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Norfolk OPP Police Press Releases

Zachary SHAW Was Arrested Again

(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual has been charged following an investigation into a shoplifting incident in Simcoe.

At approximately 1:23 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2025, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment responded to a reported theft on Queensway East in Simcoe, Norfolk County.

It was determined that an individual entered a business, concealed merchandise, and attempted to exit without paying.

Officers located the individual on the premises and took them into custody without incident.

47-year-old Zachary SHAW from Norfolk County has been charged with the following alleged offences:

  • Fail to comply with Probation Order,
  • Theft under $5,000 – shoplifting.

The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

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Police Press Releases Windsor Police Service

Justin Brouillard Arrested Again

A 41-year-old man charged with drug trafficking has been arrested for the second time in eight months for violating his bail conditions – becoming the 64th repeat offender apprehended by the Offender Management Unit since it launched less than a year ago.

In March 2024, Justin Brouillard was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking after Windsor Police seized 367 grams of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia. He was released on bail and arrested by bail compliance officers in August for failing to comply with his release order. He was released on bail again with enhanced conditions that included house arrest and electronic monitoring.

On December 18, 2024, bail compliance officers launched an investigation and learned that Brouillard was once again breaching the conditions of his release order.

Bail compliance officers, with the assistance of the Emergency Services Unit, located and arrested Brouillard in the 1700 block of Westminster Blvd. on January 7, 2025. He has been charged with one count of failing to comply with a release order.

Brouillard’s surety, 62-year-old James Ripley, was also arrested and charged with facilitating a breach of a release order. A surety is an individual who agrees to supervise an accused person while they are out on bail and ensure they comply with their release conditions.

Bail compliance officers are part of the Offender Management Unit, a partnership between Windsor and LaSalle Police Services launched in March 2024. Since its inception, the unit has conducted 262 compliance checks and arrested 64 individuals for violating their bail conditions.

This unit focuses on monitoring high-risk offenders involved in serious crimes such as sexual assault, intimate partner violence, drug trafficking, and attempted murder. The program is supported through a grant from the Government of Ontario, as part of the provincial government’s strategy to strengthen Ontario’s bail system.

To report an individual who isn’t complying with their release conditions, please contact Windsor Police at 519-255-6700. Alternatively, you can reach Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.catchcrooks.com. 

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Parham

Frank Teal Was Arrested Again

(Parham, ON) – An individual, who has been prohibited from operating a vehicle was arrested after officers found the driver, in a vehicle on Road 38 in Parham.

On January 10, 2025 around 6:30 am, members of the East Region Community Street Crime Unit located an individual, who has previously been ordered by the Ontario Court of Justice not to operate a vehicle of any kind, driving on Road 38 in Parham.  

The vehicle was stopped at a residence, and after getting out of the vehicle, the driver was arrested for violating the prohibition. A search of the vehicle by officers located some ammunition inside. The individual was also under prohibition order from the Ontario Court of Justice for weapons and ammunition.

Frank Teal, a 32-year-old male from Parham was charged with:

  • Operation while prohibited under the criminal code.
  • Fail to comply with probation or order.
  • Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order – two counts.

As a result of the investigation, the individual was taken into custody and held for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston on January 10, 2025.

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Police Press Releases Windsor Police Service

Brandi-Lynn Jacobs Was Arrested Again

The Windsor Police Service has arrested a 35-year-old woman following a robbery with scissors at a downtown business.

Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on January 7, 2025, officers responded to a report of a robbery in progress at a business in the 100 block of Tecumseh Road West. Officers arrived at the scene and learned that a woman had entered the business while brandishing a pair of scissors.

The suspect confronted employees and removed money from the cash register. The suspect then punched one of the employees and fled the scene on foot.

Officers quickly located and arrested the suspect without further incident. Officers recovered the stolen funds.

Brandi-Lynn Jacobs, 35, was charged with robbery with an offensive weapon and failure to comply with release order.

Anyone with information should call the Major Crimes Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4830. They can also contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at http://www.catchcrooks.com

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OPP Police Press Releases Thessalon

Dog Intentionally Run Down – Douglas RICHARD Arrested Again!

