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COLLINGWOOD MEDIA RELEASES DETACHMENT COMMANDER – INSP. JOHN TRUDE (705) 445-4321 FAX: (705) 445-7024 CALL 1-888-310-1122 FOR POLICE |
KEEPING YOU INFORMED KEEPING YOU SAFE |
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FROM/DE: Collingwood/The Break and enter to a residence ( The break and
enter took place sometime yesterday between Later on in the
afternoon shortly after Stolen is a 4
door 1998 Dodge Neon, Purple
in color with an Police are
continuing their investigation and are asking that anyone with information on
these two incidents to call the Collingwood OPP at 445-4321 or Crime Stoppers
at 1-800-222-TIPS. - 30 - Contact:
PC Martin Hachey Phone:
705-445-4321 FROM/DE:
Collingwood/The OPP reminding residents of “emergency” scam (Collingwood/The Blue Mountains, ON.) The Collingwood/The
Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is sending
out this media release to remind residents of a phone scam known as the
emergency or grand-parents scam. The victim receives
a phone call from an unknown person identifying themselves as a family member
that is out of town and needs money immediately. The victim is instructed to
send money via a money transfer service. The reason behind the urgent need
for money can be to repair damages to their car, their wallet was stolen and
can’t pay for their hotel bill or to pay for bail to get them out of
jail. The same
scenario can happen where email accounts are hijacked by fraudsters, the
fraudster then sends out emails to friends/family on the contact list with an
emergency request for money. OPP are aware of
some cases where area residents were contacted with such a scam,
unfortunately one resident was defrauded of several thousand dollars. If you
get an email or phone call and suspect it is a fraud, don’t send money
and call Phone Busters at 1-888-495-8501. - 30 - Contact:
PC Martin Hachey Phone:
705-445-4321 FROM/DE:
Collingwood/The New regulations involving criminal record checks (Collingwood/The Blue Mountains, ON.) In recent years the
Collingwood/The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) have had numerous requests for criminal records checks used for employment
and volunteer positions. In addition some citizens needed a vulnerable sector
check when they work/volunteer in a position that involved being in direct
contact with children or vulnerable persons. In the past
those checks would take approximately one week to complete and return to the
applicant. Recently however, changes have been made which will make this
process much longer. Those changes may require the applicant to submit
fingerprints to be sent to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) which may
make the entire process take approximately 120 days for the results to
return. Police are
sending out this release to inform those that require vulnerable sector
check/screenings of the possible delays involving this new process. - 30 - Contact:
PC Martin Hachey Phone:
705-445-4321 FROM/DE:
Collingwood/The Search warrant executed on residence in Collingwood ( The search was
done yesterday evening at a residence on Charged is 23
year-old Matthew CURNEW of Collingwood, he is facing charges of possession of
drugs and possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. He is scheduled
to appear in Collingwood court on the 12th of October 2010. - 30 - Contact:
PC Martin Hachey Phone:
705-445-4321 FROM/DE:
Collingwood/The Break and enter to a residence ( The break and
enter took place sometime yesterday between Stolen is a 2000
Chevrolet - 30 - Contact:
PC Martin Hachey Phone:
705-445-4321 FROM/DE:
Collingwood/The Bike Rodeo at Matthew Way (Collingwood, Ont.) On Saturday the 11th of September 2010
children and youths are invited to come and take part in a bike rodeo at the
Matthew Way Cooperative Housing on Raglan Street. It is scheduled to take place from 10:00am
to noon at the back parking lot of the housing complex. Have lots of fun on
our biking skills obstacle course while gaining important bike and helmet
safety knowledge and skills. This event is brought to our
community thanks to a generous donation from of the Friends of Dr. Kellie
Leitch, in celebration of Dr. Leitch’s recent birthday and in
acknowledgement of her passion and commitment to children’s health and
safety, through her charitable foundation, the “Sandbox
Project”. Dr. Kellie Leitch is
an orthopedic pediatric surgeon at Sick Kids Hospital and a renowned advocate
for the health, safety and fitness of Canadian children. Taking part
as well will be the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit and the Special
thanks to Canadian Tire, both locally and on a corporate level, for their
kind support for this initiative and to Matthew Way Cooperative Housing for
hosting this special event. Looking forward to seeing you there! - 30 - Contact:
PC Martin Hachey Phone:
705-445-4321 FROM/DE:
Collingwood/The School is in! (Collingwood/The Blue Mountains, ON.) The summer vacation has come and gone, much
too quickly, and children have now returned to school. As motorists we now must keep a watchful
eye for children who may be walking or cycling to and from school. School buses have returned on area roads
and we need to remind ourselves that these motor vehicles stop
frequently and appear to drive slowly, but that is generally because they are
adhering to the speed limit. These actions can frustrate some drivers. However these
vehicles carry our most precious cargo, our children and it is for that
reason alone, when following a school bus you should drive responsibly and
not aggressively. We all know that with increased traffic comes a longer
commute, as such we should leave ourselves plenty of time to get to our
destination safely but also with respect to others on the roads. Motorists are also reminded to stop when directed to do
so by a crossing guard. Officers at the Collingwood/The Blue
Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) are reminding
our motoring public that passing a stopped school bus with it’s
stop arm deployed and red lights flashing is an offence which could cost you
$500.00 and 6 demerit points. - 30 - Contact:
PC Martin Hachey Phone:
705-445-4321 FROM/DE: Highway
Safety Division DATE:
OPP STEPPING UP
ENFORCEMENT for UPCOMING LABOUR DAY Weekend ( To this effect, OPP officers will be out in full force
patrolling “We are asking everyone to join our efforts by
acting responsibly while out enjoying the roads and waterways this upcoming
holiday long-weekend” said OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis. “The OPP will continue to demonstrate
our commitment to safe communities by being out in full force and targeting
those who put others safety at risk”. Numerous lives have been lost on our roadways and
waterways this summer. So far this year,
205 people have died in traffic related fatalities in Marine fatalities are down in 2010 to 17 to date as
compared to “The increase in the number of fatalities from last
year causes the OPP great concern” said Deputy Commissioner Larry
Beechey, Provincial Commander responsible for OPP Traffic Safety
Programs. “This is not
acceptable and our stepped up patrols across the province will be addressing
this issue by targeting the aggressive driving and boating behaviours that
put the lives and safety of innocent people at risk.” The OPP is calling on all motorists and boaters to keep
safety as a priority this long weekend.
Slow down and be respectful of others. Leave some extra time to get to your
destination and keep extra space between you and other vehicles or
vessels. Let’s work together to
make this final weekend of summer a safe one. - 30 - Contacts by OPP Region: Highway Safety Division: Sergeant
Dave Woodford Phone: (416) 553-5471 Central Region: Sergeant Paulo DiFonte Phone: (705) 329-7415 East Region: Sergeant
Kristine Rae Phone:
(613) 284-4557 Northeast Region: Inspector
Mark Andrews Phone: (705) 471-0704 Northwest Region: Sergeant
Shelley Garr Phone:
(807) 473-2734 West Region: Sgt
Dave Rektor Phone:
(519) 652-4156 |
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