Media Release for Thursday, February 6, 2025

Calls for Service:
(Feb 5 at 8:00am – Feb 6 at 8:00am) 97

Officers Save Man in Park

A 61-year-old Peterborough male is recovering after officers found him outside in Jackson Park Wednesday night.

On February 5, 2025, officers received a call about a male who had not shown up for a medical appointment. They learned that he had been known to frequent Jackson Park and as a result officers started searching the park with the assistance of the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) and K9. At about 9:30pm, officers located the man in the park in a hypothermic state. With the assistance of Peterborough Fire Services and EMS he was taken to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre for treatment.

Impaired Arrest

A 37-year-old Keene man is facing impaired and drug charges after an incident Wednesday morning.

At approximately 11:30am on February 5, 2025, officers on general patrol in the Dalhousie Street and Park Street area noticed a truck with a plow and a salter parked and running at the stop sign and a male driver asleep at the wheel. Upon waking the driver up officers noticed signs of impairment. During a search after arrest officers also seized:

• 4.9grams of cocaine
• 0.8grams of crack cocaine
• Pills
• Drug paraphernalia

As a result, a 37-year-old Keene man was arrested and charged with:

• Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
• Possession of a Schedule I Substance- Cocaine
• Possession of a Schedule I Substance - Opioid (other than heroin)

The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court March 18, 2025.

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