WINTER DRIVING TIPS

With the winter season upon us, Charlottetown Police Services wish to offer the public some tips to follow when driving in ice and snow conditions.  If you can stay off the roads during snow fall, do so, if not, please follow a few safety tips:

1. Before heading out, make sure all windows are clear of snow and ice to increase visibility and reduce the chance of ice becoming airborne and possibly hitting another vehicle.
2. Install good winter rated tires and ensure windshield washer fluid is topped up.
3. SLOW DOWN, speed limits reflect ideal conditions, not wet, icy and snowy conditions. Allow yourself more time to arrive at your destination.
4. Maintain a good distance between you and the vehicle in front of you, stopping distance increases under winter conditions.
5. Pay attention – keep your eyes on the road and traffic ahead of you, distracted driving accounts for a large number of vehicle collisions.

Files: 202063326 & 202064484

At approximately 7:30 pm last night, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of an erratic driver on Riverside Drive described as having driven straight though a round about, drove on the wrong side of the road several times and struck snow banks on the side of the road.   Police were able to locate and pull the suspect vehicle over.  The driver displayed signs of impairment by alcohol and was arrested.  A 63 year old Charlottetown female, who provided breath samples over 3 times the legal limit, has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

At approximately 2:15 am this morning, Police responded to a complaint of a possible impaired on Capital Drive.  Police located the vehicle and pulled it over.  The driver displayed signs of impairment and was arrested.  A 64 year old Charlottetown female has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

Both females 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: 20260047

At approximately 00:50 am this morning, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of domestic violence on Hillsborough Street.

As the result of the investigation, a 23 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with Assault.   He was taken into custody and later released with conditions to stay away from the victim and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

File: 202048023

On Saturday morning at 2:23 am, Charlottetown Police Services were on routine patrol when Officers noticed a vehicle driving on Euston Street with no lights on.  A traffic stop ensued and it was determined that the driver displayed obvious signs of impairment by alcohol and was arrested.

A 44 year old Kingston PEI 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.

File: 202043864

Friday Jan 10 – 11:30 am

Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of an agitated male on Weymouth Street.  Upon arrival, Police spoke to the male about the nature of the complaint.  Without notice, the male suddenly lunged at Officers at which point he was arrested and taken into custody.

A 35 year old Charlottetown man has been charged with two counts of assaulting a Police Officer and one count of resisting arrest.   The accused has been remanded in custody and will appear in court on January 16th.

File: 202039180 – Jan 9, 2020

Charlottetown Police Services received a complaint of a fraud attempt involving a local Charlottetown business.  Police are alerting businesses of this scam as a means of prevention.

The fraud is known as “CEO fraud”, “Wire fraud” or “business executive scam”.  In this particular case, an employee of a local business received an email from an executive of the company (correct name on the email, but upon closer examination, the email address was altered and not from the legitimate sender).  The email instructed the employee that a financial transaction was required and a large sum of money needed to be wired.  In this case, the scam was detected before any funds were disbursed.

A sure way to prevent this type of scam/fraud is to always confirm the transaction by phone or in person with the originator of the email.

This type of scam is not overly common, with Charlottetown Police Services having received approximately 3 such reports in 2019.

File: 202031772

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).

File: 20191904725

Charlottetown Police Services are requesting the public’s help in identifying the female 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).

File: 202036992

On January 8th, at approximately 7:00 pm, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver that got his vehicle stuck in snow on Spring Lane.

Police located the vehicle and driver who was in the process of attempting to get the vehicle out of the snow.  The driver displayed signs of impairment by alcohol and was arrested.

A 44 year old Kingston, PEI 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.

File: 20191953588

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).