Media Release for Friday, August 21, 2026

Calls for Service:
(Aug 20 at 8:00am – Aug 21 at 8:00am) 114

Theft Arrest

A 29-year-old Peterborough man is facing several charges after an incident Thursday afternoon.

At approximately 1:30pm on August 20, 2026, officers with the Community F.I.R.S.T Unit were called to the store in the Lansdowne Street and Park Street area about a man wanted in connection with two theft incidents earlier this week. Upon arrival, officers were told the suspect had left the store.  Officers located him a short distance away. When officers asked him to stop, the man took off running onto the road.  Officers were able to catch him and take him into custody.

As a result of the investigation, a 29-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with:

• Theft Under $5000 x2
• Fail to Comply with Probation Order x3
• Failure to comply with undertaking x2

The accused is currently bound by a probation order and an undertaking with the following condition: to not attend the store connected to this incident.

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court today, August 21, 2026.

Resist Peace Officer Arrest

A 36-year-old Apsley man is facing several charges after an incident Thursday morning.

At approximately 10:30am on August 20, 2026, an officer on bike patrol spotted the man, who was wanted on a warrant, in the area of Aylmer Street and Charlotte Street.  When the officer attempted to stop the man, he fled on a bicycle.  The officer was able to catch up to him briefly before the suspect the fled again running into an office.  Officers located him inside the building and took him into custody. During a search after arrest officers seized two shotgun shells. 

As a result of the investigation, a 36-year-old Apsley man was arrested and charged with failure to comply with release order - other than to attend court in connection with the warrant and further charged with:

• Resist Peace Officer
• Fail to Comply with Probation Order
• Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order x2
• Failure to Comply with Release Order - Other than to Attend Court

The accused is currently bound by a lifetime weapons prohibition which includes a condition to not possess ammunition, a probation order with the condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour and a release order with the condition to not be in the City of Peterborough. 

The accused was held in custody and appeared in court on August 20, 2026.

Warrant Arrest

A 23-year-old Peterborough man was arrested on warrants after police were called about a suspicious person.

At approximately 10:20pm on August 20, 2026, officers were called to a residence in the Huntington Circle and Spillsbury Drive area after residence called about someone trying to enter their house.  Upon arrival, officers learned that the man had left the house and went across the street.  Officers attended that home and spoke to a man matching the description given to police.  Through investigation it was learned that the man was wanted on four warrants. 

As a result of the investigation, a 23-year-old Peterborough man was arrested on the strength of the warrants which were related to the conditions of a conditional sentence order. 

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court today, August 21, 2026.

Fraud/Scam Circulating

The Peterborough Police Service is warning of a new scam that is currently circulating called the “Phone Provider Agent Scam”.

Officers with the Fraud Unit have received reports from residents over the past few weeks.

In each case, the victim has received texts or calls from third parties posing as legitimate agents of a cell phone provider, offering discounts and deals on new phones and devices along with incentives for taking action immediately.

These third parties gain login credentials to complainant's accounts through asking their security questions and personal information under the guise of "Identity verification". New model phones and devices are then purchased on the victim's accounts without their knowledge and mailed to their homes by the legitimate phone providers.

Once the new devices are received by the victims, the third-party scammers will reach out again, advising there was an issue and the wrong device or model was sent to them, and provide a "return shipping label" to the victims, directing them to mail the newly received phones or devices back to the phone provider.  

The scammer will then sell the product, and the victims are now on the hook for the full value of the phones/devices. 

The Peterborough Police are advising residents to remember that can mask their identity and phone number they are calling from, known as "spoofing" their phone number, so it appears that your legitimate phone provider's contact number is calling you.

If an offer seems sudden, rushed, or too be to be true in any respect, disconnect the call and make an outgoing call to your legitimate phone provided to verify if it was in fact them contacting you with the offer/promotion. 

If you are victimized by an attempted or successful fraud or scam, please report the incident to the Peterborough Police Service through our online reporting portal at www.peterboroughpolice.ca

Sandra Dueck
Manager, Strategic Communication Services
Peterborough Police Service
876@peterboroughpolice.ca
705-876-1122 x217