(THESSALON FIRST NATION, ON)- Driver purposely strikes a dog with their vehicle.

On January 3, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an individual attempting to run over a dog with a vehicle on Oakridge Road in the community of Thessalon First Nation. The driver fled the scene before officers arrived.

On January 8, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police observed the same driver leaving a building on Main Street in the Town of Thessalon. Upon noticing the police, the accused fled on foot. With the assistance of the public the OPP were able to locate the individual on Water Street, resulting in an arrest.

Douglas RICHARD, 30 years-old from Thessalon First Nation was charged with:

  • Uttering Threats-damage or injure animal
  • Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code – three counts
  • Failure to comply with release order-other than to attend court – five counts
  • Fail to comply with probation order
  • Drive while under suspension – two counts

The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake at a later date.

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Niagra Police Service Police Press Releases

Joshua SCHOLTENS Facing Numerous Charges

Niagra Regional Police

In December of 2024, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Street Crime Detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) initiated an investigation into an individual not complying with the conditions of his release order.

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Street Crime Detectives assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) and 2 District arrested the suspect Joshua SCHOLTENS (30 years). He was charged with the following criminal offence:

–          Fail to Comply with Release Order

Upon his arrest detectives formed grounds that SCHOLTENS was trafficking in illegal drugs. As a result, detectives received judicial authorization to execute a search warrant on a St. Catharines residence. Detectives located and seized the following:

–          55.4 grams of Cocaine with an estimated street value of $5540

–          587.3 grams of Psilocybin with an estimated street value of $5873

–          1.8 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $180

–          $710 in Canadian Currency

Joshua SCHOLTENS of St. Catharines has been arrested and charged with the following additional criminal offences:

–          Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Cocaine X 2

–          Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Crystal Methamphetamine

–          Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Psilocybin

–          Possession of Proceeds of Crime Under $5000

–          Failing to Comply with Release Order X 2

SCHOLTENS remains in police custody and is scheduled to attend a bail hearing Wednesday, January 8, 2025, via video link to the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse, located at 59 Church Street in the City of St. Catharines.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact police by dialing 905-688-4111, dial option #3, extension #1022200.

­­­Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously are encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information that leads to an arrest.

Incident #25-2180

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Greater Napanee OPP Police Press Releases

Romolo BALESTRA Was Arrested Again

(GREATER NAPANEE, ON) – Lennox and Addington County Detachment members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person with impaired driving and numerous other offences following a single vehicle collision on the 401 Highway overnight.

On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, shortly before 1:00 a.m., L&A County OPP members attended the scene of a collision at the Shannonville Road off-ramp where a heavily damaged vehicle was located unattended. Following a call to police from a nearby location, Romolo BALESTRA, a 34-year-old from Ottawa was charged with:

  • Operation while impaired – alcohol
  • Operation while impaired – over 80 mgs of alcohol
  • Dangerous operation
  • Fail to remain
  • Fail to comply with release order – two counts

The accused was held in custody and is scheduled to appear at a bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on January 8, 2025. Their driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days, and their vehicle was impounded.

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Haliburton OPP Police Press Releases

Robert CONNORS Was Arrested Again

(HALIBURTON COUNTY, ON) – The Haliburton Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver for numerous driving related charges and criminal offences in the Township of Highlands East.

On January 3, 2025, shortly after 4:00 p.m. Haliburton OPP attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a pickup truck that was travelling on County Road 503. The driver fled from police at a high rate of speed and in a dangerous manner. Due to risk of safety to the public, the officer did not continue the pursuit.

Police continued to search for the vehicle and driver. Officers located the vehicle that was had been involved in a motor vehicle collision, but the driver had left the scene and fled on foot. Officers continued to search the area and located the driver of the motor vehicle who was arrested by officers. 

