FAIL TO COMPLY, SHOPLIFTING, ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE

Cornwall, ON – A 43-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 9, 2026, and charged with the following:

• 13 counts of fail to comply with probation order
• Six counts of theft under $5,000 shoplifting
• Robbery with violence

It is alleged on Sept. 18, 2026, Sept. 19, 2026, Sept. 20, 2026, Sept. 21, 2026, Sept. 22, 2026, and Oct. 6, 2026, the man was bound by a probation order with the relevant conditions to keep the peace and be of good behaviour and to not attend a specific Ninth Street West business. It is further alleged on these dates, he attended the specific Ninth Street West business he was prohibited from visiting, selected merchandise and exited the store on each occasion without making any attempt to pay for the items. Police were contacted and investigations ensued – led by a Community Patrol Support Unit officer. As a result, reasonable and probable grounds were developed for his arrest.

In the early morning hours of Oct. 9, 2026, Cornwall Police Service officers were dispatched to a robbery call, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on this date, the man was bound by a probation order with the relevant condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. It is further alleged he attended a Pitt Street convenience store, selected merchandise and exited the store without making any attempt to pay for the items, while brandishing an edged weapon and using threats of violence. The man was subsequently located and taken into police custody. He was charged accordingly and held for a bail hearing.

FAIL TO ATTEND, FAIL TO COMPLY, ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE

Cornwall, ON – A 30-year-old woman from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 9, 2026, on the strength of an outstanding warrant and additionally charged with fail to comply with probation order and robbery with violence.

It is alleged on Sept. 3, 2026, the woman was scheduled to attend court and failed to do so. A warrant was issued for her arrest on the charge of failure to attend court after having appeared.

In the early morning hours of Oct. 9, 2026, CPS officers were dispatched to a robbery call, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on this date, the woman was bound by a probation order with the relevant condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. It is further alleged she attended a Pitt Street convenience store, selected merchandise and exited the store without making any attempt to pay for the items, while brandishing an edged weapon and using threats of violence. The woman was subsequently located and taken into police custody. She was charged accordingly and held for a bail hearing.

FAIL TO ATTEND

Cornwall, ON – A 41-year-old woman from Laval, QC, was arrested on Oct. 9, 2026, on the strength of an outstanding warrant. It is alleged on Oct. 8, 2026, the woman was scheduled to attend court and failed to do so. A warrant was issued for her arrest on the charge of fail to comply with appearance notice – court. On Oct. 9, 2026, the woman attended police headquarters to address the matter. The warrant was executed and she was released to appear in court on Nov. 17, 2026.

UTTERING THREATS

Cornwall, ON – A 14-year-old youth from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 9, 2026, and charged with two counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. On Oct. 9, 2026, a CPS officer was dispatched to a threats complaint, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on Sept. 29, 2026, the youth threatened to shoot family members. The youth was located and taken into police custody. He was charged accordingly under the Youth Criminal Justice Act and held for a bail hearing.

IMPAIRED OPERATION, OVER 80

Cornwall, ON – A 36-year-old woman from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 9, 2026, and charged with operation while impaired – alcohol and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus). On Oct. 9, 2026, a CPS officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Second Street East, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on this date, the woman was operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. She was taken into custody, charged accordingly and later released to appear in court on Nov. 3, 2026.

IMPAIRED OPERATION, OVER 80

Cornwall, ON – A 22-year-old man from Dunvegan, ON, was arrested on Oct. 10, 2026, and charged with operation while impaired – alcohol and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus). In the early morning hours of Oct. 10, 2026, a CPS officer was dispatched to the area of Sydney Street in relation to a hit-and-run motor vehicle collision, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on this date, the man was operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. He was additionally charged with fail to remain. The man was subsequently located, taken into police custody and charged accordingly. He was later released to appear in court on Nov. 3, 2026.

IMPAIRED OPERATION, OVER 80

Cornwall, ON – A 47-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 10, 2026, and charged with operation while impaired – alcohol and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus). In the early morning hours of Oct. 10, 2026, police were dispatched to an ambulance assist call at a Pitt Street establishment, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on this date, the man was operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. The man was located, taken into custody and charged accordingly. He was later released to appear in court on Nov. 3, 2026.

