Arrest on Warrant Results in Drug Charges

At approximately 1:30 pm yesterday afternoon (July 22), Charlottetown Police Services arrested a male that was subject to an arrest warrant for having failed to appear in Provincial Court earlier in the month.

During the process of arrest, Police located a bag that contained over 400  tablets stamped with ” ICE “. These tablets are also known as speed pills and contain methamphetamine.

The Charlottetown Police Services Street Crime Unit are assisting with this drug investigation.

A 38 year old Springton PEI man has been charged with Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking which falls under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act .

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

Over the last few days, Charlottetown Police Services have arrested and charged 3 prolific offenders with multiple charges.

On July 21st, a 30 year old Charlottetown man was arrested in relation to a residential break and enter on Kent Street and charged with unlawfully in a dwelling house, theft under $5000 dollars and breach of probation (x2).  The accused has other unrelated pending matters before the court which includes charges of break and enter and breach of probation (x2).

On July 21st, a 40 year old Charlottetown man was arrested in relation to a residential break and enter on Kent Street and charged with unlawfully in a dwelling house, theft under $5000 dollars and breach of probation.  The accused has other unrelated pending matters before the court which includes charges of theft under $5000 dollars (x3) and breach of probation (x3).

On July 22nd, a 34 year old Charlottetown man was arrested in relation to a stolen $4000 dollar mountain bike and charged with possession of property obtained by crime, breach of probation and fail to comply with a release order.  The accused has other unrelated pending matters before the court which includes charges of theft under $5000 dollars (x2), trespass at night (x14) and  breach of probation (x2).

The three offenders have a total of 120 past criminal convictions on their criminal records.  All three males have been remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

Charlottetown Police Services are in the early stages of the investigation into the death of two people that were found deceased in their home overnight in the Sherwood area. The victims include a 47 year old woman and her 9 year old daughter.  The Major Crime Unit with the assistance of the Forensic Identification Unit are investigating the deaths and forensic autopsies are scheduled for tomorrow in Halifax.

This is believed to be an isolated incident and that there is no ongoing risk to the public relating to these deaths.  Further details will be released at the appropriate times as the investigation unfolds.

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Charlottetown Police Services are investigating the theft of a MAC Cosmetic case (pictured below) from a vehicle that was parked at a residential property on the Harbourside Access Road. The theft occurred sometime Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Anyone with information regarding this theft or that may have found the case 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).

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Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of domestic violence yesterday evening.   As a result of the investigation, a 56 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with Assault.

The accused has since been released from custody with conditions to have no contact with the victim and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

Charlottetown Police Services conducted road side vehicle checks on July 3rd with a focus on motorcycles and impaired drivers.   Officers set up check points throughout the city.

The checks were specific to proper registration, insurance and drivers licenses and also included the inspection of exhaust systems that are louder (typically custom/modified)  than the legal factory installed systems.

Over 50 motorcycles were checked.  Two tickets were issued, one for having a suspended drivers license and the other was for not having the proper class drivers license.  Several warning tickets were also issued.

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While on routine patrol at 2:00 pm yesterday afternoon, Police observed a vehicle driving in an erratic manner on the Malpeque Road.  The vehicle was pulled over and it was determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol and was arrested. Breath samples provided were twice the legal limit.

A 54 year old Little York male was subsequently 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.

At 9:00 pm Friday evening (July 10), Police captured a vehicle driving 111 kilometres per hour on University Avenue which is a 50 km/hr speed zone.

The speeding vehicle was pulled over and a  25 year old Charlottetown male was fined $750.00 dollars for speeding under the Highway Traffic Act.

Police are reminding the public to respect  posted speed limits as to not put themselves and others at risk of a potential collision.

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Charlottetown Police Services responded to  ten (10) complaints of possible impaired drivers over the weekend, two (2) of which resulted in charges being laid.

While on routine patrol at 11:55 pm on Friday night (July 10), Police observed a vehicle driving erratically northbound on Brackley Point Road.   A traffic stop ensued and Police determined the driver was impaired by alcohol and subsequently arrested.

A 29 year old Cornwall male has been charged with Impaired Operation of a motor vehicle and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

At 7:50 pm on Sunday night (July 12), Police responded to a complaint of a person possibly impaired leaving an establishment on Grafton Street.  Police located the vehicle a short distance away and determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol.  The driver provided breath samples that were three times the legal limit.

A 36 year old Charlottetown male has been 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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While on routine patrol at 3:45 pm yesterday afternoon, Police observed a vehicle travelling on the Lower Malpeque Road with an expired registration sticker.  The vehicle was pulled over and it was determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol and was arrested. Breath sample results were over twice the legal limit.

A 45 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently 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.