As a result of this investigation, Robert CONNORS, a 41-year-old from Highlands East Township has been charged with:

·        Flight from Peace Officer

·        Resist Peace Officer

·        Dangerous Operation

·        Fail to Stop for Police

·        Operation While Prohibited

·        Fail to Comply with Prohibition Order

·        Fail to Comply with Probation Order

·        Fail to Report Accident

·        Driving While Under Suspension – 5 Counts

The accused was held for a bail hearing to appear on video before the Ontario Court of Justice.

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Halton Regional Police Police Press Releases

Human Trafficking, Police Fear More Victims – Huddy Conserve Arrested Again!

The Halton Regional Police Service has arrested and charged a suspect in relation to a sex trafficking investigation.

In December of 2024, the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) began an investigation into a report of an adult female that was allegedly being trafficked by the suspect in the Greater Toronto Area. Members of the HRPS Human Trafficking Unit took carriage of the investigation and determined that over the course of four months the suspect coerced, controlled and exploited the victim in the sex trade while the suspect benefitted financially from the exploitation.

As a result of the investigation, on January 4, 2025, Huddy Conserve (36), of Quebec was arrested and charged with the following:

  • Trafficking in Persons
  • Receive Material Benefit from Trafficking in Persons
  • Receive Material Benefit from the Sale of Sexual Services
  • Advertising Sexual Services
  • Procuring – Exercise Control
  • Assault
  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order

Conserve has been held in custody pending a bail hearing in Milton.

Investigators believe there may be further human trafficking victims and advise Conserve often utilizes the aliases of H Mafia and Christopher Deltor (Conserve Photo attached). Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Detective Scott Heyerman of the HRPS Human Trafficking Unit at 905-825-4747 ext. 4973.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.

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Marmora and Lake OPP Police Press Releases

Attempting To Sell Stolen Property Online Ends With Arrests

(MARMORA & LAKE TWP, ON) – An Oshawa resident and a Marmora and Lake resident are facing charges after a foiled attempt to sell stolen property online.

On Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 2:45 p.m., officers with the Central Hastings Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded when an individual reported a suspicious ad on an online marketplace.

Officers located the potential sellers and confirmed that the property (an industrial heater) was in fact stolen and had been taken from a construction site in Madoc in November 2024. Two people were arrested at the scene.

Taylor REDMOND, age 34 of Marmora and Lake, was charged with:

  • Possession of property obtained by crime-over $5000
  • Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
  • Careless use of a weapon
  • Carrying a concealed weapon
  • Fail to comply with a probation order
  • Driving while under suspension – two counts

This accused was held in custody until a scheduled bail hearing.

Richard HENWOOD, age 34 of Oshawa was charged with

  • Possession of property obtained by crime-over $5000
  • Fail to comply with a probation order – four counts

This accused was released with conditions by the OPP and turned over to the custody of another police service in relation to a separate investigation. 

The vehicle the two individuals arrived in was towed from the scene.

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OPP Police Press Releases West Nipissing

Shane KELLY Facing Numerous Charges

(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – Police arrested and charged one person with possession of stolen property.

On January 4, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint about a stolen vehicle being towed on a trailer on Larocque Street, West Nipissing.

Police located and stopped the vehicle towing another vehicle on a trailer. The investigation revealed both vehicles and the trailer had been stolen and the driver was arrested.

As a result of the investigation, Shane KELLY, 35 years-of-age, from Field, was charged with:

  • Failure to comply with release order
  • Theft over $5,000 of a motor vehicle
  • Possession break in instruments
  • Possession property obtained by crime over $5,000 – three counts
  • Drive with seat belt assembly modified
  • Use plate not authorized for vehicle
  • Entire plate not plainly visible
  • Drive motor vehicle – no licence
  • Draw trailer, no plate
  • Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor

The accused was release and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on February 6, 2025, in North Bay.

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Kenora OPP Police Press Releases

Drug Bust – Names Released

(KENORA, ON) – An investigation led by the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Provincial Operations Intelligence Bureau (POIB) and the Kenora OPP detachment has led to charges being laid against two local residents.

Following a traffic stop, two parties were placed under arrest for possession for the purpose of trafficking. As a result of a search, 83.5 x 8mg hydromorphone pills and evidence of drug trafficking were seized.

