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Senior Constable Robert LaFreniere #7333 Media Relations Officer Peterborough County OPP 705-742-0401
Pager:  416-945-9878 bob.lafreniere@jus.gov.on.ca

Havelock-Belmont-Methuen  A resident of the Havelock area is in O.P.P. custody and facing several  charges in relation to a number of firearms found at his home.  Sept. 16, at around 4 p.m.,  O.P.P.assisted by the Provincial Weapons Unit executed a search warrant at a home on Highway # 7 between Havelock and Marmora. Officers were looking for unregistered and unsafely stored firearms, including prohibited firearms. Before the officers could complete an inventory the numerous firearms, a discovery of possible explosives was made. In the interest of officer safety, the officers left the home and it was secured for expert examination by the O.P.P.'s Explosives Disposal Unit.   Carey Huard, 48 - was charged with Unsafe Storage of Firearms and
Unlawful Possession of Firearms. Further charges could be laid depending on what is discovered. First however the scene was made safe before officers continue their inventory of the firearms.


North Kawartha  Sept.29th  Three chainsaws and a generator were the target of thieves in North Kawartha. In two separate reports received , the victims report their storage sheds had been entered sometime Saturday. The thefts occurred within close proximity to one another on Clysdale Road & Rose Island Road in the Apsley area.
*    Yamaha generator
*    3 - Stihl chainsaws
Total estimated value is $3,200.00


Oct. 5th  . There were three collisions on Hwy # 28 between Burleigh Falls and Apsley. Two collisions occurred on Friday evening, and one on Saturday morning. In all three collisions drivers lost control on wet pavement and traveled off the roadway. Injuries were not serious.
Break, Enter and Thefts  a couple of break ins were reported to have occurred in North Kawartha  between
Sept 27/28th & Oct 3rd A hunting camp located off  # 620 was entered. The culprits appear to have made themselves at home, consuming food and beverages. And a cottage on Eels Lake Road near Apsley was discovered entered as well. There are tools missing, an air compressor and a 2000 Honda 350cc all terrain vehicle.



Vandalism Havelock-Belmont-Methuen  Oct 7/03
Sometime during the past four weeks, a hunting camp located in the northern extremity of H.-B-M was entered and the windows smashed.  Empty beer bottles were left strewn about the interior.

O.P.P. cruiser collides with a deer Tues Oct 8 @ 7:30 p.m.  on County Road # 6. With the best part of three months remaining, so far this year 16.5 per cent of the reported collisions involve wildlife. There have been 164 collisions involving deer; 1 involving a moose; and 1 involving a bear.       

North Kawartha  Sept. 30th  Missing Person    An O.P.P. Helicopter and Canine Unit commenced a late afternoon search for a missing Toronto man in the Lasswade area .  The missing man was with another man around  9 a.m.  when the two parted company walking in different directions. One man went partridge hunting, while the missing man went for a hike. He did not return from his hike. Despite being an experienced hiker, there was increasing concern for the man's welfare as he is not familiar with the area and was not dressed appropriately.
The hiker was located around 4:45 p.m. the same afternoon. He came out to a home located approximately one - half a kilometre from where he started his hike.


Call the Cops!

Bill Dulmage, Community Policing

One of the problems that we hear on a regular basis at the Community Police Office, is,  that with all of the numbers available these days to contact the OPP, people just don't know which number to call. There are at least 4 or 5  numbers that you can use depending on what you need. It's confusing. Maybe we can help to clear up some of that confusion.
  •       911 - EMERGENCY (POLICE or FIRE or AMBULANCE):
When you call 911, you will get an operator who will ask you right away whether you need the Police, the Fire Department or an Ambulance. Sometimes you might need all three. She will then direct your call to the appropriate agency. In most cases the location that you are calling from will pop up on the operators screen so she knows where the call is coming from. This is in case you cannot talk or don't know the correct Municipal Address (the 911 number in front of the house or cottage). Be aware that calling 911 will result in a police officer showing up at your door. Even if you (or somebody else) hangs up, the cops are required by law to investigate all 911 calls.
  •       *677 - OPP from a Cell Phone:
If you need the police and you are calling from a cell phone, call *677 (Star OPP). The location does not show on the operator’s screen, so you will be asked to give the location of the emergency, and possibly directions. You can also call 911 from your cell but sometimes you get weird results. Doing that here in Apsley is just as likely to land you with the Communications Centre in Belleville rather than Orillia. It all depends on which cellular tower picks up your call. The Orillia operators know the area; the Belleville ones do not and some time might be wasted as Belleville gets the information and passes it on to Orillia.
  •       1 - 888 - 310-1122 - OPP Communications Centre (In Orillia)
Using this number will put you in touch with the OPP Communications Centre in Orillia. This is the radio dispatch centre for our region of the province. If you need to talk to a cop, call this number, and a patrol car will be sent out to your location on a non-emergency basis. The officer will not be using lights and siren and he may be diverted by higher priority calls. All calls for service are routed through the Comm. centre.
  •        742-0401 - OPP Peterborough Detachment
This number connects you with the front desk at the Peterborough Detachment of the OPP. It is only manned between the hours of 8: 15 am and 4:30 pm Mon. to Fri. (normal office hours). If you call at any other time you will get an answering machine. It is useful if you want to talk to a specific officer about a specific topic  or if you need general advice. Anything of an urgent nature at all should be routed to  1-888-310-1122 . The front desk would take your information and call the comm. centre - it is faster to do it yourself if you want a cop.
  •       656-4431 - The Community Policing Office in Apsley
This office is staffed by the North Kawartha Community Policing Volunteers, but not on a continual basis. There are OPP officers there from time to time, but they are not always in the office. When the office is not manned, there is an answering machine where you can leave a message and someone will get back to you, but it may be a couple of days. Messages for individual officers will be relayed to Peterborough for you. We do our best, but there are just not enough of us. When the office is manned, there is a sign out in front of the building. A cruiser out front is a sure sign that a cop is in the office. Drop in.

Bottom Line: In an emergency call 911. For most other situations call 1-888-310-1122 unless it is during normal office hours or is administrative in nature in which case call 742-0401.

How to contact the Police
EMERGENCY (POLICE/FIRE/AMBULANCE) 911
OPP Communications Centre 1 (888) 310 1122 
OPP from a Cell Phone *677 (Star OPP)
OPP Peterborough Detachment 742-0401
The Community Policing Office in Apsley 656-4431
Keep these numbers near your phone.




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