Public Mischief

• Charges laid after car falsely reported stolen: Guelph police

  Guelph police say a man falsely reported his car was stolen from an address on Dawson Road and then claimed it had since been involved in a hit-and-run collision outside the city.

  Crime

  Aug 25, 2023
  
• Neighbour falsely accused of pointing a gun at 2 men in Guelph’s west end

  Police say they've charged a pair of Guelph men after false claims that a neighbour had pointed a gun at them.

  Crime

  Aug 23, 2023
  
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• Quebec social media influencer charged for simulating fake crimes for attention

  Police say they launched an investigation in May after the Quebec influencer allegedly drove a van with the words 'free candy' printed on the side in an attempt to lure children.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2023
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• 2nd person charged with impaired driving in fatal August 2022 Cochrane, Alta. collision

  Kendra Bigstony, 33, and Deirdre Snow, 29, both face impaired driving causing death and bodily harm charges after collisions killed Fort Saskatchewan woman.

  Crime

  Apr 11, 2023
• Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum’s acquittal has some questioning his investigation

  A judge found McCallum not guilty on Monday, ruling McCallum's foot had, in fact, been run over, and that he had not intended to mislead police despite discrepancies in his story.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2022
• Court rules former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum not guilty of public mischief

  The charge stems from an altercation in a South Surrey grocery store parking lot, where McCallum claimed a political opponent ran his foot over with her car.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2022
• Ex-Surrey mayor intended to mislead, prosecutor tells public mischief trial

  A special prosecutor says ex-Surrey mayor Doug McCallum intended to mislead police by falsely accusing a woman to be suspected of committing offences against him.

  Politics

  Nov 9, 2022
• Former Surrey mayor faced campaign of harassment before foot was run over, lawyer says

  Doug McCallum is accused of falsely claiming Keep the RCMP in Surrey campaigner Debi Johnstone ran over his foot outside the Southpoint Save-On-Foods on Sept. 4, 2021.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2022
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• Running over foot not expected to cause fractures, expert witness tells Doug McCallum trial

  Doug McCallum has pleaded not guilty to a charge of public mischief over claims he made a Keep the RCMP in Surrey campaigner ran over his foot in September 2021.

  Crime

  Nov 2, 2022
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• Surveillance video shows incident at centre of Mayor Doug McCallum’s public mischief trial

  McCallum was charged with public mischief last year after he claimed a Keep the RCMP in Surrey campaigner ran over his foot in a supermarket parking lot.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2022