two year old struck by car

Posted on 17 Jun 2010 by Cst. Terry Stanley

A two year old boy chased a ball onto Carlisle Street in front of his home and was struck by a passing car. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon, June 16 just before 6:00 p.m.

The driver of the car had no warning about the child’s presence as there were several vehicles parked along the curb.

The child was taken to Northumberland Hill Health Centre by ambulance with unknown injuries.

impaired driver arrested

Posted on 16 Jun 2010 by Cst. Terry Stanley

On Tuesday, June 15, shortly after 1:00 p.m., Cobourg Police received information that a possible impaired driver was travelling on Division Street and then again in the Sydenham and Durham Street area.

Police located a pickup truck pulling into a driveway on Durham Street which fit the description given by a witness.

The driver had the odour of alcohol on his breath and his speech was slurred.

He was arrested and returned to the police office where he refused to submit to a breathalyzer test.

The 55 year old Cobourg man has been charged with impaired driving and refusing to provide a breath sample.

drug search warrant executed

Posted on 16 Jun 2010 by Cst. Terry Stanley

Cobourg Police arrested three men after a search warrant was executed on Tuesday, June 15 at a Spring Street apartment.

Police entered the residence and seized 37 grams of crack cocaine, several hundred dollars in cash, a knife, two cell phones and several drug paraphernalia items.

Charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking and weapons dangerous are Michael Barry, age 56 of Cobourg, Nikolai Grey, age 18 of Mississauga and Anthony Bartley, age 21 of Toronto.

Bartley and Grey are also charged with two additional counts of failing to comply with court recognizance’s and probation orders. They have been held in custody pending bail hearings. Barry was released to a future court date.

The approximate street value of the seized drugs is $4,000, 00.

men arrested for bicycle thefts

Posted on 01 Jun 2010 by Cst. Terry Stanley

Cobourg Police have arrested three men for stealing bicycles.

On Thursday, May 27 at approximately 10:40 a.m., three suspects were observed at the east campus of C.R. Gummow School on Cottesmore Avenue.

They cut the lock on one bicycle with a pair of bolt cutters and selected another unlocked bicycle from the bike rack. They were observed leaving the school property with both bicycles.

The police investigation resulted in the arrest of three men residing on Chapel Street. The stolen bicycles were also located at the residence.

Joseph Gregory Bell, age 18, Nicholas David Burr, age 20 and Michael Macdow, age 18, have all been charged with theft and possession of stolen property under $5,000.00. Bell is also facing a charge of failing to comply with a probation order

attempted gas theft

Posted on 31 May 2010 by Cst. Terry Stanley

Sometime during the overnight hours on Wednesday, May 26, someone attended an address on Ontario Street and damaged a vehicle parked there.

The suspect(s) drilled a hole into the gas tank of a pickup truck and most of the fuel appeared to have spilled onto the ground. The culprit(s) were most likely attempting to collect the fuel for themselves.