The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated 301 calls for service during the past week.
Domestic Violence
Arnprior and Renfrew officers investigated 12 domestic disputes during the past week. One male was charged with assault and 2 counts of domestic mischief; one female was charged with assault and domestic mischief; one male was charged with assault and one male was charged with domestic mischief. No other criminal offences took place.
Impaired Drivers
On Thursday, September 13 at 1:15 p.m., OPP officers responded to a report of a possible impaired driver in Renfrew. Officers located and stopped the suspect vehicle. The male driver had been drinking and was arrested for impaired driving. Following breath tests at the detachment, Alexander Smith, age 74, of Horton Township, was charged with impaired driving, and several Highway Traffic Act charges including driving while under suspension, driving under licence of other jurisdiction while suspended in Ontario, failing to surrender a suspended driver’s licence and contravening a licence condition. He was released on a promise to appear in court in Renfrew on Wednesday, October 25 for the criminal charge and was issued a summons to appear in traffic court in Renfrew on Friday, October 27. Provincial Constable (PC) Tony Gardiner led the investigation.
On Saturday, September 16 at approximately 11:30 p.m., officers received a call of a possible impaired driver on Stewartville Road in the Township of McNab Braeside. Officers located the suspect vehicle and stopped the driver. The male driver had been drinking and failed a roadside alcohol screening test. Following further tests at the detachment Thomas Fentum, 19, of McNab Braeside Township, was charged with driving over 80mgs. He was released on a promise to appear in court in Renfrew on Wednesday, October 25. PC Patrick O’Connor investigated.
Members of the public play an integral part of road safety when they report suspected impaired drivers to the police. The OPP encourage you to call 9-1-1 to report a suspected impaired driver, as this crime quite often claims innocent lives on our roadways. Provide as much information as possible, including a description of the vehicle, a licence plate, a description of the driver if possible and the road they are on and direction of travel is excellent information that helps officers stop impaired driving. Drivers can use cell phones to call 9-1-1(if you feel it is safe to do so) as calling 9-1-1 is an exception to the distracted driving law.
Uttering Threats
One male is facing charges after threatening several people. OPP officers began investigating on Sunday, September 10 when someone reported a male who resides on Mary Street in Douglas uttered threats to harm several people with a firearm. A warrant for the arrest of the male was issued by a Justice of the Peace and a warrant to enter the home of the male was also granted. The OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) team was utilized and John Patrick Wren, 54, of Douglas was arrested. PC Derek Andrechek led the investigation.
Thefts
Property was stolen from the bed of a pick-up truck while parked at the Eagle’s Nest hiking trail on Calabogie Road on Saturday, September 9 between 10 a.m. and noon. There were no witnesses. Items were also stolen from a locked pick-up truck while parked at the Centennial Lake municipal boat launch on the same date in the morning. The thief got into the truck through the rear sliding window and stole lottery tickets, change and fishing gear including tackle boxes, an Abu Garcia fishing rod and reel and other gear .A packsack containing clothing and USB sticks were stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Renfrew Avenue E in Renfrew overnight on Tuesday, September 12.
