Cruelty to Animals, Summer Vacation

For taping on June 25, 2008
Crime Stoppers and Kingston Police need your help to identify the person or persons responsible for the surgical mutilation of two cats found in wooded areas in Kingston, during the past week.
On Tuesday, June 17th, a woman walking her dog in a wooded area near Lancaster Drive Public School located the upper half of a dead cat. On Friday, June 20th, a second person walking their dog, this time in the Cataraqui Woods Park area located the upper torso and head of another cat.
In both instances, the animals are believed to have been cut in half with a bottom portion removed from the scene.
Crime Stoppers guarantees that all callers will remain anonymous, will not have to appear in court as a witness, and may be eligible for a reward.
If you know who is responsible for this crime, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit your information on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

Area police and Crime Stoppers would like you and your property to have an all together safe and happy summer season.
Crime Stoppers receives many calls about incidents where criminals went to work while their victims were away on holidays.
Please be aware of such events happening and take the proper steps to reduce your chances of being a victim.
If you have any information about a crime that has been committed call Crime Stoppers or submit your tip on line at tipsubmit.com.

Crime of the Week

Thanks to our media partners, Crime Stoppers spotlights a crime that has been committed in the area.
Crime Stoppers would like to remind you that we need information on all crimes, not just the crime of the week.
If you have information on a crime that has already been committed, those about to occur or the whereabouts of a wanted person, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or follow the link on the home page and submit your tip on-line. Your information could earn you a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Crime Stoppers recently announced a partnership with the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services to try to combat Hate Crimes.
A hate crime is an offense committed against persons, property or society that is motivated by an offenders bias against an in individual or groups perceived race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation. These offences include intimidation, harassment, violence and vandalism.
Help curb this criminal cancer in our society. If you have knowledge of someone committing hate crimes, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or follow the link on the home page and submit your tip on-line.

Armed Assailants for ID & Theft of Tractor Trailer

Crime Stoppers and Kingston Police need your help to identify a very dangerous man, who stabbed a young girl for no apparent reason.
On Wednesday, April 16th at 7:15 p.m. the 17-year old female victim was on foot, at the corner of Barrie and York street, when the suspect pushed her and then stabbed her in the upper leg with a utility knife.
This criminal is described as a male, 18 to 20 years old, wearing a dark sweatshirt and a toque.
If you know who was responsible for this armed assault, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit your information on-line via the link on our home page or @ http://www.tipsubmit.com/

Crime Stoppers and Kingston Police need your help to fill in the blanks in the case of a stolen tractor trailer full of recycled cans.
The black 38-foot truck was taken from a property on Dalton Avenue between 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 28 and 3 a.m. the following morning. The truck is worth $50,000, while its load was worth almost $11,000.
If you have know who is responsible for this theft or the location of the stolen vehicle, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit your information on-line via the link on our home page or @ tipsubmit.com.

Armed Robbery In Kingston

Crime Stoppers and Kingston Police need your help to identify a masked bandit.

On Thursday, April 10th at 1:30 a.m. a man in his early 20s and carrying a knife, robbed the Shell station at 1213 Division Street, at the corner of Benson. The thief, who had covered his face with a stocking, waved the knife and demanded cash and cigarettes.

If you know who was responsible for this armed robbery, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit your information on-line via the link on our home page or @ tipsubmit.com

Theft of Boat

Crime Stoppers Kingston/1000 Islands and Kingston Police need your help in their continuing investigation into a stolen boat.
On Monday, August 6, 2007 at about 8 p.m., a 2002 28-foot Searay 280 Sundancer yacht was stolen from its berth at the Confederation Basin Marina.
The boat is white with a tan coloured top and valued at $100,000.
Anyone with information about this theft or any other criminal activity, is asked to call Crime Stoppers. When you call Crime Stoppers, you do not give your name, nor are you asked to testify in court. Call 613-542-8477, toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS or submit your information on-line at www.tipsubmit.com. If your information leads to an arrest or the recovery of drugs or stolen property, you qualify for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Crime of the Week - Hate Crime

