News

To help protect you against malicious links, most email clients have filters that flag suspicious-looking emails. To bypass these filters, cybercriminals often create malicious content using well-known platforms such as Google Drive, and then use the platform’s share feature to distribute their content. Since these platforms are so widely used, your built-in email filters typically do not recognize that this content is malicious.

On June 28, 2021 at approximately 9:20 p.m. police received multiple 911 hang-up calls from a downtown area residence. Responding officers located the accused and victim arguing and separated the two. The victim was frightened and hysterical and removed to a safe location.

On June 29, 2021 shortly after 8:00 a.m. police responded to multiple 911 calls regarding two males fighting with a baseball bat and a sword.

Both males involved in the early morning altercation reside at a downtown Princess Street building where the incident began. During the confrontation a 48-year-old male struck the 37-year-old accused with a baseball bat before fleeing the building via the fire escape.

Drivers choosing to speed excessively may find themselves charged with Stunt Driving after new MOMS (Moving Ontarians More Safely) Act, takes effect on July 1, 2021.

Currently in Ontario drivers who engage in street racing, driving contests/stunts, aggressive-driving, or speeding 50 km/h or more over the speed limit, may be charged with Stunt Driving.

Kingston Police and family are concerned for the safety and well-being of 31-year-old Jessica Munt. While she is from Smiths Falls and has been known to frequent Toronto and Ottawa, she last contacted a family member recently in June who resides in Kingston, stating she was in town.

Kingston Police wishes to specifically recognize the continuing altruistic efforts of the Kingston Police Community Volunteers (KPCV). This May marks a major milestone for the KPCV. They will have been serving the Kingston community for 25 years. Over those 25 years the KPCV have grown from 20 members to 70 volunteers.

On April 26, 2021, the court that sentenced individuals in the Next Level criminal proceedings made a follow-up forfeiture order.  As a result of that fresh forfeiture order, about $505,000 has been added to the Ministry fund out of which compensation to victims will be made in accordance with the terms of the below notice.

On April 16, 2021, the Government of Ontario announced new restrictions, including a two-week extension of the current province-wide stay-at-home order, in order to stop the rapid growth of COVID-19 case rates.  It also announced enhanced enforcement measures for police officers under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA), to restrict mobility in order to stop the spread of COVID-19.

A pair of Kingston Police uniform patrol officers came upon two habitual suspended drivers in the same day, resulting in charges and the seizure of the vehicles being operated by these chronic offenders.

To assist with the control of the COVID-19 pandemic and recently declared outbreak in the University District, Kingston Police is supportive of the City of Kingston’s decision to expand the emergency order to close Breakwater Park.

Both police and bylaw enforcement officers attended the park at multiple times on April 8. While it may have appeared from a distance as one large crowd of hundreds of people, upon closer examination it was discovered by officers that people were predominantly within groups of five people or less, and only one liquor violation was observed and enforced.