(RENFREW, ON) – The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated 221 calls for service during the past week.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Officers investigated 5 calls related to concerns regarding domestic violence or disputes. In one case a male was charged with possession of marihuana and assault.
MISCHIEF
On February 11th, 2017 at approximately 5:40pm, police investigated an arson at 16 Cowley Street in Cobden at the Cobden Public School. Unknown person(s) had set a plastic garbage bin on fire which resulted in minor damage to the outside of the building. The Whitewater Fire Department attended and dispatched the fire. There are no suspects at this time. Police are asking for anyone with information to contact the Ontario Provincial Police.
WINTER SAFETY
Ontario Provincial Police are asking that members of the public contact police if they have been involved in an incident where a person or vehicle such as a, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle have gone through the ice. There have been incidents where police were called due to clothing or vehicles’ being located in or near open bodies of water and it was unclear if a person or persons went through the ice and required emergency services. Police ask that if you have left behind any items in this type of situation that you notify them so that search and rescue resources are not initiated.
