Cobourg Police Service

• Cobourg police warn of string of distraction thefts

  In six of the seven recently reported incidents in Cobourg, police said the victims of the distraction thefts were women between the ages of 55 and 77.

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  Jan 17
  
• Cobourg, Ont. woman arrested for sending harassing emails to police

  According to the Cobourg Police Service, in the summer of 2022, its members received a number of harassing emails from a woman who was warned to stop, but did not.

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  Jan 10
  
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• Cobourg police report arrests for impaired driving, breach of driving suspensions

  In one incident, Cobourg Police found a driver unconscious in a vehicle that was idling in a parking lot in the area of Elgin Street East.

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  Jan 6
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• Traffic stop in Cobourg leads to driver’s arrest after drugs, weapons seized

  A search of the vehicle uncovered drugs, drug paraphernalia, cellphones, a second prohibited knife, a pellet gun with pellets and cash.

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  Jan 3
• Cobourg woman arrested for online buy-and-sell fraud: police

  In early December 2022, police launched an investigation after receiving a report of fraud involving online buy-and-sell transactions.

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  Jan 3
• Cobourg, Ont. police seek 2 suspects following knife-point store robbery

  According to police, at around 8 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a reported armed robbery at a King Street West store in Cobourg, Ont.

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  Dec 20, 2022
• 1 arrested, drugs seized after bear spray attack in Cobourg residence: police

  Around 6:40 a.m. Thursday, officers responded to a report that a man had sprayed bear mace in the face of another man.

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  Nov 25, 2022
• St. Catharines man arrested for theft at Cobourg, Ont. business: police

  Police in Cobourg, Ont., say officers responded to a report of a theft in progress at a north-end business around 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

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  Nov 17, 2022
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• Cobourg police probe damage to CCTV camera system near downtown

  Sometime between Wednesday and early Thursday, police say wires to power a CCTV camera along University Avenue were cut by what was suspected to be a reciprocating saw.

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  Nov 10, 2022
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• Cobourg police seek 2 suspects in distraction theft

  Cobourg police say one man distracted a woman while another stole a wallet from a vehicle.

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  Nov 10, 2022