Impaired Driving – Charge Laid
File: 2021156313
While on routine patrol early this morning (Oct 18) at 2:00 am, Police observed a vehicle driving erratically and pulled it over on Bills Lane. The driver of the vehicle displayed signs of being impaired by alcohol and was arrested.
A 31 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after providing breath sample that were twice the legal limit. The accused will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
Charlottetown Police Services encourage the public to report any instances of impaired driving…Call 911.
Files: 20211538184 & 20211539022
Charlottetown Police Services responded to two separate calls for service late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning (Oct 13) which resulted in a female being arrested.
At approximately 10:30 pm Tuesday night, Police and the Charlottetown Fire Department responded to a small fire in an apartment on Euston Street. The fire occurred on a stove and was determined to have been deliberately set. One occupant received minor burns to his fingers as he removed the burning debris from the top of the stove.
Later that same night at 3:50 am, Police responded to a complaint of a person with a handgun at a residence next door to where the fire had occurred. Upon arrival, Police spoke with the female suspect and recovered a handgun which turned out to be a bb/pellet gun.
The investigations into both occurrences led Police to arrest and charge a 30 year old Charlottetown female with arson, possession of a firearm for dangerous purposes and pointing a firearm.
The accused was remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
File: 20211536051
At 3:45 pm yesterday (Oct 12), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a disturbance complaint inside the Confederation Court Mall. Police learned that a female store employee confronted a shoplifter at which point an altercation ensued and the suspect fled the area. The female was shaken up, but otherwise not injured. The Charlottetown Police Services Street Crime Unit was called in to assist with the investigation.
Video surveillance was reviewed and the suspect was identified by Police. He was located a short time later at a residence on Rochford Street and arrested at 4:25 pm.
As a result of the investigation, a 26 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with Robbery and breach of Probation. He was remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
File: 20211533155
On Oct 11th at 11:40 pm, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a female walking along St Peters Road and appeared to be in some type distress. The female was located and told Police that she had been assaulted by her boyfriend. The victim had minor injuries and was taken to the QEH.
As a result of the investigation, a 30 year old Charlottetown male has been charged with assault. The accused was released from custody with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
On October 12,2021 at 2:31 am Charlottetown Police Services were called to a single motor vehicle collision on Riverside Drive in which a vehicle left the road, struck a light standard and landed in the Hillsborough River.
A lone male occupant was removed from the vehicle and was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Charlottetown Police Services are continuing the investigation.
Charlottetown Police Services continue to receive complaints of phone scams and would like to remind the public to be vigilant and recognize these scams before you share private information and/or provide the scammers with money.
Over the weekend, 3 separate frauds were reported to police – one victim was defrauded $700.00, the second victim sent $2100.00 and the third victim sent $5000.00.
The forms of scams vary and evolve over time. One consistent theme is that they use fear tactics and threats to pressure the victim into providing personal/banking information and/or pressure them into sending payments that usually consist of a bitcoin transaction, wire transfer or prepaid gift cards.
Don’t be a victim:
- Simply hang up and if you feel the need to verify if the organization was actually trying to reach you, then call that organization directly to inquire why they were calling you. Never provide personal information on inbound calls.
What to do after the call:
- If you’ve provided personal information such as your SIN and/or sent any money if form of bitcoin, pre-paid gift cards – Report the fraud to your local Police
- If you did not disclose any personal information or sent money – Report the fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre via their website or by calling 1888-495-8501.
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre is a good resource to get more information on various frauds and preventative tips. https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm
File: 20211492335
At 4:30 pm yesterday (Oct 4), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint from a motorist reporting that a male and female were arguing outside their vehicle on the shoulder portion of the Arterial Highway.
Upon arrival, Police observed a vehicle pulled over with several occupants. Police were told that the suspect male had left the area on foot after he allegedly assaulted two persons that were in the vehicle. The suspect was located a short time after and arrested.
A 22 year old Alberta male was subsequently charged with assault causing bodily harm, assault and five (5) counts of uttering death threats.
The accused has been remanded in custody and will appear in Provincial Court tomorrow.
Charlottetown Police Services charged three impaired drivers over the weekend.
File: 20211479231 – At 1:30 am Saturday morning, while on routine patrol, Police observed a vehicle driving erratically on University Avenue and effected a traffic stop. The driver displayed signs of impairment by alcohol and was arrested.
A 24 year old Charlottetown female was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.
File: 20211484872 – At 2:20 am Sunday morning, Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a minor vehicle collision in a parking lot on Great George Street. The vehicle had struck a parked vehicle and no injuries were reported to Police. Police spoke with the driver on scene and determined that he was impaired by alcohol and was arrested.
A 25 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.
File: 20211486998 – Shortly after 4:00 pm on Sunday, Police responded to two separate complaints of a possible impaired driver that drove through the center portion of the round about on St Peters Drive and Angus Drive. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene but was located near a residence on Parkman Drive. The driver displayed signs of being impaired by alcohol and was arrested.
A 47 year old Mount Stewart male was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.
All charged individuals will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.
Charlottetown Police Services encourage the public to report any instances of impaired driving…Call 911.
Motorist will notice no parking signs go up on Kent Street September 30th 2021 at approximately 8:00pm. This will be in advance of the road closure on Kent St between Great George and Prince St for the Street Feast Festival. Vehicles in violation will be towed at owners expense.
Kent St will be closed from 7:00am for festival set up on Friday Oct 1, 2021 until Sunday Oct 3, 2021 at 12:30 pm, pending site clean up.
The street will only be open to emergency vehicles and event staff during the closure. We appreciate the motoring public’s understanding.
On September 30, 2021 Rochford street will be closed between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:30 pm in honour of the National Truth and Reconciliation Day ceremony. The affected portion of Rochford Street is between Fitzroy Street and Kent Street.
The exit on the one way on All Souls Ln will also be blocked. Motorists will have to use caution as the only exit will be back up the wrong way onto Pownal Street.
The road will be reopened immediately following the ceremony. We thank the motoring public for their understanding.
