Five Vehicle Collision on Kensington Road

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At 8:25 am this morning (Nov 1), Charlottetown Police services responded to a five vehicle motor vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Kensington Road and Walker Drive.

A T3 Transit bus heading north on Kensington Road failed to stop for a red traffic light and collided with a pick up truck that was traveling west on Walker Drive.   The bus then collided head on with 3 other vehicles that were stopped at the red light in the Kensington Road southbound lane.  The collision was captured on the Police E-Watch video surveillance system.

Two drivers involved in the collision were transported to hospital with non life threatening injuries.   No one on the bus reported any injuries.

The investigation is ongoing and highway traffic act charges are expected to be laid against the bus driver.

The Charlottetown Police Services Bike Auction is taking place on Saturday, October 30th.

The auction will take place at Charlottetown Police Services, located at 10 Kirkwood Drive, in the rear parking lot of the Station. Viewing will open at 8:30 a.m. with the live auction beginning at 9:00 a.m. Please note, there will be no parking available in the rear parking lot of the Police Station during the auction.

There are approximately 120 bicycles up for auction that had been abandoned, suspected stolen and recovered, but never claimed, or simply misplaced.

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On Saturday morning (Oct 23), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a residential break and enter on St Peters Road.

Sometime overnight, the attached garage of the residence was broken into.  Stolen items included two shotguns, ammunition and multiple tools.  The Street Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Section attended the scene to support the investigation.

Within a few hours, Officers were able to identify the suspect and arrested him at his residence at 11:00 am.

A search warrant was executed – All stolen items were recovered along with stolen property from other unrelated theft files.  In addition to the stolen property, a quantity of cocaine, cash and other drug paraphernalia was also seized.

The accused, a 37 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with:

• Break and Enter
• Possession of property obtained by crime (x2)
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking
• Fail to comply with an undertaking

The accused has been remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court on Thursday.

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At 1:35 am this morning, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a three vehicle hit and run collision on St Peters Road. Fortunately there were no injuries reported to Police. One vehicle was struck head on and sustained significant damage, while the second vehicle only sustained minor damage.  The suspect vehicle sustained front end damage and fled the scene without stopping.

Based on witness information, Police were able to locate the vehicle and driver in Cornwall.  The driver displayed signs of being impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

A 20 year old Cornwall male was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle, he 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 is warning local businesses that counterfeit US 100 dollar bills are being passed to unsuspecting business employees. Two separate occurrences were reported.  Both happened on October 12 and involves a patron paying for an order at a drive thru window.

The bills have the same serial number LB45440078L, have no hologram features and display 4 Chinese characters on the back side.  The actual bill pictured below for reference.

The investigation into these occurrences is ongoing.  Anyone with information  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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While on routine patrol early this morning (Oct 18) at 2:00 am, Police observed a vehicle driving erratically and pulled it over on Bills Lane.  The driver of the vehicle displayed signs of being impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

A 31 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after providing breath sample that were 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.

Charlottetown Polices Services new mascot Copper was thrilled to receive fan mail from Ramsey.

Ramsey is from Little Rock Arkansas and is collecting autographs from mascots from across the world.

Copper was happy to receive Ramsey’s letter and sent him an autographed picture.

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Charlottetown Police Services responded to two separate calls for service late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning (Oct 13) which resulted in a female being arrested.

At approximately 10:30 pm Tuesday night, Police and the Charlottetown Fire Department responded to a small fire in an apartment on Euston Street.   The fire occurred on a stove and  was determined to have been deliberately set.  One occupant received minor burns to his fingers as he removed the burning debris from the top of the stove.

Later that same night at 3:50 am, Police responded to a complaint of a person with a handgun at a residence next door to where the fire had occurred.   Upon arrival, Police spoke with the female suspect and recovered a handgun which turned out to be a bb/pellet gun.

The investigations into both occurrences led Police to arrest and charge a 30 year old Charlottetown female with arson, possession of a firearm for dangerous purposes and pointing a firearm.

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

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At 3:45 pm yesterday (Oct 12), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a disturbance complaint inside the Confederation Court Mall.   Police learned that a female store employee confronted a shoplifter at which point an altercation ensued and the suspect fled the area.  The female was shaken up, but otherwise not injured. The Charlottetown Police Services Street Crime Unit was called in to assist with the investigation.

Video surveillance was reviewed and the suspect was identified by Police. He was located a short time later at a residence on Rochford Street and arrested at 4:25 pm.

As a result of the investigation, a 26 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with Robbery and breach of Probation.   He was remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

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On Oct 11th at 11:40 pm, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a female walking along St Peters Road and appeared to be in some type distress.  The female was located and told Police that she had been assaulted by her boyfriend.  The victim had minor injuries and was taken to the QEH.

As a result of the investigation, a 30 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with assault.  The accused was released from custody with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.