Four Impaired Drivers Charged Over the Weekend

Charlottetown Police Services responded to several possible impaired driving complaints over the weekend, four of which resulted in charges.

At 2:00 am Saturday morning, Police responded to a single vehicle collision complaint at the Norwood Road/St Peters Road round about .  Police located one vehicle that had been driving south/west on St Peters Road towards the Arterial Highway and failed to negotiate the round about striking the curb and causing the vehicle to leave the road and come to rest  on the shoulder.  The vehicle lost a wheel from the impact and the driver was not injured.

Officers spoke with the driver of the vehicle and determined that he showed signs of being impaired by alcohol and was arrested.  A 22 year old Summerside male was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after proving breath samples that were above the legal limit.

While at this collision scene, another Officer was speaking with a witness that came upon the collision, he noticed that the witness also displayed signs of being impaired by alcohol and arrested him for impaired driving.   A 21 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with impaired driving after providing breath samples that were above the legal limit.

At 2:00 am Sunday morning, while on routine patrol, Officers observed a vehicle speeding on University Avenue.  The vehicle was pulled over on the Lower Malpeque Road and Police determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol and was arrested.  A 31 year old Charlottetown male was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after proving breath samples that were above the legal limit.

At 2:10 am Sunday morning, while on routine patrol, Officers observed a vehicle driving in an erratic manner on Great George Street.  The vehicle was pulled over on Queen Street and the Officer determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol and arrested him.  A 40 year old Alberta male has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after proving breath samples that were 4 times the legal limit.

All individuals charged individual have been released from custody and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

Charlottetown Police Services is reminding the public  to  plan ahead and never get behind the wheel when their ability to drive is impaired by drugs or alcohol.

The Police Service wishes to thank concerned citizens for reporting possible impaired drivers.   The public is encouraged to report instances of suspected impaired driving by calling 911.

On Wednesday night (Nov 20) at approximately 8:20pm, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a male trespassing on a property on Grafton Street.

Police located the male walking away from the area.  Once Police caught up to him, he was recognized as a Break and Enter suspect that had been captured on video surveillance earlier in the week. The male was arrested and initially provided Police with a false name but Officers were able to determine his true identity and discovered that he was wanted in PEI for failing to appear in court earlier this month.

Break and Enter Investigations: On Monday morning (Nov 18th), Police responded to two properties that had been broken into overnight.  One was at a business on Fitzroy that resulted with a cash register being stolen and the other was at an underground parking garage on Great George where entry was gained and the male proceed to steal from multiple parked vehicles.  In both cases, the suspect was captured on video surveillance.

As a result of the investigation, a 47 year old Montague male has been charged with:

• Obstruct Police
• Break and Enter x2
• Fail to comply with a Release Order x3

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

File: 20241707897

At approximately 8:15 pm last night (Nov 20), Charlottetown Police responded to a possible impaired driver complaint on Mount Edward Road.

Officers located the vehicle on Longworth Avenue and pulled it over.  Officers determined that driver was impaired by alcohol.  He was arrested and brought back to the Police Station to provide breath samples.

A 44 year old  Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with impaired driving after providing breath samples that were over twice the legal limit. The accused was released from custody will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

Charlottetown Police Services is reminding the public  to  plan ahead and never get behind the wheel when their ability to drive is impaired by drugs or alcohol.

The Police Service wishes to thank concerned citizens for reporting possible impaired drivers.   The public is encouraged to report instances of suspected impaired driving by calling 911.

Charlottetown Police Services are warning the public and businesses that counterfeit $50.00 bills have been circulating in the Charlottetown area.

On Nov 12 Police responded to a complaint from a business on Mount Edward Road reporting that a male had passed a counterfeit $50 bill.

On Nov 18 Police responded to another complaint of a male and female that passed two counterfeit $50 bills at a business located on Euston Street.

On Nov 19, Police arrested a 35 year old Charlottetown male in relation to both occurrences and charged him with uttering counterfeit money x2 and breach of Probation x2.  He has been released from custody with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

The counterfeit $50 bill is pictured below with counterfeit identifiers listed.

File: 20241652518

At 9:45pm Friday (Nov 8) night, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a 911 call reporting that a woman had fallen off the dock at the end of Queen Street.  Charlottetown Fire Department and IEMS were also dispatched to the scene.

Multiple Police units responded and upon arrival were informed that a woman had accidentally fallen off the dock while with some friends near the 2024 sign at the end of Queen Street.  The woman was located in the water on the Peaks side of the Delta Hotel, conscious and holding on to a pillar.   She was in distress yelling that she could not hang on much longer.  One of the responding Officers proceeded to jump into the water rendering aid to the woman. The Officer was able to position a life ring around here and proceeded to swim her back to the lower level docks were other Officers and Fire Fighters helped pull her and the Officer out of the water.