Crime Stoppers and Napanee OPP officers hope you will help solve a serious case of mischief.
Overnight Saturday, February 2nd, suspects emptied two 1-gallon cans of cream coloured exterior paint over the roof and rear window of a blue, 2000 Ford Focus. The vehicle had been parked in the victim’s Ann Street residence driveway.
Officers determined that this is in fact, a hate crime and would very much like to catch the criminals responsible. If you have any information that would help, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit your information on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

Suspects for identification

TO BE AIRED/PUBLISHED DURING THE WEEK OF April 3, 2008
Crime Stoppers and Napanee OPP hope you have some information about a theft that occurred at Wallaces Drug Store. Police need to identify the suspect walking down the aisle of this video.
Just after 1 p.m., on Sunday, January 27th a suspect not only short-changed the clerk of $20, then entered a closed part of the store and emptied the till of cash and stole a quantity of scratch tickets.
The suspect is described as a white male, average height and build, dark short hair, with very thin sideburns and beard. He was wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs cap, dark down-filled coat and khaki-coloured cargo pants. He was also swinging a large set of keys.
If you know the identity of this thief, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

Crime Stoppers and Napanee OPP need your help to solve a break and enter at the Richmond Medical Pharmacy, located at 307 Bridge Street West.
On Friday, February 15th at 7:45 p.m., 2 male suspects, driving a dark blue or black GMC ½ tonne pick up, parked beside the pharmacy. One suspect broke a small window on the west side of the building with a hammer and entered, cutting himself on the broken glass. Moments later, the audible alarm scared them both away in an eastbound direction.
Both suspects were white and wearing dark clothing. The first one was average height and weight, while the second suspect was shorter and heavier.
If you know the identity of these criminals, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit your information on line @ tipsubmit.com.

Theft from Drug Store w/o March 26th, 2008

Crime Stoppers and Napanee OPP hope you have some information about a theft that occurred at Wallace’s Drug Store.
Just after 1 p.m., on Sunday, January 27th a suspect not only short-changed the clerk of $20, then entered a closed part of the store and emptied the till of cash and stole a quantity of scratch tickets.
The suspect is described as a white male, average height and build, dark short hair, with very thin sideburns and beard. He was wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs cap, dark down-filled coat and khaki-coloured cargo pants. He was also swinging a large set of keys.
If you know the identity of this thief, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

Crime Stoppers and Loyalist OPP officers need your help to recover a stolen dirt bike and ATV, stolen from a detached residential garage on Factory Street in Odessa.
In the early evening hours of Friday, January 26, 2008 the victim entered his garage to find his Yamaha dirt bike and Polaris ATV 4-wheeler had been stolen. The total value of this vehicle theft is $7,700.00.
If you know the whereabouts of this stolen property, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip on-line via the link on our home page or @ tipsubmit.com.

Armed Robbery and Theft from Vehicles

Following a rash of thefts from unlocked vehicles in Amherstview during the latter part of January, police would like to remind people to lock your vehicles regardless of whether you are at home, at work or elsewhere.
If you must leave items in your car or truck, such as CDs, electronics, etc., put them in the trunk or out of sight of prying eyes. And never leave valuables, purses or wallets in your vehicle. If your identification goes missing, you could be in more trouble than you could ever imagine!
If you have information on a crime that has, or is about to be committed, please call us today @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

Napanee OPP officers are hoping you can help identify a potentially violent thief, who committed an armed robbery at the Richmond Grocery Store at 311 Bridge Street West.
On Saturday, January 19, 2008 at about 8:30 p.m., a lone male entered the store, indicating he had a weapon and demanded cash. The suspect is described as a white male, 5'7" tall with facial stubble, which could be seen through the white balaclava. He was also wearing a blue plaid coat.
If you can help identify this thief, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

