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Calls for Service:
(Jan 10 at 8:00am – Jan 11 at 8:00am) 109
(Jan 11 at 8:00am – Jan 12 at 8:00am) 74
(Jan 12 at 8:00am – Jan 13 at 8:00am) 68

Assault Arrest

A 36-year-old Peterborough man wanted on a warrant is facing several more charges after an incident Sunday morning.

At approximately 6:30am on January 12, 2024, officers were called to a residence in the Towerhill Road and Hilliard Street area about a disturbance.

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Follow up: Missing 14 Year Old Ayden Dalby Located

Peterborough Police thank the public for their assistance. The 14 year old boy has been located.

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Warrant Arrest

A 28-year-old man wanted on warrants in Peterborough and Durham Region was arrested Friday morning.

At approximately 11:40am on January 10, 2025, officers on foot patrol in the Simcoe Street and Aylmer Street area spotted a man known to be wanted on warrants for theft under $5000, possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 and arson – damage to property in Peterborough in connection with two incidents in October 2024.

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Calls for Service:
(Jan 9 at 8:00am – Jan 10 at 8:00am) 100

Public Mischief Arrest

A 21-year-old Peterborough man is facing a charge of public mischief.

On December 26, 2024, officers took a report of a vehicle that had been stolen from a parking lot while the man was at work.

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Calls for Service:
(Jan 8 at 8:00am – Jan 9 at 8:00am) 110

Community FIRST Arrest

A 31-year-old Peterborough man is facing a charge of breaching probation.

At approximately 9:50pm on January 8, 2025, officers with the Community FIRST Unit were conducting a proactive patrol of a parking garage in the area of Charlotte Street and Simcoe Street.

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Missing Person

The Peterborough Police Service is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 14-year-old Peterborough girl.

Neveah Wallwork was last seen Friday, January 3, 2025 leaving a residence in the Third Avenue and Clonsilla Avenue area.

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Calls for Service:
(Jan 6 at 8:00am – Jan 7 at 8:00am) 84

Festive RIDE

Officers with the Peterborough Police Service conducted three Festive RIDE checks between December 20, 2024, and January 1, 2025.

In all:

Vehicles Stopped: 1,511
Sobriety Tests Administered: 95
Fail: 2
Warnings: 1

At approximately 12:30am on Saturday, December 21, 2024, officers conducting a RIDE check on Lansdowne Street West near Kawartha Heights Boulevard.

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Calls for Service:
(Jan 3 at 8:00am – Jan 4 at 8:00am) 114
(Jan 4 at 8:00am – Jan 5 at 8:00am) 81
(Jan 5 at 8:00am – Jan 6 at 8:00am) 81

Motor Vehicle Theft with Violence Arrests

Two teenagers are facing charges in connection with a carjacking on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. 

At approximately 8:00pm on New Year's Day, two people approached a vehicle in the area of Wolf Street and Park Place pulled a woman from her vehicle and punched her in the face before fleeing in the vehicle.

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Advanced DNA testing technology helps Peterborough Police Service identify human remains found in Otonabee River in 1988

Peterborough, ON – Wednesday, December 11, 2024

On July 10^th, 1988, recreational divers located a human skull in the Otonabee River, near Lock and McKellar Street, approximately 130 feet from the shore.  When the skull was found a postmortem examination was conducted, which revealed it belonged to a male and that he was the victim of homicide.

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Peterborough Police Service has opened a Request for Proposal for Vehicle Towing Services. 

The RFP is for the supply of 24-hour towing services and vehicle secure storage pound facilities for use by the PPS within the City of Peterborough, the Township of Cavan Monaghan and the Village of Lakefield for the 2025 through 2029 term.

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