Fraud Alert – Phone Scam

Charlottetown Police Services wish to warn the public of a surge in phone scams over the last few days.

Numerous residents have been receiving calls from a 1-800 number over the last few days.  As with many previous scams, the caller informs the potential victim that he or she owes money and that if they don’t pay, Police will go arrest them.

The caller is aggressive and attempts to scare the person into believing that they must pay immediately or will face arrest.

So far no one has been defrauded out of any money, and all have simply hung up on the caller.

Should you have received this type of call, you may wish to report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501, or visit their website at www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca.

If you have fell victim to this scam by sending money, please report it to your local Police of jurisdiction.

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At 5:00 pm yesterday, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver.  The vehicle was located on Queen Street and pulled over.   Police determined that the driver, a 52 year old Charlottetown male was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.  The accused spent the night in jail and will be appearing in Provincial Court today.

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

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Charlottetown Police Services are investigating the theft of a Pride Pursuit XL Electric Mobility Scooter (Silver/Black) that occurred sometime on Sunday October 25th.

The scooter was stolen from the front of the apartment building located at 35 Elena Court.

The picture below is similar to the one stolen.

Anyone with information regarding this theft or any sightings 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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Charlottetown Police Services Street Crime Unit have made an arrest after a week long investigation into several property crimes that occurred in the City.

The suspect was located on Kent Street Friday afternoon.  As Officers attempted to arrest him, he fled on foot but was located a short distance away and subsequently arrested and taken into custody.

A 51 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with:

• Break and Enter
• Theft under $5000
• Possession of property obtained by crime
• Resist arrest
• Operating a motor vehicle while prohibited (x2)
• Breach of Probation (x3)

The accused has been remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court later today.

While on routine patrol at 1:45 am on Saturday morning (Oct 31), Officers pulled over a vehicle that had been traveling on Prince Street with no lights on.  Police determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol and arrested. A 45 year old Cornwall male was charged with refusing to provide a breath sample and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

At 1:50 am on Sunday (Nov 1), Police responded to a complaint of persons drinking inside a parked vehicle at a business establishment on the Kensington Road.  Police located the vehicle as it was leaving the business and pulled it over.  Police determined that the drivers showed signs of impairment by alcohol and was arrested.  A second Officer on scene reviewed video surveillance and determined that prior to Police arrival, the passenger of the vehicle had been driving and they switched positions before being pulled over.  As a result, the passenger of the vehicle was also arrested for impaired driving.  A 19 year old Rollo Bay West male and a 19 year old Kingsboro male were charged with Impaired Operation of a motor vehicle 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.

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Late yesterday afternoon, Police responded to an alert from the LPR (License Plate Recognition) system.  The alert was from a camera on Euston Street that had capture an image of a license plate that had been reported stolen from a parked vehicle on Kensington Road on July 15, 2020.

Police located the vehicle on Gerald Street and the driver was arrested.   A 53 year old Mount Albion male was subsequently charged with possession of property obtained by crime and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

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Charlottetown Police Services responded to complaint of an unwanted person at a residence on Lions Crescent.

Police located the intoxicated male at the residence whom became aggressive with Police.  A 24 year old Charlottetown male was eventually arrested and subsequently charged with assault Police Officer, resist arrest, mischief under $5000 and breach of probation.  He was released from jail this morning with conditions and will appear in Province Court at a later date.

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Charlottetown Police Services are investigating the theft of a motorcycle that occurred sometime over the weekend.

The motorcycle was stolen from a shed at a residential property on Esher Street.

The motorcycle is a 1975 Honda CT90, with PEI license plate BVM2, as seen in the picture below.

Anyone with information regarding this theft or any sightings 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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A federal Parolee, who failed to return for his curfew in Saint John New Brunswick and unlawfully at large since Sunday Oct 18th 2020, was arrested yesterday afternoon on Upper Prince Street.

Charlottetown Police Services were informed about Richard LECLAIR  (99/11/17) being Wanted and that he may be in the Charlottetown area.  In addition to the arrest on the Parole warrant, Charlottetown Police have charged LECLAIR with fraud under $5000 when he failed to pay for a cab fare from Saint John NB to Charlottetown.

LECLAIR is serving a 2 year sentence for a sexual assault conviction he received on November 28, 2018.

He was lodged at the Provincial Correctional Centre and will be returned to the Federal Penitentiary.

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Charlottetown Police Services are requesting the public’s help in identifying the male depicted in the attached video.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of 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).