Help Solve a Home Invasion

Crime Stoppers and Leeds County OPP officers are hoping that you have information that will help them solve a vicious home invasion.
In the early morning hours of Thursday, July 5th, 2007, the suspect forced their way into the home of the victim, a 77-year-old woman. This home is located on County Road 2, in the area of Hudson Point Road in Elizabethown-Kitley Township. When confronted, the suspect beat the elderly victim unconscious, then fled the house in an unknown means and direction of travel. The motive for the break, enter and assault is also unknown.
A person of interest, seen in the area of this residence that same morning, is described as a tanned, white male, between 35 and 40 years of age, weighing 170-180 lbs., 5'9" tall with very short dark hair. He is believed to have been wearing a dark purple or maroon coloured T-shirt, black shorts and black safety style shoes.
This composite sketch has been created of the male who may have information about this crime.
If you have any information that would be pertinent to this investigation, or any other criminal offence, please call Crime Stoppers at 613-542-TIPS, toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS or submit your tip on-line @ tipsubmit.com.
When you contact Crime Stoppers, you do not give your name, nor are you asked to testify in court. Call 1-800-222-TIPS. These lines are not recorded and we do not subscribe to call display. If your information leads to an arrest or the recovery of drugs or stolen property, you qualify for a cash reward of up to $2,000. Be a crime fighter! Call or submit a tip on-line to Crime Stoppers today!

Crime of the Week - February 20, 2008

Kingston Police are asking for the publics help to locate a $20,000 generator, stolen from a job site at Centennial Drive and Highway 401construction site in late January.
The 20-kilowatt generator looks like a large, white steel box on wheels, so it can be towed. It is a Caterpillar brand generator owned by Battlefield Rentals and can be identified by the owner and the police, if found.
If you have information on the location of this stolen property, please call us today @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

Following the brutal beating of an 18 year-old man on Princess Street in Kingston on Monday, February 4th, police are looking to the public to help identify his assailants.
The victim was standing outside Smijies Bar and Grill just after midnight, when 2 men knocked him to the ground and stole his cell phone and $80 cash. The victim suffered a fractured skull as a result.
His attackers are both white males, one 6'2" and the other 5'6" tall, both wearing dark, hooded coats.
If you have information that would help police identify these violent criminals, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

Theft of Jewellery

Kingston Police are investigating the heist of over $100,000 worth of jewellery from the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour building on Yonge Street.
Overnight, February 2nd to 3rd, the suspects made off with the gems, that were part of the weekend-long Cabin Fever Antique show. It is believed that the thief hid out in the building overnight, took the jewellery, then made their escape.
If you have information on the bandit or the location of this stolen property, please call us today @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

Crime of the Week January 7, 2008 - Theft & BandE

Kingston Police are investigating the theft of 2 cameras from a vehicle parked in the victim’s driveway.
Overnight January 19-20th, thieves broke into car owned by the west-end resident and stole a camcorder and a digital camera. The cameras can be replaced, but not the memories contained on the film and memory stick inside.
If you know the location of these stolen items, please call us today @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

Loyalist OPP officers need your help identify the suspects that broke into three businesses located at the Island View Plaza on Speers Blvd. in Amherstview.
Between 4 and 4:30 a.m. on Monday January 21st the suspect gained entry to all three units, by prying open the front doors. The cash registers were then pried open and paper currency only, stolen from the tills.
If you have information that would help police identify these criminals, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

News for week of January 30th - Theft of Snowmobile and Robbery Suspect Sought

Thieves in Odessa, took advantage of a 1 ½ hour window and stole a snowmobile from the back of the owners green Dodge Ram truck, when it was parked at the car park at County Road 4 and Highway 401.
The sled was stolen between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 12th. It is a black & orange, 2004 Ski-doo GSX Limited, with a 800 cc engine.
If you can help Loyalist OPP officers and know the location of this stolen vehicle, please call us today @ 1-800-222-TIPS or submit a tip on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

Napanee OPP officers need your help to catch a thief that robbed the Richmond Grocery Store on Bridge Street West.
The male, balaclava-clad bandit confronted the clerk on Saturday, January 19the at 8:30 p.m. and fled on foot with cash. The suspect was also wearing a blue, plaid coat and is 5'7" with a slim build.
If you have information that would identify this criminal, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-TIPS or submit a tip on-line @ tipsubmit.com.

ATV Stolen - News for week of January 23rd, 2008

Napanee OPP officers hope you can help with the recovery of a stolen ATV, taken overnight, December 19th, 2007, from a County Road 9 residence.
The Yamaha Rhino is camouflage green in colour with black roll bars and wooden doors. It had a plexi-glass windshield and was bearing Ontario plates 15LM0. It is valued at $17,000. The keys were in it at the time of the theft.
If you know the location of this stolen ATV, please call us today @ 1-800-222-TIPS or submit a tip on-line @ callcrimestoppers.ca.

