Stolen Vehicle – Public Assistance

UPDATE Jan 13, 2023 @ 8:45 am – The vehicle has been located.  A male has been arrested and the investigation is ongoing.

File: 202339000

Charlottetown Police Services is investigating the theft of a vehicle from the QEH parking lot sometime between 8:00 and 9:30am on Monday (January 9th).

The vehicle is a dark blue 2019 Toyota Corolla hatchback, it was bearing PEI plate 172WK at the time of the theft.   The picture below is similar to the one stolen – please note that the one stolen had plain black winter rims on it.

It was last seen heading towards Marshfield on St Peters Road (Route 2).

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

File: 202339996

Police would like to speak with the driver of a pick up truck that was witness to this collision in an effort to obtain further details about the accident.

Charlottetown Police Services responded to a collision between a pick up truck and a pedestrian last evening.  The collision occurred at 7:26 pm last evening (Jan 9th) at the crosswalk on Brackley Point Road and Ellis Road (adjacent to Buns and Things Bakery).  The pedestrian was on the East side of Brackley Pt Rd waiting to cross.   The witness vehicle was heading North on Brackley Point Rd and stopped to allow the pedestrian to cross.  As the pedestrian was crossing, a vehicle that was south on Brackley Pt Rd did not stop and struck the pedestrian.  The driver of that vehicle did remain on scene and tended to the pedestrian whom was  transported to the QEH by IEMS with what is believed to be minor injuries.

The witness vehicle turned into the Buns and Things Bakery for a few minutes then left west on Ellis Road.  The vehicle is thought to be a Silverado Special Ops pick up truck.  The driver of this vehicle is asked to call CPS at 902-629-4172.

Charlottetown Police Services is warning of a scam relating to heating assistance rebates.

We have received some reports of people receiving text messages from a number claiming to be associated to collecting heating assistance rebate.   The actual text message from the scammer is shown below.

Do not reply or click on any links if present, simply delete the message and block the number.    Please share this scam information with friends and family to further reduce the number of potential victims.

If you are seeking assistance with any type of government programs, go to the Provincial website and follow that process.  The government will not solicit program participation via text messages.

Charlottetown Police Services wish to inform the public of a Canada Post email scam that has re-surfaced.

The scam involves receiving an email that appears to be from Canada Post.  The email does appear legitimate and informs you that they attempted to deliver a package but you were not home and they require additional fees to complete the delivery.  The link on the email will direct you to another site with payment options.  In the case currently being investigated, the only option that worked was the e-transfer option,  to which the victim provided secure banking information.   Once this information was provided to the scammers, they were able to access the victims bank account and proceeded to send themselves and e-transfer of 2850.00.  The victim also received a scam text message with a verification code after the the initial email and once the secure information had been shared.  This text message prompted the victim to look into this further and suspected a possible scam and reported it to Police.

Don’t be a victim:

• Canada Post states on its website that they will not send unsolicited emails
• If they cannot delivery a package, they will leave a notice indicating this at your home
• Delete these type email scams, or if you wish to look into yourself, either contact Canada Post directly or conduct a google search relating to the potential scam and often times there will information relating to that type of scam

What to do if you feel you’ve been a victim of a scam:

• If you’ve provided personal information such as your SIN, banking/credit card and/or sent any money in the form of bitcoin, pre-paid gift cards – Report the fraud to your local Police
• If you did not disclose any personal information or sent money – Report the fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre via their website or by calling 1888-495-8501.

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre is a good resource to get more information on various frauds and preventative tips.   https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm

Charlottetown Police Services Street Crime Unit, with the assistance from the Rapid Tactical Deployment Unit and Patrol Officers conducted a targeted traffic stop, then simultaneously executed a Controlled Drug and Substance Act Search Warrant at a residence on Dawson Court last night just before midnight.

