COLLINGWOOD MEDIA RELEASES DETACHMENT COMMANDER – S/SGT JOHN TRUDE (705) 445-4321 FAX: (705) 445-7024 CALL 1-888-310-1122 FOR POLICE	KEEPING YOU INFORMED KEEPING YOU SAFE
FROM: Collingwood and The RELEASE: May 8, 2008 Town of The Blue Mountains Bicycle Safety (Collingwood/Town Of The Blue Mountains) Spring is here and more bikes are on the road. Collingwood and The Town Of The Blue Mountains O.P.P. would like to remind cyclists, some rules of the road to follow. A bicycle under the Highway Traffic Act is a vehicle and operators are required to follow the same rules of the road as a driver of a motor vehicle; for example you are required to stop at stop signs and indicate with hand signals which direction you are heading. “One half hour before sunset and one half hour after sunrise and any other times when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions” (Section 62(17) Highway Traffic Act Of Ontario) operators are required to have a white or amber light on the front of their bikes and a red light or reflector on the rear. Persons under the age of sixteen years are required to wear a helmet. It is always a good idea for cyclists and pedestrians to wear light colored clothing when traveling when it is dark. Cycling is a great way to get some exercise, just remember to be safe. -30- Contact: Theresa Van Boven Community Services Officer Collingwood/Town Of The Blue Mountains Detachment 705-445-4321 FROM: Collingwood and The RELEASE: May 5, 2008 Town of The Blue Mountains Intoxicated Male Arrested (Town Of The Blue Mountains, ON) Collingwood and The Town Of The Blue Mountains O.P.P. Have arrested and charged a male with liquor offences on May 3, 2008 at approximately 7:22 a.m. on Brooker Boulevard in the Town of The Blue Mountains. A male was attempting to gain access to a house then gave up and went to the complainant’s car. Police were called and located the male sleeping in the rear seat of the vehicle. 18 year old Daniel Segreti of Richmond Hill was arrested and charged with Minor Consume and Intoxicated in a Public Place. Segreti was issued two Provincial Offence Notices. -30- Contact: Theresa Van Boven Community Services Officer Collingwood/Town Of The Blue Mountains Detachment 705-445-4321 FROM: Collingwood and The RELEASE: May 5, 2008 Town of The Blue Mountains Recovered Stolen Vehicle (Collingwood, ON) Collingwood and The Town Of The Blue Mountains O.P.P. are investigating a stolen vehicle complaint that occurred May 5, 2008 at approximately 5:36 a.m. on Cook Street in the Town of Collingwood. Police located the vehicle in Nottawa on Country Road 124 in the Township of Clearview. Occupants in the vehicle had fled the scene. Central Region Canine and Central Region ERT (Emergency Response Team) were in attendance in an attempt to locate the suspect(s). There was no damage to the stolen vehicle. Police are continuing their investigation and are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. -30- Contact: Theresa Van Boven Community Services Officer Collingwood/Town Of The Blue Mountains Detachment 705-445-4321 FROM: Collingwood and The RELEASE: May 5, 2008 Town of The Blue Mountains Two Males Charged with Theft (Collingwood, ON) Collingwood and The Town Of The Blue Mountains O.P.P. have arrested and charged two males with theft on May 5, 2008 at approximately 6:00 a.m. at Blue Mountain Golf and Country Club on the Tenth Line in the Town of Collingwood. Police received information of two males siphoning gas from Country Club maintenance vehicles on the property. 45 year old William Love and 54 year old Gary Demers of Collingwood have been charged with Theft under 5,000. Both persons will appear in Collingwood Court June 10, 2008 -30- Contact: Theresa Van Boven Community Services Officer Collingwood/Town Of The Blue Mountains Detachment 705-445-4321 FROM: Collingwood and The RELEASE: May 2, 2008 Town of The Blue Mountains Stolen Property Recovered (Collingwood, On) Collingwood and The Town Of The Blue Mountains O.P.P. are investigating the possession and recovery of a large quantity of stolen property. It is believed many of the items recovered were as a result of car entries being investigated by Detachment. Two adults had been arrested and taken into custody. Charged: Amber Lee Rosenberg 18 years of Wasaga Beach, is charged with possession of property obtained over $5000, possession of marihuana a schedule ll drug and unauthorized possession of weapon. Rosenberg is to appear in Provincial Court Collingwood on the 10 June 2008 for first appearance. Jeffrey Young 28 years no fixed address is charged with, possession of property obtained over $5000, possession of marihuana a schedule ll drug and unauthorized possession of weapon. He will appear in Provincial Court Barrie today. This investigation is continuing. Persons wanting to view stolen property to recover personal property should attend Collingwood Detachment between the hours of 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Thursday or call for an appointment at 1-705-445-4321 -30- Contact: Theresa Van Boven Community Services Officer Collingwood/Town Of The Blue Mountains Detachment 705-445-4321 FROM: Collingwood and The RELEASE: 03 May 2008 Town of The Blue Mountains BREAK AND ENTER IN CRAIGLEITH (Town of the Blue Mountains) Collingwood and Town of the Blue Mountains OPP were dispatched to attend and alarm in Craigleith this morning at the Craigleith General Store. At approx. 3:30am, police were dispatched to this alarm call and upon arriving, it was found that the premise was insecure and the victim of a break and enter. The culprit(s) forced their way into the business and stole some cigarettes from the display area. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Ontario Provincial Police at 445-4321 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. -30- Contact: Constable Martin Hachey Collingwood/Town Of The Blue Mountains Detachment 705-445-4321 FROM: Collingwood and The RELEASE: April 29, 2008 Town of The Blue Mountains ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE CRACKDOWN ON SEATBELT USE A SUCCESS Annual province-wide campaign by police services comes to an end (Collingwood/Town OF The Blue Mountains, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police checked more than 1.24 million vehicles during the annual spring seatbelt initiative, which ended at midnight. Four people died as a result of not wearing seatbelts during the province-wide campaign, which began April 16. The OPP, which is responsible for about 70 per cent of the province’s highways, laid 10,753 charges against drivers, 4,481 charges against passengers and charged 274 drivers for not having a probably installed child restraint. Last year, 117 people were killed on roads patrolled by the OPP as a result of not being buckled up, a 14.7 per cent increase over 2006. So far in 2008, 27 people not wearing seatbelts have died on OPP-patrolled roads, a 28.9 per cent decrease over the same time last year, when 38 people had been killed as a result of not being buckled up. “Ontario has one of the highest compliance rates for seatbelt use of any jurisdiction in North America,” OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino said. “But there are still drivers out there who don’t seem to get it. We had four people die during the campaign because they weren’t buckled up. The few seconds it takes to buckle up could be the difference between living and dying if you are involved in a serious collision.” In one incident, OPP stopped a passenger van in which 12 of the 15 people in it weren’t wearing seatbelts. The law calls for vehicles to have one seatbelt for each passenger seat. The OPP was also checking for improperly installed child restraints or young children who weren’t in car seats at all. A properly used child seat reduces a child’s risk of injury in a motor vehicle collision by as much as 75 per cent, yet as many as 80 per cent of child car seats are used incorrectly. Municipal police services across the province were also involved in the seatbelt campaign. 30 – Contact: Theresa Van Boven Collingwood/Town Of The Blue Mountains O.P.P. Community Services Officer 705-445-4321
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