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Media Release for Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Posted on Tuesday, January 07, 2025 09:08 AM
Calls for Service:
(Jan 6 at 8:00am – Jan 7 at 8:00am) 84
Festive RIDE
Officers with the Peterborough Police Service conducted three Festive RIDE checks between December 20, 2024, and January 1, 2025.
In all:
Vehicles Stopped: 1,511
Sobriety Tests Administered: 95
Fail: 2
Warnings: 1
At approximately 12:30am on Saturday, December 21, 2024, officers conducting a RIDE check on Lansdowne Street West near Kawartha Heights Boulevard. During the check a 37-year-old Peterborough man was stopped and as a result...
Media Release for Monday, January 6, 2025
Posted on Monday, January 06, 2025 11:59 AM
Calls for Service:
(Jan 3 at 8:00am – Jan 4 at 8:00am) 114
(Jan 4 at 8:00am – Jan 5 at 8:00am) 81
(Jan 5 at 8:00am – Jan 6 at 8:00am) 81
Motor Vehicle Theft with Violence Arrests
Two teenagers are facing charges in connection with a carjacking on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
At approximately 8:00pm on New Year's Day, two people approached a vehicle in the area of Wolf Street and Park Place pulled a woman from her vehicle and punched her in the face before fleeing in the vehicle. The vehicle was...
Human remains found in Otonabee River in 1988 identified
Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 11:47 AM
Advanced DNA testing technology helps Peterborough Police Service identify human remains found in Otonabee River in 1988
Peterborough, ON – Wednesday, December 11, 2024
On July 10th, 1988, recreational divers located a human skull in the Otonabee River, near Lock and McKellar Street, approximately 130 feet from the shore. When the skull was found a postmortem examination was conducted, which revealed it belonged to a male and that he was the victim of homicide. Extensive air and underwater...
Request for Proposal for Vehicle Towing Services
Posted on Monday, November 25, 2024 02:42 PM
Peterborough Police Service has opened a Request for Proposal for Vehicle Towing Services.
The RFP is for the supply of 24-hour towing services and vehicle secure storage pound facilities for use by the PPS within the City of Peterborough, the Township of Cavan Monaghan and the Village of Lakefield for the 2025 through 2029 term.
Interested operators can download the information through the link below.
To be considered, sealed requests must be received by 12:00pm noon Friday,...
Peterborough Police Service moves to Verified Alarm Response Program
Posted on Friday, February 02, 2024 08:23 AM
Peterborough, ON February 2, 2024
As of March 1st, 2024, the Peterborough Police Service will be joining other police services by introducing a Verified Alarm Response Program (VARP). This means Alarm Monitoring Services will be required to verify any alarm signal they receive prior to notifying police.
“The Peterborough Police Service is adopting VARP to improve service delivery to residents and business owners and to decrease the time spent responding to false alarms,” says Peter Sejrup,...