Thursday, July 29, 2004

VIOLENT DOMESTIC DISPUTE
A 19-year old male will appear in bail court this morning on a number of domestic violence charges from an incident in a downtown residence in June.

It is alleged that the accused went to a residence and got into an argument with his ex-girlfriend. The victim went to the bathroom to call the police but he followed her.

The accused allegedly choked the victim and covered her mouth so that she could not scream for help from other persons in the residence. The accused then struck the victim with the phone and threw her to the ground where she struck her head.

He was arrested yesterday afternoon and has been charged with one count of assault, one count of assault with a weapon and one count of breach of probation as he was on a probation order with terms to keep the peace, which he failed to do by assaulting the victim.


MULTIPLE CHARGES INCLUDE IMPAIRED
Last night a vehicle stop by patrol officers resulted in the arrest of 3 males. A complaint had been received of a possible impaired driver and when officers stopped the car on Wellington Street East, they found the driver had been drinking.

He was on a probation order with terms not to associate with one of the passengers in his vehicle as well.

When the officers went to arrest Brent Garson, age 21, of 555 Dundas Street for impaired driving, he started to resist and other officers arrived to assist.

Garson has been charged with one count of impaired driving, one count of resisting arrest and one count of breach of probation. He will appear in court on the 13th of September.

When the officers were stopped and checking the above vehicle they made inquiries as to who the passengers were as they had also received information that one of the males in the vehicle had been at residence and wanted to start a fight.

Both males provided wrong names to the officers however, they were able to determine that the names were not real. Subsequently officers charged Jody Swanson, age 19, of 245 John Street and Luc Dale, age 21, of 108-537 Cooper St. with one count each of impersonation. Both accused will appear in court on September 13th.


PICKUP CRASHES INTO YARD
Around 3:30 am a homeowner at an address in the 100 block of Wallace Terrace had a rude awakening after a pickup truck drove through their backyard fence, took out a woodpile and came to a stop when it struck a car parked in the yard.

The driver of the pickup truck fled the scene on foot.

It is alleged that the pickup truck was being driven by Robert Marshall, age 41, of 105-536 Goulais Avenue. He lost control while travelling westbound on Lyons Avenue. The vehicle left the roadway and travelled along a laneway until it went through the fence.

Mr. Marshall was located a short time later and has been charged with one count of impaired driving, one count of consuming over the legal limit and one count of failing to remain at the scene of an accident. He will appear in court on September 13th.

Marshall did not receive any significant injuries even though the impact was strong enough to have deployed the air bags and totaled his truck. The estimated value of damage to the car and property has not been determined at the time of this release.