In addition to January being Crime Stoppers month, the Kingston/1000 Islands program is also celebrating 20 years serving your community. Our record of successful tips is amazing. Thanks to your calls, 1,573 cases have been cleared, 1,271criminals have been arrested, $4,433,917 worth of stolen property recovered and $43,489,430 worth of illegal drugs are off our streets.
We are also pleased to announce, that this anonymous avenue of getting crime related information to the police, is being extended to the information super highway. Now, you can securely log on and submit confidential tips via the internet. Just go to our home page and follow the link - http://www.callcrimestoppers.ca.
If you have any information about a crime that has been committed or is about to be, call us toll free @ 1-800-222-TIPS or join us on the web. Your information could earn you a reward of up to $2,000.

January is Crime Stoppers Month!

In addition to January being Crime Stoppers month, the Kingston/1000 Islands program is also celebrating 20 years serving your community. Our record of successful tips is amazing. Thanks to your calls, 1,573 cases have been cleared, 1,271criminals have been arrested, $4,433,917 worth of stolen property recovered and $43,489,430 worth of illegal drugs are off our streets.
We are also pleased to announce, that this anonymous avenue of getting crime related information to the police, is being extended to the information super highway. Now, you can securely log on and submit confidential tips via the internet. Just go to our home page and follow the link - http://www.callcrimestoppers.ca.
If you have any information about a crime that has been committed or is about to be, call us toll free @ 1-800-222-TIPS or join us on the web. Your information could earn you a reward of up to $2,000.

Crime Stoppers and Napanee OPP officers are hoping someone in the public has some information that would help them solve an attempted theft of snowmobiles.
At 2:50 a.m. on Wednesday December 12th, 2007, police responded to an alarm at Cartronics, located on Richmond Blvd. Thieves had broken into a locked compound and one snowmobile was found abandoned behind the business. Police believe at least three individuals were involved in this incident.
One young male was seen running and getting into a red, Ford Mustang that was parked at the Petro Canada gas station on Centre Street, two blocks from the break-in.
If you have any information that would be pertinent to this investigation, or any other criminal offence, please call Crime Stoppers or submit your tip on-line.

How the Criminals Grinches Stole Christmas - Week of December 20th

Kingston Police are looking for a grinch-like thief who stole money right out of a little girls’ hand.
The 12-year old girl was Christmas shopping at the Cataraqui Town Centre on Tuesday, December 4th, with money she had earned baby sitting. While the victim was standing near the escalator at 6:15 p.m., a man snatched the $70 cash from her hand and ran off.
The suspect is between 40 and 50 years of age, 5'8" tall, with a heavy build, moustache and short hair. He was wearing a blue hat, blue jeans and a black jacket.
If you can help police identify this heartless thief, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-TIPS or submit your tip on-line @ www.callcrimestoppers.ca.

OPP officers are looking for a thief who snatched a Christmas donation jar from the counter at the Verona Hardware store, 6723 Hwy. 38.
The jar and its contents, approx. $200, was taken some time between 8 and 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 4th. The money was being collected to help less fortunate children in the nearby public school, with books, warm, home-made pajamas, and toys for Christmas.
If you can help police identify this cold-hearted thief, please call Crime Stoppers or submit your tip on-line @ www.callcrimestoppers.ca.

Safety Tips and Crimes of the Week December 13/07

With the Christmas shopping season upon us, Crime Stoppers and area police would like to share a few tips with you, to ensure you enjoy the experience and do not become a victim of unscrupulous criminals.
With the shorter daylight hours, if you are returning to your home or vehicle with parcels, be aware of your surroundings and people loitering in close proximity, especially after dark.
Always lock your vehicle before heading into the stores and malls.
When leaving parcels unattended in your vehicle, lock them up in the trunk and out of sight of prying eyes.
When paying for items with your debit card, or withdrawing cash from the ATM, shield the machine with your hand or entire body when entering your PIN number.
Never leave your purse or wallet unattended in a shopping cart or a change room when trying on articles.
Wrapped presents look lovely under a Christmas tree and especially so to thieves peering through windows. Keep this in mind when deciding where to place the tree and when to put the gifts underneath it.
And finally, if you decide to order anything on-line from the internet, be sure that you only go to secure and trusted sites.
From all of us at Crime Stoppers, have a safe and enjoyable Holiday Season.

