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  • Media Release for Thursday, September 25, 2025

    Calls for Service:
    (Sep 24 at 8:00am – Sep 25 at 8:00am) 106

    Break and Enter/Stolen Vehicle Suspects Sought – UPDATE

    One person has been arrested and charged in connection with a break and enter and stolen vehicle incident that happened Monday, September 22, 2025, at a Lakefield business as well as another break and enter at a Peterborough business on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

    Through investigation a suspect was identified and a warrant for their arrest was issued.

  • Media Release for Wednesday, September 24, 2025

    Calls for Service:
    (Sep 23 at 8:00am – Sep 24 at 8:00am) 84

    Drug Arrests

    Four people are facing charges after an investigation into a vehicle that kept fleeing from police.

    At approximately 4:15 am on September 22, 2025, an officer on general patrol attempted a traffic stop on an older model pickup truck.

  • Media Release for Tuesday, September 23, 2025

    Calls for Service:
    (Sep 22 at 8:00am – Sep 23 at 8:00am) 103

    Break and Enter/Stolen Vehicle Suspects Sought

    Officers with the Peterborough Police Service are investigating after two vehicles were stolen and a business broken into recently.

    At approximately 6:20am on Monday, September 22, 2025, officers were called to a business on Bridge Street in Lakefield.

  • Media Release for Monday, September 22, 2025

    Calls for Service:
    (Sep 19 at 8:00am – Sep 20 at 8:00am) 127
    (Sep 20 at 8:00am – Sep 21 at 8:00am) 106
    (Sep 21 at 8:00am – Sep 22 at 8:00am) 81

    Weapons Arrest

    A 38-year-old Douro man is facing several charges after a disturbance call was made to Peterborough Police on Saturday night.

    At approximately 10:20pm on September 20, 2025, officers were called to the area of Charlotte Street and Aylmer Street about a man with a knife brandishing it toward another man.

  • Further to Media Release for Friday, September 19, 2025

    Calls for Service:
    (Sep 18 at 8:00am – Sep 19 at 8:00am) 118

    Stunt Driving Arrest

    An 18-year-old driver is facing a stunt driving charge after a stop on Water Street Thursday evening.

    At approximately 6:30pm on September 18, 2025, an officer was on general patrol in the area of Water Street and Marina Blvd.

  • Media Release for Friday, September 19, 2025

    Bank Investigator Scam Suspect Sought

    Officers with the Peterborough Police Service are investigating after several reports came in about the bank investigator scam have come in over the last two weeks.

    In one case, the suspect posed as a representative from a banking institution, attended a Peterborough retirement home, and picked up the 91-year-old victim’s bank card and VISA.

  • Message from Chief of Police re: Homicide Court Update

    **I am releasing this statement to the community in accordance with the provisions of the Community Safety and Police Act, and Ontario Regulation 412/23, specifically.

    Pursuant to section 3(a) and section of the Regulation, I am authorized to release “personal information about an individual as if the individual had been charged with an offence under any federal or provincial Act if the individual, is arrested and released in accordance with Part XVI of the Criminal Code (Canada)”.

  • Media Release for Thursday, September 18, 2025

    Calls for Service:
    (Sep 17 at 8:00am – Sep 18 at 8:00am) 112

    Wanted Man Arrested - Update

    The 34-year-old Peterborough man arrested on the morning of Wednesday, September 17, 2025 after fleeing from police on Tuesday is facing more charges.

    At approximately 1:15pm on September 16, 2025, officers with Peterborough Police Service Investigative Services and officers with the provincial ROPE (Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement) squad were working to apprehend a man wanted on a warrant for substantial.

  • Media Release for Wednesday, September 17, 2025

    Calls for Service:
    (Sep 16 at 8:00am – Sep 17 at 8:00am) 96

    Wanted Man Arrested

    The 34-year-old man who was the subject of a large-scale police search that started yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, September 16, 2025) has been arrested.  He was located and taken into custody about 11:10am on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

  • Further to Media Release for September 16, 2025

    Search for Wanted Male

    The Peterborough Police Service, Emergency Response Team, K9 and an OPP helicopter are currently in the area of Maniece Avenue and Ashburnham Drive searching for a wanted male.

    The male is wanted in connection with non-violent crimes.

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