Camera #1:
south side of Swayne St., east of Division St.
Camera #2:
Victoria Park on walkway near children's play area
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The Cobourg Police Service is continuing to assist the Coroner’s office with a death investigation.
On Thursday January 20th, 2012, shortly after 2100 hours, emergency services were called to a Swayne street residence where a 29 year old female was found deceased.
A post mortem examination was held in Toronto on Saturday January 21st. The cause of death has not been determined pending toxicology results.
If anyone has any information about this incident they are asked to contact the Cobourg Police Service at 905.372.2243.
Detective Constable Brent Allison of the Cobourg Police Service is the lead investigator for this occurrence.
The intersection of Strathy Road and Depalma Drive was the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday, January 17 at 4:15 p.m.
Both vehicles were travelling on Depalma Drive, one eastbound and one westbound. The eastbound car was travelling straight through the intersection when the westbound vehicle turned left and they collided in the intersection.
The driver of the eastbound car, a 52 year old Harwood man, was taken to hospital by ambulance with unknown injuries.
The 45 year old female driver of the turning vehicle resides in Trenton. She was not hurt however she has been charged with making an unsafe turn.
On Saturday, January 14 around noon hour, Cobourg Police were called to Zeller’s in response to an arrest of a shoplifter made by store staff.
Once the officer arrived, he was told that store security had observed a man put a bottle of Aqua Velva shaving liquid in his coat pocket and proceed into the washroom. He was followed by a male store security officer who occupied an adjacent booth and heard the suspect drinking.
The suspect left the store moments later without offering to pay for any items and was stopped by security.
Police found the accused had in fact three bottles of Aqua Velva, two part bottles and one full bottle.
Because of the contents consumed, the accused was taken to hospital by police and later released back into police custody.
The 60 year old Roseneath man has been charged with theft and possession of stolen property under $5,000.00. Each bottle of the shaving product cost $3.49.
While shopping with his family at Wal-Mart on Saturday, January 14, an off-duty Cobourg Police officer observed a man, who appeared intoxicated, leave the store around 9:00 p.m. and get into a vehicle and drive off.
The officer followed the vehicle south on StrathyRoad and east on Elgin Street while calling the police office for assistance.
The accused’s vehicle was driven in an erratic manner all the way over to a Division Street address where it was finally parked behind a residence.
On-duty officers arrived immediately and arrested the 46 year old Cobourg man. He was returned to the police office where he provided two breath samples, both over three times the legal limit.
He has been charged with impaired driving, driving over .08, driving with no licence and operating a motor vehicle with no validation sticker.
A 33 year old Cobourg man lost control of his vehicle while travelling southbound on Burnham Street, Wednesday evening around 8:00 p.m. January 11.
When he approached the intersection of King Street West, his vehicle struck the curb, travelled across the lawn and struck a house on the southeast corner of the intersection.
The driver, soon to be the accused, was still behind the wheel of his vehicle when police arrived. He had suffered a head injury and was taken to hospital by ambulance.
The accused also displayed signs of impairment and once tended to at the hospital; he was arrested and returned to the police office.
He submitted two breathalyzer readings, both two and one half times the legal limit. He has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle with over .08 mgs in his blood.