The search resulted in the seizure of:

• 19.4 grams of crystal meth
• 65 grams of cocaine
• 56.2 grams of hash
• 99 grams of dried cannabis
• 11 grams of mushrooms
• 87 various pills (benzodiazepine, dilaudid, ecstasy, biphentin)
• Street value of drugs is approximately $20,000.00 dollars
• $2130.00 cash seized
• a baton and several knives
• other drug paraphernalia

A 37 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with CDSA 5(2) –  Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, driving while prohibited, possession of a weapon while prohibited and breach of probation.  The investigation is ongoing and may result with further charges being laid.

A 51 year old Charlottetown woman has been charged with CDSA 5(2) –  Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking.

The male was remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court next Wednesday, the female has been released from custody and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

File: 20221804792

Shortly after midnight on Saturday morning (Dec 17), Officers arrested a male that was subject to two arrest warrants for failing to appear in Provincial court on December 15th.

At the time of the arrest, the male was found to be in possession of several types of street drugs and an investigation into drug trafficking ensued.

As a result of the investigation, a 37 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with 3 counts of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking.  The accused currently has several other pending matters before the courts and has been remanded in custody.

Pending matters include:

• June 6, 2022 – The accused was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while prohibited.
• Oct 7, 2022 – The accused was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while prohibited.
• Nov 12, 2022 – The accused was arrested for driving a vehicle while impaired by drugs.   A quantity a drugs were seized at this time and charges of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking were laid at that time.

File: 20221805344

While on routine patrol at 2:25 am Saturday morning (Dec 17), Police observed a vehicle driving the wrong way on Kent Street pulled it over.  The driver of the vehicle displayed signs of being impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

A 43 year old Charlottetown female was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after providing breath samples that were over twice the legal limit.

The accused will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

Charlottetown Police Services encourage the public to report any instances of impaired driving…Call 911.

File: 20221794600

At 2:45 am this morning (Dec 15), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver on Belvedere Ave.  Responding Officers located the vehicle in Browns Court.   The driver of the vehicle displayed signs of being impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

A 19 year old Charlottetown female was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

The accused will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

Charlottetown Police Services encourage the public to report any instances of impaired driving…Call 911.

File: 20221784981

At approximately 9:00 am yesterday morning (Dec 13), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a single vehicle collision on Mount Edward Road.  Police located the vehicle stuck in a ditch and determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

The uninjured driver, a 54 year old Millcove male refused to provide breath samples and was subsequently charged with refusing to provide a breath sample upon demand and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

Charlottetown Police Services encourage the public to report any instances of impaired driving…Call 911.

Charlottetown Police Services have charged five individuals with impaired driving over the weekend in separate incidents.

File: 20221770607 – At approximately 11:30 pm Friday night (Dec 9), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver on St Peters Road.  The vehicle was located and pulled over on the Arterial Highway.  Officers determined that the driver displayed signs of impairment by alcohol and was arrested.

A 29 year old Cornwall male was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after providing breath samples that were over twice the legal limit.

File: 20221772902 – At approximately 2:00 pm Saturday afternoon (Dec 10),  Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver.   Officers located the vehicle on the Atlantic Road and pulled it over.  It was determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

A 54 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

File: 20221774358 – At 7:40 pm Saturday evening (Dec 10), Police responded to a minor two vehicle collision on Belvedere Ave.  There were no injuries reported.  While interacting with one of the drivers,  Police observed that the driver displayed signs of being impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

A 36 year old Charlottetown male was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after providing breath samples that were over twice the legal limit.

File: 20221776137 – At 3:44 am Sunday morning (Dec 11), while on routine patrol, Police came across a parked vehicle on Weymouth Street with the engine running and a male sleeping in the drivers seat.  The Officer woke the driver up and quickly determined that he was impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

A 28 year old Stratford male was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after providing breath samples that were almost twice the legal limit.

File: 20221779602 – At 2:18 am this morning (Dec 12), while on routine patrol, Police observed an erratic driver on St Peters Road and pulled it over.  The driver displayed signs of being impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

A 24 year old Charlottetown male was 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 once again to please plan ahead and never get behind the wheel when their ability to drive is impaired by drugs or alcohol.

The public is asked to report instances of suspected impaired driving by calling 911.