(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) –Northumberland OPP dealt with a variety of calls this past week, here are some examples:
May 19:
– An elderly Trent Hills resident called 911 regarding a plumbing problem. Officers attended and provided him with alternate ways to seek help.
– 911 call to a Campbellford lawyers office found to be caused by the fax machine
– An elderly Hamilton Twp resident dialled 911 in an attempt to inquiry about her husband’s pension
– An officer stopped a vehicle on Grand Rd Campbellford after recognizing the driver who was the subject of outstanding warrants. The 48 yr old Campbellford woman was arrested and turned over to Quinte West OPP to deal with her fraud charges
– Police responded to a 911 call from a vehicle with OnStar. Officers located the empty car parked on Prince Edward St Brighton. No apparent emergency
– 911 call received from a Campbellford home when an unwanted female showed up (11pm). Officers spoke to several tenants of the apt building who overheard the disturbance. No charges resulted and the woman eventually left
May 20:
– Officers assisted EMS responding to a medical alarm at a Cramahe Twp home. (1:15am).The elderly resident could be heard screaming and in obvious distress. Officers forced their way into the home allowing paramedics to provide medical assistance to the woman.
– Police were called to a Brighton nursing home when one resident grabbed another resident’s foot. Protocol dictated that the police be notified however a decision was made to handle this conflict between the two dementia sufferers internally
– 911 call to a Brighton home where a teenaged brother and sister were fighting. Although things got physical no one was seriously hurt. Both siblings were spoken to by the officers with their mother present. The brother spent the night at a friend’s, no charges resulted
– A Grafton father called 911 while traveling in his car apparently because his teenaged son wouldn’t hand over his cell phone which he wanted to take away as punishment. Officers met up with the father and provided him with some parenting advice.
– Officers were called by a farmer in Cramahe Twp reporting a horse, which was not his, on the loose and trying to get into his stable. Apparently the errant horse was ‘not fixed’. Police contacted animal control who attended and made arrangements to keep the stud overnight.
May 21:
– Report of a suspicious person in a car at the King Edward Arena parking lot 12midnight. Officers spoke to the man who was preparing newspapers for delivery
– 911 call from a Campbellford business (5am). Officers found a rear door insecure and checked the premises. No one was inside and the source of the call was not determined
– Police attended a Cramahe Twp home in response to a family dispute. As a result of the ensuing investigation, a 29 yr old man was arrested and charged with assaulting his 24 yr old brother. Both were taken to a nearby hospital, one for minor injuries and the other (accused) for a mental health assessment.
– An Alnwick-Haldimand Twp man contacted police after paying $700 for an online loan application, a loan which he never received. For more information on this ‘Advanced Fee Loan’ scam and others, visit the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre website (formerly known as Phonebusters) http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/english/index.html
– A 42 yr old Quinte West man was arrested and charged with breaching his release conditions by contacting an Alnwick-Haldimand Twp resident who was a prior victim of his (property mischief). He was held for a bail hearing May 22, 2015.
– Police responded to a domestic disturbance at a Brighton home where a couple were arguing over the cost of a dinner meal. One partner left for the night, alcohol was a contributing factor. Nor charges resulted. (11:53pm)
Northumberland OPP also investigated 13 motor vehicle collisions and 20 traffic related complaints.
