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Media Release for Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Posted on Wednesday, February 01, 2023 12:37 PM
Calls for Service (January 31st at 8:00am – February 1st at 8:00am) 78
Impaired by Drug Arrest
A 24-year-old Peterborough man is facing charges after an incident early Wednesday morning.
At approximately 3:30am on February 1, 2023, a concerned citizen called police after noticing a vehicle being driven erratically in the Lansdowne Street and Monaghan Road area before it crashed into a snowbank and the driver fled the scene. Officers then received a second call about a man attempting to get into...
Media Release for Tuesday, January 31, 2022
Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 09:05 AM
Calls for Service
(January 30, 2023, at 8:00am – January 31, 2023 at 8:00am) 81
Assault Arrest
A 41-year-old Township of Cavan-Monaghan man is facing an assault charge after an incident Monday evening.
At approximately 9:00pm on January 30, 2023, officers responded to a call for service at a residence in Cavan-Monaghan. Upon arrival, officers learned that that a verbal argument escalated, and a female had been shoved by her partner and was concerned for her safety. Officers located...
Media Release for Monday, January 30, 2022
Posted on Monday, January 30, 2023 12:18 PM
Calls for Service
(January 27, 2023 at 8:00am – January 28, 2023 at 8:00am) 88
(January 28, 2023 at 8:00am – January 29, 2023 at 8:00am) 78
(January 29, 2023 at 8:00am – January 30, 2023 at 8:00am) 66
Drug Seizure and Arrest – Project Balsam
A drug investigation by the Peterborough Police Drug Unit has resulted in the seizure of more than $1M worth of illicit drugs.
On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, officers with the Peterborough Police Service Drug Unit and Emergency Response Team along with...
Media Release for Friday, January 27, 2023
Posted on Friday, January 27, 2023 01:45 PM
Calls for Service:
(January 26 at 8:00 am to January 27 at 8:00am) 75
Public Safety – Parolee
Peterborough Police is aware that a 79-year-old federal parolee has been assigned to a Peterborough halfway house. The parolee is at a place where there is oversight. Should that change and the level of public safety be impacted more information could be released by an order of the Chief of Police.
As part of their sentence, the parolee was also put on the provincial Sex Offender...
Media Release for Thursday, January 26, 2023
Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2023 12:57 PM
Calls for Service:
(January 25 at 8:00 am to January 26 at 8:00am) 83
Grandparent Scam
Peterborough Police continue to receive calls from residents about the Grandparent scam.
In the past three days more than 70 calls have come into police from residents. Many reporting they received the calls and in several cases, money was exchanged. It’s estimated the residents were defrauded of about $30,000 in total.
Peterborough Police encourage residents to speak with their family...