Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Charges

File: 2024962037

At 12:30am Tuesday morning (Jul 9), Officers pull over a vehicle on Capital Drive and while interacting with the driver observed drugs in plain view.   The driver was arrested and a Officers seized 89 grams of suspected cocaine, 24 hydromorphone tablets, 27 hydromorph contin tablets,  78 methamphetamine tablets, a cell phone, an iPad tablet and other drug paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.

A 39 year old Rock Barra, PEI female has been charged with four (4) counts of CDSA 5(2) possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking.  She was subsequently released from custody and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

File 2024949627: At 9:45 pm Friday night (July 6), while on routine patrol, an Officer observed a vehicle driving erratically and pulled it over on Sydney Street. The driver displayed signs of being impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

A 54 year old Stratford male has been charged with impaired driving after providing breath samples that were over twice the legal limit.

File 2024960625: At 7:38 pm Monday evening (July 8), Police were dispatched to a two vehicle collision that occurred on the Arterial Highway/Brackley Point Road intersection.  The involved vehicle was stopped in the westbound lane at a red light, another vehicle approaching from behind, did not stop and rear ended it pushing it into the center of the intersection.   The driver of the vehicle that was struck sustained minor injuries that did not require treatment at the time of the collision, however the passenger was injured and taken to the QEH by IEMS with serious injuries.  The driver that caused the collision was not injured.

The driver of the vehicle that caused the collision displayed signs of being impaired by drugs and was arrested. He provided blood samples and Police must wait for toxicology results to determined if impaired driving charges will be laid.  A ticket under the Highway Traffic Act was issued for driving without due care and attention.   This file remains under investigation.

File 2024961536: At 11:05 pm Monday night (July 8), Officers responded to a complaint of a male that has been in the vehicle for an extended period of time and suspects that he may be impaired. Police attended and located the vehicle stationary in a parking spot on Great George Street, the vehicle was running and the driver was sleeping at the wheel.  Officer woke the driver and observed him to be displaying signs of impairment by alcohol and was arrested. The driver was brought back to the Police Station and provided breath samples that were above the legal limit.

A 21 year old Stratford PE male has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

All accused 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.

File: 2024919998

During the fireworks last night in Victoria Park, the Charlottetown Police Services Command Post was approached by a person advising Police that a fight had occurred and that a few people had been struck by a male using brass knuckles as a weapon.

Several Officers responded and located two injured males.  Both males were injured with lacerations on their heads.  Both were initially treated by First Aid staff, one of them required stitches and would have attended the QEH.

Officers located the male suspect a short distance away and was arrested without incident.  Brass knuckles were seized during the arrest.

A 17 year old male youth was subsequently charged with assault with a weapon and breach of probation.  He was later release with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

The Charlottetown Police Services would like to notify the public of a training exercise that will be conducted between 8:00am and 4:00pm on Thursday June 27th.  The exercise will be at the Colonel Gray High School located at 175 Spring Park Road.

The public can expect to see a large police presence in the area throughout the day.   This presence will include Tactical Officers and equipment.  Charlottetown Police Services is committed to maintaining safe schools and communities.  This commitment includes building capacity in critical incident response and crisis de-escalation.

There is no threat to the public, this is only a training exercise.

File: 2024868376

At approximately 9:55 pm Saturday night (June 22), Charlottetown Police responded to a possible impaired driver complaint.  The complainant suspected an impaired driver on Capital Drive that had pulled into a business parking lot.

The responding Officer located the vehicle parked and waited for the driver to return to it.   A short time later, the driver returned to the vehicle and it was determined that he was impaired by alcohol and was arrested.

A 38 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with impaired driving after providing breath samples that were over 3 times the legal limit.  The male is also charged with breach of probation and operating a motor vehicle while prohibited.   Both of these additional charges stem from an impaired driving conviction received last November.  This is the males second impaired driving charge in less then a year.

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.

At approximately 7:30 pm on Friday June 14, 2024, the Charlottetown Police Services Street Crime Unit  arrested a male following an investigation into the illicit drug trade of selling Fentanyl in the Charlottetown area.

Officers seized 339 grams of suspected Fentanyl, approximately 1000 suspected Xanax tablets, two cell phones and a vehicle. This is a large quantity of Fentanyl taken off Charlottetown streets with an approximate street value of $170,000 dollars.

29 year old Tye POIRIER from Stratford has been charged with CDSA 5(2) –  Possession of Fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking and CDSA 5(2) –  Possession of Xanax for the purpose of trafficking.

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

Police encourage anyone with information about illegal drug activity to contact Charlottetown Police at 902-629-4172, complete the tip section below or contact PEI Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

File: 2024810885

At approximately 00:50 this morning (June 13), Charlottetown Police Services responded to reports of a vehicle that had struck a light standard in the round about on St Peters Road intersecting with Oakland Drive.   Upon arrival Police observed the vehicle but the driver was not in the vehicle.  Police located a male walking on Oakland Drive and detained him for the purpose of the collision investigation.  The male initially provided police a false name but Officers were able to make a positive ID and determined that he was impaired by alcohol. The male was arrested and brought back to the Police Station where he refused to provide adequate breath samples.

A 20 year old North Bedeque male has been charged with refusing to provide a breath sample upon demand and obstructing Police.  He 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.

File: 2024204603

Charlottetown Police Services was contacted by Winnipeg Police Service mid February 2024 requesting assistance with a fraud investigation that originated out of Charlottetown.

The victim is a Winnipeg resident and reported to Winnipeg Police that he had been contacted via Facebook Messenger informing him of a government grant that was available to him.   He followed instructions and was contacted by the fraudster acting as a government employee.   The victim was instructed that he qualified for a $150,000 dollar grant but was required to send $4,000.00, which the victim complied with.

As a result of this Investigation, 23 year old Adedemola Afolabi was arrested and subsequently charged with fraud under $5000.   The accused was released with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court on June 27th.

 

Files: 2024773131, 2024790729

On Thursday morning (June 6, 2024) Charlottetown Police Services responded to a break and enter complaint from a restaurant on University Avenue.  Police learned that the male suspect entered the establishment via a drive thru window  two days prior and stole liquor and a tablet.  Video surveillance was reviewed which resulted in Police being able to identify the male.  Later in the day, Police located the suspect and arrested him.

A 30 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with break and enter and breach of probation.  He was released with conditions a few hours later.

On July 9th, Police responded to a stolen vehicle complaint that occurred on Norwood Road.  At approximately 7:00 pm, an Officer observed the stolen vehicle going through a drive thru on Mount Edward Road.   To avoid the vehicle from fleeing from Police, Officers boxed it in with their vehicles and arrested the driver without incident.

The same 30 year old Charlottetown male was charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5000 dollars and breach of probation.  The accused appeared in Provincial Court this morning and has been remanded in custody.