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Media Release for Friday, June 9, 2023
Posted on Friday, June 09, 2023 11:05 AM
Calls for Service: (June 8 at 8:00am – June 9 at 8:00am) 87
Assault Arrest
A 28-year-old Peterborough man is facing several charges after an incident Thursday afternoon.
On June 8, 2023, officers were made aware of a domestic incident between a male and a female in which the woman was physically assaulted and verbally threatened by her partner. During the exchange the male would not allow her to leave their bedroom. The female managed to escape and contact police.
As a result of the investigation...
Further to Media Release for Thursday, June 8, 2023
Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2023 03:48 PM
Homicide Investigation Update - Arrest
An arrest has been made in the homicide of Sarah King, a 36-year-old Peterborough woman.
At approximately 2:20am on Friday, June 2, 2023, officers were called to the area of Wolfe Street and Aylmer Street about reports of multiple gun shots. Upon arrival officers located a victim who was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre and later pronounced dead.
On Thursday, June 8, 2023, at approximately 11:50am officers from the Investigative Services Division...
Media Release for Thursday, June 8, 2023
Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2023 08:25 AM
Calls for Service: (June 7 at 8:00am – June 8 at 8:00am) 79
Pedestrian Struck
The Peterborough Police Service is investigating after a pedestrian was struck in Peterborough Wednesday night.
At approximately 7:00pm on June 7, 2023, officers were called to the intersection of Water Street and University Heights. The pedestrian was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre for treatment of minor injuries.
The driver of the vehicle was charged under the Highway Traffic Act for failing to yield to a...
Media Release for Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Posted on Wednesday, June 07, 2023 03:43 PM
Calls for Service: (June 6 at 8:00am – June 7 at 8:00am) 77
Child Luring Arrest
A 45-year-old Peterborough man is facing several charges following an online investigation.
On June 7, 2023, officers from the Peterborough Police Service ICE Unit and the OPP ICE Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in Peterborough.
As a result of a cooperative investigation between Peterborough Police, OPP, the US Department of Homeland Security and Albemarle County Police Department in Charlottesville,...
Media Release Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Posted on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 02:41 PM
Message from the Chief - 911 Failure Update
On May 31st I committed to providing the community with an update regarding the circumstances behind the cause of short-term outage of 911 communications.
Most of you will not even realize we experienced a failure; however, it is my commitment to transparency and accountability to advise you of the situation and steps taken to remedy it, as well as plans to ensure it does not happen again.
The Situation
During the late afternoon of May 31, 2023, the 911...