Northumberland Weekly News Brief

(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) –The Northumberland detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) dealt with a variety of calls over the Holiday long weekend. Here are some examples:

Dec 24:

Police provided advice to a separated couple in Trent Hills who were arguing over where their child would spend part of Christmas day. Officers advised both parents to speak to a lawyer and have a custody agreement in place to avoid problems in the future.

Officers were called to a Port Hope home where a father and his adult son had been arguing. Police took the son to another address for the night. Alcohol was a contributing factor to the dispute.

A Cramahe Twp resident contacted police for advice after a neighbour complained to him about his using a shotgun on the property.

Dec 25:

A Brighton resident accidentally dialed 911 when changing the band on his Apple watch. He advised officers that this wasn’t the first time it had happened.

Officers responded to a family dispute at a Brighton home where an adult son was heavily intoxicated and fighting with family members. He was held down by relatives until police could arrive at which time he was taken into custody for breaching the peace. He was held at the Brighton detachment until sober.

A Trent Hills resident accidentally dialed 911 when programing his Apple watch.

Dec 26:

Freezing rain caused treacherous road conditions for the better part of the day resulting in 52 motor vehicle collisions being reported to Northumberland OPP. No serious injuries were reported.

A Trent Hills couple dialed 911 after one of them dared the other to call police during an argument over ones ‘attitude’. Officers attended and conducted a thorough investigation which resulted in no charges being laid.

Police attended a Warkworth area home to settle a dispute between two separated parents arguing over child custody matters. Both were advised to contact a family court lawyer.

Dec 27:

Police responded to a family dispute at a Cramahe Twp home at 3:17am involving a father and adult son. The son was removed at the request of the family and was held by police until sober. No charges were laid at the request of family members.

A Port Hope resident reported being defrauded of $1,700 by a male who offered to buy her car from a Kijiji advertisement. He requested the car be shipped to the United States but that she would have to pay the shipping and border taxes first. The resident then received what appeared to be an official email from Pay Pal advising her that the agreed upon amount for the sale was being held in trust by them until she paid the taxes. The seller made the money transfer via Western Union and then contacted Pay Pal to have the funds released only to find out the email was fraudulent and there were no funds. For more information on current fraud type please visit the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre website:

http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/fraud-escroquerie/index-eng.htm

Police responded to a domestic dispute at an Alnwick-Haldimand Twp home resulting in one of the partners spending the night elsewhere. No charges resulted.

Northumberland OPP officers investigated 11 accidental 911 calls, 58 motor vehicle collisions, 60 traffic related complaints and conducted eight RIDE programs over the long weekend.

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