Assault at mall leads to three arrests

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On Saturday December 28, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m. Kingston Police responded to the report of a stabbing at the bus transfer area outside of the Cataraqui Town Centre located at 945 Gardiners Road.

A subsequent investigation determined that one victim had been assaulted by three suspects, and that one of these suspects used a large knife to stab the victim in the upper body. Following the assault the three suspects fled the scene on foot.

The victim was treated by paramedics at the scene and transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. 

As a result of the investigation conducted by members of the Kingston Police Criminal Investigation Division and with help from the public, three youths have been arrested and charged with offences ranging from assault, aggravated assault, possession of weapon dangerous to the public peace and uttering threats to cause death.
 
On Monday December 30, 2024, one of the youths was arrested at the Cataraqui Town Centre and transported to Kingston Police headquarters. Later in the evening on the same date, another of the youth accused parties turned themselves in to the front desk at Kingston Police headquarters. These two parties were held for a bail hearing on Tuesday December 31, 2024, where they were both placed on release orders with a future court date.
 
On Tuesday December 31, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m. members of the Kingston Police Special Services Unit arrested the third youth accused at a west-end residence after a brief foot pursuit. The youth was subsequently transported to Kingston Police headquarters where they attended a bail hearing on January 1, 2025, and were subsequently remanded into custody.

Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to please contact Detective Constable Rachel Daggitt via email at rdaggitt@kingstonpolice.ca or at 613-549-4660 ext. 6420

You can also provide tips anonymously by calling the Kingston Police general number 613-549-4660 ext. 0 and asking to remain anonymous.