The woman was treated by IEMS – although quite shaken and cold from the incident, she did not sustained any injuries.

File: 20241529744

Charlottetown Police Services is seeking public assistance with identifying this shoplifting suspect.

Anyone with information regarding this individual 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).

File: 20241612453

On Friday morning (Nov 1), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a report of a break and enter that occurred at a business on Great George Street.  Entry had been gained sometime overnight and items stolen consisted of a credit card, a laptop and computer monitor.

As a result of the investigation, a 30 year old Charlottetown male was arrested and charged with break and enter and breach of probation.   This is the same male that was arrested and charged with break and enter on Oct 28th at the Confederation Centre of the Arts.   The male has been remanded in court and is scheduled to appear in Provincial Court later today.

File: 20241612001

Charlottetown Police Services received a complaint at 8:40 pm last night reporting two mustangs (black & yellow) were driving erratically on Northridge Parkway.  Police were unable to locate the vehicles at that time.

At 2:00 am this morning, Police spotted the two vehicles on Northridge Parkway and attempted to pull them over but both fled at a high rate of speed and Police discontinued for public safety reasons.

At 3:35 am, Officers observed both vehicles driving south on Mount Edward Road and attempted to pull the vehicles over near the roundabout on Allen Street/Mount Edward Road.  Both vehicles did not stop and fled east on Beasley Street. Police again discontinued for public safety reasons.  The Police E-Watch cameras captured both vehicles turning left onto Kensington Road driving at a high rate of speed.  E-Watch video shows that both vehicles drove north on Kensington Road, the first vehicle had to brake hard to avoid colliding with another vehicle traveling in the same direction, the second mustang was not able to brake fast enough and collided with the leading mustang.   Both vehicles were heavily damaged and inoperable.   As Police arrived on scene, two persons attempted to run from Police but were located a short distance away.  The vehicles had other passengers with only one suffering minor injuries.

As a result of the investigation, a 19 year old Tenmile House male has been charged with flight from Police x2 and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle x2 and a second driver, an 18 year old Springvale male has been charged with flight from Police x2 and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle x2.  Both male have been release from custody with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court.

Based on data from the LPR (License Plate Recognition) system, Police believe the vehicles were also in the Kensington and Summerside area near midnight.

Files: 20241591740, 20241595576

On Oct 28th, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a theft complaint on Grafton Street.  The complainant informed Police that her son’s new $300 running shoes were stolen from the entrance of a dentist office.   The responding Officer made a request to the Charlottetown Police Dispatcher to check Police E-Watch video surveillance in the area to see if it capture the suspect.    E-Watch did in fact capture the suspect on Weymouth Street wearing the stolen shoes.  Officers located the suspect a short time later at the intersection of Kent Street and Great George and arrested him after a brief struggle. A 51 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with theft under $5000, resist arrest and breach of probation.  He was later released from custody.

On Oct 29th at 8:15am, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a male defecating on the sidewalk on Queen Street. The incident was captured on Police E-Watch and assisted Police in locating the same suspect from the previous day on Grafton Street where he was arrested without incident.  The same male, a 51 year old Charlottetown male was charged with indecent act, mischief under $5000, causing a disturbance and breach of probation.   He was remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court tomorrow.

The Charlottetown Police Services E-watch surveillance system has proven itself to be an extremely effective tool by providing invaluable evidence to all Law Enforcement on PEI.  E-Watch and ALPR evidence has led  to numerous criminal code charges, has been effective with locating missing persons or persons suffering from mental health emergencies and has provided evidence for of a variety of Highway Traffic Act infractions.

Did you know that there are over 150 E-Watch cameras in Charlottetown, Stratford, and Borden.  Additionally, there are over 50 ALPR (Automatic License Plate Readers) in Charlottetown, Stratford, Summerside, Kensington and Borden.

File: 20241581860

At 7:20 am on Oct 26, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a male attempting to break into a residence on Fitzroy Street. Several Units responded and a male matching the description was located and arrested without incident.   A 42 year old Charlottetown male was charged with break and enter.   The male was remanded in custody to allow Halifax Regional Police to attend and pick him up on an unrelated arrest warrant in their jurisdiction.  He is facing the following charges in Halifax – break and enter, possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes, mischief under $5000 and uttering threats.

File: 20241594492

At 9:40 pm last night (Oct 28), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a break and enter that occurred at the Confederation Centre of the Arts on Richmond Street.  Multiple units responded and located the male suspect who was attempting to flee the area. A 30 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with break and enter and breach of probation.  He was released from custody with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.