Shane Gibson

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• Kingston police looking for suspect after bulletproof vest stolen

  Suspect also made off with two paintball guns, police say.

  Crime

  May 1, 2024
• Belleville police seek suspect in shooting that locked down schools

  Police are asking anyone with video in the area to reach out to investigators.

  Crime

  May 1, 2024
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• Emergency notification heard in downtown Kingston a planned test by Queen’s University

  Test part of planned upgrades to Queen's University emergency notification system

  Canada

  May 1, 2024
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• Kingston police search for armed robbery suspect

  Police say the suspect bought canned drinks but then pulled out a knife and demanded cash.

  Crime

  Apr 30, 2024
• ‘Alarming increase’ in Kingston drug overdoses, officials say

  Health officials say there's been a 30 per cent increase in drug poisonings in Kingston since Saturday

  Health

  Apr 30, 2024
• Early bird train between Ottawa and Toronto returns with Kingston stop: Via Rail

  The new early bird train is scheduled to start running May 27.

  Traffic

  Apr 30, 2024
• Hunting knife, sword seized in Belleville: police

  Police originally called to reports of a man armed with a knife Monday afternoon.

  Crime

  Apr 30, 2024
• Shots fired at Belleville home force lockdown of nearby schools: police

  Additional police resources deployed to ensure safe removal of all students from schools, police say.

  Crime

  Apr 29, 2024
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• Driver charged in November death of Kingston cyclist

  A 31-year-old driver has been charged with careless driving causing death under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act.

  Crime

  Apr 29, 2024
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• Belleville woman charged after ‘attempting to bite anyone who came close to her’

  A 29-year-old woman has been charged with breaching a court order not to consume alcohol.

  Crime

  Apr 29, 2024
• Off-duty Belleville cop catches wanted man stealing, police say

  The officer was shopping at a business in the north end Sunday when police say he saw a man trying to leave the store without paying.

  Crime

  Apr 29, 2024
• Illegal apartment shut down in basement of Kingston restaurant: fire officials

  Officials say they found six beds with three people sleeping in a basement apartment during an inspection earlier this month.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2024
• Crack, meth and fentanyl seized in Kingston drug bust

  Police say the drugs seized carry a street value of $63,490.

  Crime

  Apr 22, 2024
• Reports of man ‘swinging a scooter’ at people lead to charges in Belleville: police

  A 38-year-old man of no fixed address has been charged with 11 counts of breaching probation.

  Crime

  Apr 22, 2024
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• Senior hospitalized after bicycle hit-and-run: Belleville police

  Belleville say the 65-year-old woman was walking on a sidewalk near 59 North Front St. when she was struck by a bicycle around 9:30 p.m. on Friday.

  Crime

  Apr 22, 2024
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• Accused shoplifter charged hours after release from arrest: Kingston police

  Police say the same suspect had been released from custody with conditions following an arrest for allegedly shoplifting at a business in city's midtown area the previous day.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2024
• Civilian workers vote to end strike at Canadian Forces Base Kingston, union says

  Members are expected to return to work within the next five days, the Public Service Alliance of Canada says.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2024
• Charges laid in ‘serious assault’ at Millhaven Institution, OPP says

  A 24-year-old inmate is facing a number of charges including assault with a weapon.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2024
• Snapping turtle found with BB gun in garbage bag ‘in good spirits’: Belleville police

  There was no word from police on why the turtle may have been left in a garbage bag with a BB gun and no arrests have been announced.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2024
• Belleville credit union offers reward in robbery case

  Police say the Alterna Credit Union was robbed by two men armed with handguns.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2024
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• Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant could be in Kingston, Belleville: OPP

  Terry Cheverie is known to frequent Ottawa, Belleville, Kingston, Oshawa and Toronto, police say.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2024
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• Harassment investigation leads to weapons, drug charges in Lyndhurst, Ont.

  A 50-year-old man was arrested without incident after a police raid found a cache of weapons.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2024
• Kingston man ordered to use knives only for cooking, eating caught with knife: police

  A 33-year-old man has been charged with breaking a very specific probation order.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2024
• Impaired charges laid after van nearly hits cop car: Kingston police

  Police say accused had more than one-and-a-half times the legal limit of alcohol in his system.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2024
• Florida man charged with impaired driving in Belleville

  Police say the driver was originally pulled over for speeding.

  Crime

  Apr 17, 2024