As a result of the investigation, Randall CREED, a 72-year-old from Kenora, Ontario has been arrested and charged with:

·      Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Opioid, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

·      Traffic in Schedule I Substance – Opioid, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

·      Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available, contrary to the Cannabis Control Act

·      Failure to comply with release order, contrary to the Criminal Code x4

Randall CREED was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice Kenora Bail Court on January 10, 2025.

Jolene SCOTT, a 34-year-old from Kenora, ON has been arrested and charged with:

·      Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Opioid, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

Jolene SCOTT was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kenora on January 30, 2025.

Members of the Kenora OPP are committed to public safety, delivering proactive and innovative policing in partnership with our communities. Officers value your contribution to building safe communities. If you have any information about the trafficking of illicit drugs, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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London OPP Police Press Releases

Expired Plate Leads To Charges

(LONDON, ON) – Automatic Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system assists officer in stopping and charging a driver and passenger from London.

On January 5, 2025, at 9:21 p.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), while on general patrol on Dundas Street at Crumlin Road in the City of London, was alerted by the Automatic Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system, of an expired licence plate.

A traffic stop was initiated.

It was determined the driver was a prohibited driver and was placed under arrest.

As a result, Kevin SILLERS, a 46-year-old of London, has been charged under Criminal Code and Highway Traffic Act with:

  • Operation While Prohibited under the Criminal Code
  • Driving while under suspension
  • Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit

The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on February 10, 2025, to speak to the charges. 

The passenger and owner of the vehicle, a 45-year-old of London, was charged under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act with, Permit motor vehicle to be operated without insurance.

The vehicle was towed from the scene and was impounded for 45-days.

The In Car Camera and ALPR have been operating in Middlesex County OPP vehicles since March 13, 2023. Middlesex OPP officers continue to see drivers operating vehicles that do not have valid, registered licence plates, are currently driving unlicenced, while under suspension or prohibited.

The OPP can be reached anywhere in the Province of Ontario at 1-888-310-1122. 

If you wish to remain anonymous you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.   

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Police Press Releases Sarnia Police Service

Kayleb Traquair Was Arrested Again

On January 4th, at 2:47 am the victim reported to the Sarnia Police Service that his vehicle had just been stolen from the parking lot of the Pat Stapleton Arena.  It was later learned that the unlocked vehicle had been entered and the thief had accessed a spare key while rummaging through the glove box.

This information was broadcast to patrolling officers.  Shortly afterward, an officer observed the stolen vehicle pulling into a Euphemia Street parking lot.  As police approached the driver attempted to distance himself from the vehicle but was quickly arrested.  A search incident to arrest resulted in the discovery of break-and-enter tools (bolt cutters), as well as a quantity of Fentanyl.  At the time of his arrest, he was subject to a probation order. 

Kayleb Traquair, 23 years of age is charged with the following offences:

  • Theft of Motor Vehicle
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – Over $5000
  • Fail to Comply with a Probation Order
  • Possession of Break In Instruments
  • Possession of a Schedule I Substance

Traquair was held by the Sarnia Police Service for a bail hearing.

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Fort Frances OPP Police Press Releases

Jordan LOYIE Was Arrested Again

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A single vehicle collision with a fire hydrant ended with criminal charges for an impaired driver.  

On January 3, 2025, at approximately 12:30 am, members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision in the Williams Avenue and Fifth Street East area of Town.  

Investigation determined that the driver was impaired by a substance, and they were transported to the Fort Frances Detachment for further investigation. A Drug Recognition Evaluation was completed which confirmed that the driver was impaired. Additionally, the driver was found to be in violation of a curfew.  

Jordan LOYIE, 33-years-old, from Fort Frances is charged criminally with one count of impaired operation alcohol or drug, one count of dangerous operation, and one count of fail to comply with a judicial release order. 

The accused driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days. The accused was remanded to custody and is scheduled to appear in the Fort Frances Ontario Court of Justice on January 6, 2025, for a bail hearing.