SHOPLIFTING

Cornwall, ON – A 51-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 23, 2026, and charged with theft under $5,000 – shoplifting. It is alleged on Oct. 23, 2026, the man attended a Brookdale Avenue business, selected merchandise and exited the store without making any attempt to pay for the items. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. The man was taken into custody by the Loss Prevention Officer at the business and subsequently turned over to a Cornwall Police Service officer. He was charged accordingly and later released to appear in court on Dec. 3, 2026.

FAIL TO COMPLY, BREAK AND ENTER, FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT, DOMESTIC ASSAULT

Cornwall, ON – A 58-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 23, 2026, and charged with the following:

• Two counts of fail to comply with release order
• Break and enter dwelling house – commit indictable offence
• Forcible confinement
• Domestic assault

On Oct. 23, 2026, CPS officers were dispatched to an intimate partner violence incident, and an investigation ensued. It is alleged on this date, the man was bound by a release order with the relevant conditions to not communicate in any way either directly or indirectly with his spouse and to not be within 100 metres of any place he knows her to live, work or frequent. It is further alleged he broke into his spouse’s residence, prevented the woman from leaving and assaulted her. The man was subsequently located and taken into police custody. He was charged accordingly and held in custody for a bail hearing.

THEFT

Cornwall, ON – A 28-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 25, 2026, and charged with five counts of theft under $5,000 and one count of theft over $5,000. On Oct. 19, 2026, a CPS officer was dispatched to a Boundary Road warehouse to investigate a theft. It is alleged on Sept. 13, 2026, the man stole a computer, valued at more than $5,000, from the warehouse. Further investigation revealed he allegedly stole additional items from the warehouse between Sept. 30, 2025, and Jan. 1, 2026. As a result of the investigation, police developed reasonable and probable grounds for the man’s arrest. In the early morning hours of Oct. 25, 2026, he was located and taken into police custody. The man was charged accordingly and later released to appear in court on Dec. 3, 2026.

FAIL TO ATTEND

Cornwall, ON – A 33-year-old woman from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 25, 2026, on the strength of an outstanding warrant and additionally charged with fail to comply with appearance notice – fingerprinting.

It is alleged on Oct. 6, 2026, the woman was scheduled to attend police headquarters for fingerprinting and failed to do so. As a result, reasonable and probable grounds were developed for her arrest.

It is further alleged on Oct. 20, 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.

In the early morning hours of Oct. 25, 2026, a CPS officer conducted a traffic stop and an investigation ensued. The woman was located and taken into police custody. The warrant was executed, she was charged accordingly and later released to appear in court on Dec. 1, 2026.

FAIL TO COMPLY, ASSAULT WITH WEAPON

Cornwall, ON – A 13-year-old youth from Cornwall was arrested on Oct. 25, 2026, and charged with one count of fail to comply with a release order and two counts of assault with a weapon. On Oct. 25, 2026, CPS officers responded to a disturbance and an investigation ensued. It is alleged the youth was bound by a release order with the relevant condition to not possess a knife. It is further alleged the youth assaulted his mother with a broom before brandishing an edged weapon and threatening his brother with it. The youth was subsequently located and taken into police custody. He was charged accordingly under the Youth Criminal Justice Act and held in custody for a bail hearing.

CALLS FOR SERVICE: There were 156 calls for service in the City of Cornwall over the weekend (8 a.m. Friday to 8 a.m. today).

CPS MISSION: A trusted police service partnering with our community for a positive impact on safety and wellbeing in Cornwall.

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