Media Release - August 29, 2023
Publié le le 29 août 2023
WARRANTS
Cornwall, ON – Louis Lafave, 51, of Cornwall, was arrested on August 28th, 2023 on the strength of outstanding warrants. It is alleged that on February 23rd, 2023, the man was scheduled to attend police headquarters to be fingerprinted and failed to do so. A warrant was issued for his arrest. On February 28th, 2023, it is alleged that the man scheduled to attend court and failed to do so. A warrant was issued for his arrest. On August 28th, 2023, the man was located during an unrelated matter and the warrant was executed. He was held for a bail hearing.
SHOPLIFTING
Cornwall, ON – A 13-year-old youth was arrested on August 28th, 2023, and charged with one count of theft under $5000. It is alleged that on August 5th, 2023, the youth attended a Ninth Street business, selected merchandise and left the store without attempting to pay for it. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. On August 28th, 2023, the youth attended police headquarters to address the matter. He was taken into custody, charged accordingly, and released to appear in court at a later date.
UTTERING THREAT
Cornwall, ON – A 45-year-old man was arrested on August 28th, 2023, and charged with one count of uttering threats. It is alleged that on August 26th, 2023, the man posted on social media threatening to set fire to his ex-girlfriend’s house. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. On August 28th, 2023, the man attended police headquarters to address the matter. He was taken into custody, charged accordingly, and released to appear in court on September 19th, 2023. His name was not released to protect the identity of the victim.
DOMESTIC ASSAULT, BREACH
Cornwall, ON – An 18-year-old man was arrested on August 28th, 2023, and charged with assault and breach of release order. It is alleged that on August 24th, 2023, the man was bound by a release order with the relevant condition to not communicate with his ex-girlfriend. On this date, it is also alleged that the man assaulted her. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. On August 28th, 2023, the man attended police headquarters to address the matter. He was taken into custody, charged accordingly, and was held for a bail hearing.
CALLS FOR SERVICE
There were 62 calls for service in the City of Cornwall over the last 24 hours (8:00 am yesterday to 8:00 am today). To see what’s happening in your neighbourhood visit our Crime Plot Map.
The mapping data on the Crime Plot Map is an extract from the Cornwall Police Service and only contains incidents that meet public disclosure eligibility in order to protect the identity of the victims. Since only a subset of data is displayed, the number of mapped incidents may not be a true reflection of how many incidents are actually on file for the day(s) or time range selected.
CPS reserves the right to not post all calls for service in order to protect the identity of the victims.
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