News Releases
Youth in Policing Initiative Program
The Gananoque Police Service has hired four youths this summer for our Youth in Policing Initiative Program. This program has been successfully implemented since 2008, and began
as a strategy to promote participation and exposure to the work environment through educational and productive work assignments, while also bridging the gap between police and local youth. Each summer, these students act as Town Ambassadors, assisting with local events and participating in fundraising initiatives. The program runs for 8 weeks throughout the summer.
If you have an event you’d like the YIPI’s to attend, please contact Constable Peter Lorenz at plorenz@gananoquepolice.com
Aug 9 - Aug 23
July 29th - Aug 7th
Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Trafficking Charges and Seizure of Morphine Pills
Update to Media Release: Gananoque Police Investigating Death in Gananoque River
Gananoque Police Investigating Sudden Death
June 13th - June 20th
June 2nd - June 5th
May 15th - May 27th
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.