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Media Release for Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Calls for Service:
(March 24 at 8:00am – March 25 at 8:00am) 98

Assault Arrests

Several teenagers are facing charges after three separate incidents Tuesday, March 24, 2026 including a 13-year-old Peterborough male who is facing 12 charges in connection with all three incidents.  

Incident #1

The first incident happened around 5:30pm near the food court at Lansdowne Place Mall when a 15-year-old male was assaulted. 

Incident #2

The second incident happened around 6:40pm at Lansdowne Place Mall when a...

Further to Media Release for Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Community Zone Traffic Detail

Members of the Peterborough Police Service Traffic Unit conducted an enforcement detail Monday, March 23, 2026, focusing on several Community Safety Zones within the City of Peterborough. 

Community Safety Zones are designated on roadways where public safety is of a special concern to the community. These areas are typically around schools. The fines for offences committed in these areas are higher than in non-designated zones.  

• 73 charges were laid under the Highway...

Media Release for Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Calls for Service:
(March 23 at 8:00am – March 24 at 8:00am) 148

Warrant Arrest

A 40-year-old Peterborough woman wanted on three warrants was arrested by Community F.I.R.S.T officers Monday.

At approximately 2:00pm on March 23, 2026, the officers were on general patrol in the Park Street and Romaine Street area when they spotted the woman walking, stopped and took her into custody.  The woman was wanted for theft under $5000 X11, failure to comply with a probation order X10, failure to comply with...

Media Release for Monday, March 23, 2026

Calls for Service:
(March 20 at 8:00am – March 21 at 8:00am) 99
(March 21 at 8:00am – March 22 at 8:00am) 80
(March 20 at 8:00am – March 21 at 8:00am) 87

Impaired Arrest

A 41-year-old Peterborough man is facing charges after an incident Friday afternoon.

At approximately 2:00pm on March 20, 2026, several 9-1-1 calls were received about a possible impaired driver in the Museum Drive and Hunter Street area. Upon arrival to the area, a vehicle matching the description given to police was spotted at...

Further to Media Release for Friday, March 20, 2026

Graffiti Investigation

Officers with the Peterborough Police Service are investigating after an offensive racial slur was spray painted multiple times across a 300-meter section of fence in the City of Peterborough.  

The incident happened sometime overnight between Thursday, March 19, 2026, and 8:20am on Friday, March 20, 2026.  The graffiti was painted along a fence on Airport Road south of Sir Sanford Fleming Drive. The offensive racial slur was written nine times along a 300-meter stretch of...