(Kemptville, ON.) – Between September 5th and September 11th, the Kemptville Office of Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police investigated 88 general occurrences: 19 Kemptville, 50 Municipality of North Grenville, 8 Village of Merrickville – Wolford and 11 on Highway 416.
Shortly after 8:00 p.m. on September 8th, a Chrysler PT Cruiser was stopped for a traffic violation. Further investigation revealed that the driver appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and was arrested. Barry Valiquette, age 70 of Kemptville was charged with driving with more than 80 mgs of alcohol. The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on October 5th, 2016.
On September 10th, police received a report of a theft from a residence on Elgin Street in the Village of Merrickville. The home owner stated that a Milwaukee skill saw was stolen from his back porch. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information on the above occurrences is asked to call Grenville County O.P.P. Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122, the Kemptville Detachment at 613-258-3441 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-(TIPS) 8477 or submit your tip on-line at www.tipsubmit.com. Crime Stoppers does not want your name, you don’t go to court, and you could earn cash reward.