News Releases
July 14th, 2022
On July 14th, 2022, the Gananoque Police Service received a call from a female requesting assistance at her residence. A male could be heard yelling in the background. Police attended the home and observed the female complainant sitting calmly outside the residence. Officers observed signs of a physical altercation, including blood on her body and marks around her neck. She advised her partner had an outburst in the home and although she tried to calm him, she couldn’t and was assaulted in the process. Officers also observed the front door window had been smashed by the male.
Officers located the male outside the residence, covered in blood. He was placed under arrest without incident.
The 39-year-old Gananoque male was charged with Intimate Partner Violence related Assault and Mischief Under $5000. He was held for a show cause hearing, and subsequently remanded into custody with a later court date.
On July 14th, 2022, a male came to the Gananoque Police Service station to report an assault that had just occurred. The male had a visible injury to his face and provided a statement in which he advised that his spouse had assaulted him, causing the injury.
The accused female was contacted and advised of the grounds for her arrest. She agreed to attend the station to answer to the charges. Upon arriving at the station, the 58-year-old Gananoque woman was arrested and charged with two Intimate Partner Violence related offences, including Assault and Assault with a Weapon. The accused female was released on conditions with a future court date.
On July 14th, 2022, a female came to the Gananoque Police Service station to turn over an item to police. While speaking with a communicator, the female displayed some signs that she had been consuming alcohol. As the female left, the communicator advised officers that she had keys in her hand and that she was likely driving. Officers intercepted the female in her vehicle outside the station. The 48-year-old Gananoque woman was instructed to provide a sample of her breath into an approved screening device. As such, she was issued a 3-day suspension to her driver’s license. Her vehicle was towed from the scene and impounded until a sober driver could attend to retrieve it.
On July 14th, 2022, a 31-year-old Gananoque male came to the Gananoque Police Service station to attend an appointment with a partnering agency. The male was unaware that there was a warrant for his arrest for failing to appear in court as required. Upon the completion of the male’s appointment, he was arrested without incident and held for a show cause hearing. He was remanded into custody with a future court date.
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Gananoque Police Service Officially Joins the Provincial Bail Compliance Dashboard - The Gananoque Police Service has onboarded onto the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Bail Compliance Dashboard (PBCD), aimed at monitoring and sharing information about individuals on bail for firearms-related offences and/or crimes against the person offences. - The PBCD is a situational awareness and investigative tool, managed by the OPP, that provides cross- jurisdictional and inter-agency data to assist Ontario’s police officers with managing individuals on bail in the community. - The dashboard provides critical information about offenders released on bail for a broader range of high-risk offender. It significantly improves the monitoring of bail compliance, enhancing the safety of frontline officers and ensuring they can proactively respond to bail violations. - The PBCD is available to all police services in Ontario, reinforcing a province-wide effort to strengthen bail compliance and enhance public safety through near real-time data and shared information. - More information is available at www.opp.ca/pbcd . - Government News Release: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1005584/ontario-launches-new-tool-to-better- monitor-high-risk-offenders-on-bail
On September 23, 2024, during the evening hours, officers conducted a traffic stop and the driver was unable to produce a valid driver’s licence. The individual was subsequently identified and found to be driving while suspended. Further investigation revealed the 39-year-old driver was also bound by a release order on unrelated charges, which included a curfew condition. The driver was arrested and searched, and officers located a knife and cash on their person. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a collapsible steel baton, a knife, a scale, a pipe, and approximately 29.6 grams of methamphetamine. As a result, the 39-year-old resident of Elgin was charged with Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking — methamphetamine, Possession of a Weapon Contrary to a Prohibition Order, Breach of Recognizance, and Driving While Under Suspension under the Highway Traffic Act. On April 2, 2026, the accused was convicted of Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking — methamphetamine, and Breach of Recognizance. The Ontario Court of Justice granted 213 days of pre-sentence custody credit for time served and imposed a suspended sentence with 18 months of probation. The accused was also issued a lifetime weapons prohibition.