(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) dealt with a variety of calls this past weekend. Here are some examples:
Jan 29:
A child playing with an inactive cell phone dialed 911 causing officers to respond to a Seymour Twp home.
A man who was owed money attended an Alnwick-Haldimand Twp home and assaulted the occupant who was not injured. He was gone when officers arrived and the investigation is ongoing.
A further call was received in the Colborne area regarding overly aggressive alternative energy salesmen. They were gone when police arrived.
CN police requested officers check the railroad tracks in Brighton for two males reportedly trespassing just before midnight. The individuals were not located.
Jan 30:
Campbellford hospital requested police assistance in returning a patient who had fled despite an order requiring him to remain and seek mental health assistance. Officers located the man who was returned without incident.
Police were asked to attend a Brighton home and ensure that an ex-partner was caring for the callers’ dogs properly. Officers found the dogs to be in good care.
Police attended a Colborne area home in response to a couple arguing over one’s drinking. No charges resulted and the male partner left for the night.
Jan 31:
OPP officers assisted Cobourg Police Service at a downtown bar where several patrons were causing a disturbance.
Police were called to a Trent Hills pharmacy for an irate customer yelling and causing a disturbance. Officers spoke to the man who was demanding medications that he wasn’t allowed to have. He left voluntarily with no charges resulting.
Police received two reports of gunshots heard in the area of Marydale Park Rd in Port Hope. Officers conducted extensive patrols and were unable to locate the source of the noise.
An out of province family member requested police check on the wellbeing of his brother in Brighton whose telephone line had been busy for days. Officers found the elderly man to be in good health living with his granddaughter at another residence.
Northumberland OPP officers also conducted seven RIDE programs, investigated 10 motor vehicle collisions and 17 traffic related complaints.