report this information anonymously to a member of the SCU by calling our main line at 902-629-4172.
File: 2023300565
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).
At approximately 11:40 am yesterday (Mar 7), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a break and enter complaint at a residence on Alley Street. Video surveillance was reviewed and a male suspect was identified and the video showed him leaving in a vehicle with a New Brunswick license plate. That vehicle had been reported stolen from the Moncton area earlier in the day.
Patrol Officers with the assistance from the Street Crime Unit located the vehicle on Euston Street at 1:45pm. As the vehicle pulled into a parking lot, Officers boxed the vehicle in arrested the driver without incident.
A 39 year old Ontario male has been charged with possession of stolen property, two counts of break and enter and three counts of breach of probation. The accused has been remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court this afternoon for a show cause hearing.
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File: 2023296244
At approximately 3:05 pm yesterday afternoon (Mar 5), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of someone pointing a firearm out of the passenger side window of a vehicle that was traveling on Capital Drive.
The complainant was able to provide a description of the vehicle and direction of travel. Given the direction of travel, the Queens RCMP were advised of the complaint as the vehicle was heading into their jurisdiction and asked to be on the lookout. A short time later, RCMP located the vehicle and arrested two males. A replica hand gun (bb gun) was located and seized. RCMP turned over the two males to Charlottetown Police for the continuation of the investigation.
As a result, two 22 year old males have been charged with possession of a weapon. Both males will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
On Wednesday March 1, 2023 at approximately 1:00pm, the Charlottetown Police Services Street Crime Unit with the assistance of Patrol Officers and the Rapid Tactical Deployment Containment Team conducted a targeted traffic stop on Grafton Street and simultaneously executed a Controlled Drug and Substance Act Search Warrant at a residence on the Donaldson Road in Millcove.
Officers seized 91 grams of cocaine, a replica firearm, drug paraphernalia and just over 3450.00 dollars in cash.
Two males, 43 and 40 years old, both from Millcove have been charged with CDSA 5(2) – Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking.
Both males have been released from custody with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
Files: 2023248059, 2023262241
On Thursday Feb 23 at approximately 12:05 pm, the male pictured below threw a metal object into the living room window of a residence on W Burns Street. The 76 year old female home owner was home at the time. Although startled by the event she was not injured.
On Sunday Feb 26 at approximately 3:45 pm, someone threw a brick through the same window at the same residence. Again, the home owner was home and not injured.
Anyone with information regarding this property damage 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).
Files: 2023258419, 20233259746
Charlottetown Police Services have recovered two stolen vehicles that were reported stolen on Saturday, one male is facing charges.
At 4:50 pm on Saturday (Feb 25), Police responded to a report of a vehicle that had been left running while at a business on Grafton Street. While inside the business, someone got in the vehicle and drove away.
During the course of this investigation, Police were able to determine a possible location of the stolen vehicle and attended an address on Route 19 in Canoe Cove and located the abandoned vehicle.
During this time (at 10:30 pm) a second vehicle was reported stolen to Police. This vehicle had been left running while the owner attended a business on University Avenue. While Police were still on scene in Canoe Cove, this second stolen vehicle arrived at the this location and Officers were able to arrest the driver without incident.
As a result of both these investigations, a 28 year old male (no fixed address) has been charged with two counts of possession of property obtained by crime and one count of theft of motor vehicle. The accused has been released from custody with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court on March 23, 2023.
In both these thefts the vehicles had been left running unattended. The pubic is asked to be mindful of these type thefts and to avoid leaving their vehicles running while unattended.