Crime Stoppers in the Kingston/1000 Islands area, will soon be celebrating 20 years serving your community. Our record of successful tips is amazing. Thanks to your calls, thousands of criminals have been arrested, volumes of stolen property recovered and multi-millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs are off our streets.
We have now extended this anonymous avenue of getting crime related information to the police to the information super highway. Now, you can securely log on and submit confidential tips via the internet. Just visit our home page http://www.callcrimestoppers.caand follow the link.
If you have any information about a crime that has been committed or is about to be, call us toll free @ 1-800-222-TIPS or join us on the web. Your information could earn you a reward of up to $2,000.

Kingston Police are asking for your help to solve a case of tool theft from a construction trailer.
Overnight, Wednesday November 14th, thieves broke into the locked, red trailer, parked at a job site at 197 Pine Street, and stole $6,000 worth of uninsured power tools. The brand names included Rigid, DeWalt, Makita, Hitachi, Bostich and Bosch.
If you have any information about this theft, or know the location of the stolen property, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-TIPS or submit a tip on-line @ www.callcrimestoppers.ca.

Napanee OPP officers are continuing their investigation into two armed robberies. The first occurred at the Petro Canada kiosk on Centre Street, just before 9 p.m. on Monday, November 19th. The second one happened at 4 a.m. on Thursday, November 29th, at the Pioneer Gas Bar on Centre Street south.
In both cases, the suspect brandished a weapon and demanded money. The suspect is described as a male, wearing a balaclava and dark clothing. He is just over 5 feet tall and has a slender build.
If you have any information that would help police solve this crime, or any other, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip on-line @ www.callcrimestoppers.ca.

Christmas tips/Stolen Outboard/Residential B&E

Loyalist OPP officers are hoping you can assist with the recovery of three stolen outboard motors.
Some time during the month of September, thieves took the motors from a field on Mud Lake Road.
They are described as being new Honda 9.9 hp. silver in colour, with red and blue stickers that said ‘KRC" on them. They were being utilized by students from Ernestown Secondary School as part of a Social Sciences program.
If you have any information about this theft, or know the location of the stolen property, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-TIPS.

Loyalist OPP officers continue their investigation into a residential break and enter that occurred on County Road 2 near Shane Street in Odessa.
During the daylight hours of Tuesday, the 23rd day of October, suspects entered the home and removed food items, a Canon Digital Camera, a Samsung Video Recorder, Nona DVD player and assorted jewellery.
If you have any information that would help police solve this crime, or any other, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477.

With the Christmas shopping season upon us, Crime Stoppers and area police would like to share a few tips with you, to ensure you enjoy the experience and do not become a victim of unscrupulous criminals.
With the shorter daylight hours, if you are returning to your home or vehicle with parcels, be aware of your surroundings and people loitering in close proximity, especially after dark.
Always lock your vehicle before heading into the stores and malls.
When leaving parcels unattended in your vehicle, lock them up in the trunk and out of sight of prying eyes.
When paying for items with your debit card, or withdrawing cash from the ATM, shield the machine with your hand or entire body when entering your PIN number.
Never leave your purse or wallet unattended in a shopping cart or a change room when trying on articles.
Wrapped presents look lovely under a Christmas tree and especially so to thieves peering through windows. Keep this in mind when deciding where to place the tree and when to put the gifts underneath it.
And finally, if you decide to order anything on-line from the internet, be sure that you only go to secure and trusted sites.
From all of us at Crime Stoppers, have a safe and enjoyable Holiday Season.
When you call Crime Stoppers, you do not give your name, nor are you asked to testify in court. Call 1-800-222-TIPS. That’s 1-800-222-8477. These lines are not recorded and we do not subscribe to call display. If your information leads to an arrest or the recovery of drugs or stolen property, you qualify for a cash reward of up to $2,000. Be a crime fighter! Call Crime Stoppers today!