ASSAULT WITH WEAPON, ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY HARM, POSSESSION OF WEAPON FOR DANGEROUS PURPOSE

Cornwall, ON – A 63-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 10, 2026, and charged with the following:

• Assault with a weapon
• Assault causing bodily harm
• Possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose

On Oct. 10, 2026, police were dispatched to an ambulance assist call, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on this date, the man assaulted an individual known to him with a bat, causing injuries. He was subsequently located and taken into police custody. The man was charged accordingly and held for a bail hearing.  

CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

Cornwall, ON – A 68-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 10, 2026, and charged with criminal harassment – beset and watch person known to complainant. On Oct. 10, 2026, CPS officers were dispatched to an intimate partner violence complaint, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged the man harassed his ex-spouse, causing the woman to fear for her safety. He was located and taken into police custody. The man was charged accordingly and later released to appear in court on Nov. 10, 2026.

ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY HARM

Cornwall, ON – Two 17-year-old youths from Cornwall were arrested on Oct. 10, 2026, and each charged with assault causing bodily harm. On Sept. 25, 2026, CPS officers were dispatched to a local park in relation to an assault complaint, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on this date, the youths assaulted an individual known to them, causing injuries. As a result of the investigation, police developed reasonable and probable grounds for their arrests. On Oct. 10, 2026, the youths attended police headquarters to address the matter. They were taken into custody and each charged accordingly under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The youths were released to appear in court at a later date.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

Cornwall, ON – A 58-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 10, 2026, and charged with domestic assault. On Oct. 10, 2026, CPS officers were dispatched to an intimate partner violence complaint, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on this date, the man assaulted his spouse. He was located, taken into police custody and charged accordingly. The man was held in custody for a bail hearing.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

Cornwall, ON – A 33-year-old woman from Martintown, ON, was arrested on Oct. 10, 2026, and charged with domestic assault. On Oct. 10, 2026, police were dispatched to an intimate partner violence complaint, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on this date, the woman assaulted her spouse. She was located, taken into police custody and charged accordingly. The woman was later released to appear in court on Nov. 10, 2026.

IMPAIRED OPERATION, OVER 80

Cornwall, ON – A 40-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 11, 2026, and charged with operation while impaired – alcohol and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus). On Oct. 11, 2026, police were dispatched to an impaired driver call in the area of SCM Way, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on this date, the man as operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. He was located, taken into custody and charged accordingly. The man was later released to appear in court on Nov. 3, 2026.

FAIL TO ATTEND, DOMESTIC ASSAULT WITH WEAPON, DOMESTIC ASSAULT, UTTERING THREATS, FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT

Cornwall, ON – A 19-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 11, 2026, on the strength of an outstanding warrant and additionally charged with the following:

• Domestic assault with a weapon
• Two counts of domestic assault
• Five counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm – domestic
• Forcible confinement

It is alleged on Oct. 6, 2026, the man was scheduled to attend court and failed to do so. A warrant was issued for his arrest on the charge of fail to attend for court as per undertaking.

On Oct. 10, 2026, CPS officers were dispatched to an intimate partner violence complaint, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on Aug. 18, 2026, the man assaulted his girlfriend with a cell phone. On Sept. 7, 2026, he allegedly assaulted the woman, threatened to kill her and her unborn child, and confined her to a room. It is further alleged on Sept. 21, 2026, the man threatened to kill his girlfriend through a mobile application. On Sept. 28, 2026, he allegedly assaulted the woman and threatened to kill her and her unborn child during a telephone call. As a result of the investigation, police developed reasonable and probable grounds for his arrest.

On Oct. 11, 2026, the man was located and taken into custody by CPS officers. The warrant was executed, he was charged accordingly and held in custody for a bail hearing.

ASSAULT, UTTERING THREATS, MISCHIEF

Cornwall, ON – A 36-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 11, 2026, and charged with the following:

• Assault
• Two counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm
• Mischief under $5,000

It is alleged on Oct. 11, 2026, the man assaulted his grandmother and threatened to kill her. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. It is further alleged, while being taken into police custody, the man threatened to kill a CPS officer and damaged the officer’s property. He was charged accordingly and held in police custody for a bail hearing.

