Tag: Brantford Police Service

On January 15, 2016 a Brantford teenager was arrested and held in custody for a bail hearing. The Brantford Police Service began an investigation after receiving information that a Brantford teenage girl had sent an intimate image of herself via cellular telephone to a teenage boy known to her. It is alleged that the teenage […]

Type: Theft from Vehicle Incident: 2274-16 Location: Catharine Avenue Details: Sometime overnight on January 19, 2016 unknown person(s) drilled two small holes in the side of a pickup truck parked on Catharine Avenue. The thieves then emptied the gasoline from inside the gas tank. A large amount of gasoline was found spilled on the ground […]

On January 19, 2016 the Brantford Police Service issued a media release regarding a suspicious male who had approached an 8 year old girl at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Complex on January 17, 2016. As part of this earlier release, police included a photo of a male and a vehicle who investigators were interested in […]

Type: Damage to Property (Residential) Incident: 1870-16 Location: Park Avenue Details: On Saturday January 16, 2016 at approximately 9:30 p.m. unknown person(s) shot a BB at a home on Park Avenue. The BB struck the front glass window of the home leaving a small hole in the glass. A vehicle parked in the driveway was […]

Type: Break and Enter (Residential) Incident: 1508-16 Location: Hawthorne Lane Details: Sometime overnight on January 12, 2016 an unlocked garage door was entered. A Remington snow blower and power tools were reported stolen. Type: Intoxicated Man Incident: 1515-16 Location: Darling Street at Market Street Details: On January 13, 2016 shortly before 2:00 p.m. A BEAT […]

Type: Break and Enter (Residential) Incident: 1415-16 Location: East Avenue Details: On Tuesday January 12, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. a homeowner telephoned police to report an unknown man had attempted to break into her home by trying to open the front door. The woman opened the door and confronted the man who was standing on […]

Type: Break and Enter (Residential) Incident: 1320-16 Location: Terrace Hill Street Details: On Monday January 11, 2016 sometime between 2:20 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. unknown person(s) entered an unlocked home on Terrace Hill Street. A battery booster and cell phone were amongst the items reported stolen Type: Fraud – Internet Scam Incident: 1228-16 Details: On […]

Jan 11, 2016 Incident: 1111-16 Location: West Street Details: On Saturday January 9, 2016 at 7:44 p.m. an officer with the Brantford Police Service was conducting radar enforcement on West Street just south of the Highway 403 overpass. The officer while conducting the radar enforcement could hear the noise of an engine quickly accelerating towards […]

Type: Drugs/Recovered Vehicle Incident: 548-16 Location: Mount Pleasant Street Details: On January 5, 2016 shortly before 4:30 p.m. members from the BPS Street Crimes Unit observed a Cavalier pulling into a driveway on Mount Pleasant Street with two occupants. The vehicle had been reported stolen on December 28, 2016 from the Brantford area. The suspect […]

The Positive Power of Social Media On January 5, 2016 the BPS released a ‘Community Awareness’ media release (see below) confirming that ‘the Brantford Police Service has not received reports of homeowners randomly targeted by masked men knocking on their door and forcing their way into homes’. We took the opportunity to update and inform […]