Media Release for Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Calls for Service:
(May 6 at 8:00am – May 7 at 8:00am) 117

Weapons & Drug Arrest

A 23-year-old Oshawa man is facing charges after an investigation by officers with the Peterborough Police Service Drug Unit.

In March 2025, the Peterborough Police Service responded to a robbery. No one was injured during this incident. Through an investigation the suspect was identified.

At approximately 2:00pm on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, officers with the Drug Unit located the suspect in a parking lot in the Chemong Road and Milroy Drive area and took him into custody. After the arrest officers conducted two search warrants including one at a residence in the Towerhill Road and Hilliard Street area.

Officers seized:

• 17 grams of fentanyl
• 91.7 grams of cocaine.
• Canadian currency
• Drug paraphernalia

As a result of the investigation, a 23-year-old Oshawa man was charged with:

• Point Firearm
• Robbery with Firearm
• Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
• Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Fentanyl
• Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court today, May 7, 2025.