ASSAULT, MISCHIEF

Cornwall, ON – On Oct. 11, 2026, police were dispatched to an intimate partner violence complaint, and an investigation ensued. As a result, two individuals were arrested by CPS officers.

A 42-year-old man from Saint-Dominique, QC, was charged with domestic assault and mischief – destroys or damages property. Meanwhile, a 32-year-old woman from Cornwall was charged with domestic assault. It is alleged on March 25, 2026, the man assaulted his spouse and damaged her property. It is further alleged on this date, the woman assaulted her spouse. As a result of the investigation, police developed reasonable and probable grounds to arrest both individuals.

Later on Oct. 11, 2026, the individuals attended police headquarters separately to address the matter. The man was taken into custody, charged accordingly and released to appear in court on Nov. 5, 2026, while the woman was taken into custody, charged accordingly and released to appear in court on Nov. 3, 2026.

FAIL TO COMPLY, SHOPLIFTING

Cornwall, ON – A 37-year-old woman from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 12, 2026, and charged with six counts of fail to comply with probation order and two counts of theft under $5,000 – shoplifting. It is alleged on Aug. 30, 2026, and Sept. 9, 2026, the woman was bound by a probation order with the relevant conditions to keep the peace and be of good behaviour and to not attend a specific Second Street East business, as well as a second probation order with the relevant condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. It is further alleged on these dates, she attended the Second Street East business she was prohibited from visiting, selected merchandise and exited the store on each occasion without making any attempt to pay for the items. Police were contacted and investigations ensued – led by Community Safety Officers. As a result, reasonable and probable grounds were developed for the woman’s arrest. On Oct. 12, 2026, she was located by a CPS officer, who was investigating an unrelated matter. The woman was taken into custody, charged accordingly and later released to appear in court on Nov. 17, 2026.

ASSAULT PEACE OFFICER

Cornwall, ON – A 27-year-old woman from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 12, 2026, and charged with assault a peace officer. It is alleged on Oct. 12, 2026, the woman assaulted a CPS officer. She was taken into custody, charged accordingly and later released to appear in court on Nov. 17, 2026.

SHOPLIFTING, POSSESSION OF SCHEDULE I SUBSTANCE FOR TRAFFICKING, POSSESSION PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME

Cornwall, ON – A 23-year-old woman from South Dundas, ON, was arrested on Oct. 12, 2026, on the strength of outstanding warrants.

It is alleged on July 4, 2024, the woman attended a Ninth Street East business, selected merchandise and exited the store without making any attempt to pay for the items. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. A warrant was subsequently issued for her arrest on the charge of theft under $5,000 – shoplifting.  

It is further alleged on Oct. 8, 2025, the woman was in possession of cocaine and fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking and was also in possession of property obtained by crime. A warrant was issued for her arrest on the charges of:

• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000

On Oct. 12, 2026, the woman was located and taken into custody by CPS officers. The warrants were executed and she was later released to appear in court on Nov. 17, 2026.

FAIL TO COMPLY

Cornwall, ON – A 36-year-old woman from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 12, 2026, on the strength of an outstanding warrant. On Sept. 25, 2026, a CPS officer was dispatched to a bail violation complaint, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on Sept. 9, 2026, the woman was bound by a release order with the relevant conditions to reside at an address approved by the bail supervisor and to report to the bail supervision program. It is further alleged she failed to do so, and a warrant was subsequently issued for her arrest on the charges of two counts of fail to comply with release order. On Oct. 12, 2026, the woman was located and taken into police custody. The warrant was executed and she was held in custody for a bail hearing.

OBSTRUCT PEACE OFFICER, RESIST PEACE OFFICER

Cornwall, ON – A 34-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 12, 2026, and charged with obstruct peace officer and resist peace officer. It is alleged on Oct. 12, 2026, while CPS officers were conducting an investigation, the man obstructed police by failing to respond to the officer’s commands. It is further alleged he subsequently resisted arrest. The man was taken into custody, charged accordingly and later released to appear in court on Nov. 17, 2026.

CALLS FOR SERVICE: There were 200 calls for service in the City of Cornwall over the long weekend (8 a.m. Friday to 8 a.m. today).

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Rodney Wilson (#545)
Cornwall Police Service
wilson.r@cornwallpolice.com