POLICE: Man found with $115,000 worth of drugs on him

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A 20-year-old Brockville man was charged with trafficking over the weekend for allegedly possessing $115,000 worth of drugs.

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City police say on June 23, around 10 p.m., they were called to a home on First Avenue where a man was repeatedly trying to break into the home.

He allegedly made several attempts to enter the home through windows and doors, despite being under court-ordered conditions not to be around people inside while under the influence of drugs.

Police say the man was under the influence of fentanyl and arrested him for breach of peace bond.

When officers searched the man, they found a “significant amount” of various drugs, including fentanil, xanax, psilocybin (magic mushrooms), cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy, and dilaudid.

“The estimated street value of the quantities seized is approximately $115,000,” police said in a news release.

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The man was charged with breach of bond, possession for the purpose of distribution of cannabis and six counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking multiple other substances.

He was held for a bail hearing.

Intimate partner violence leads to charges

A man was charged Sunday for allegedly assaulting a woman at a local hotel.

Brockville Police say that on June 23, around 8:45 p.m., they were called to the Days Inn after someone heard a man yelling at a woman, threatening to “break her phone.”

The woman was screaming, asking the man not to hurt her, police added.

Officers arrived and spoke to the couple involved, who were both from Brockville, and discovered the 64-year-old had allegedly broken the woman’s cell phone and assaulted her by “threatening her and making gestures to hit her with a bicycle lock”.

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The man was arrested for misdemeanor assault and battery. He was charged with these offenses and held in custody for a bail hearing.

Speeding leads to stunt driving charges

A man was charged Sunday with driving nearly twice the speed limit, police said.

On June 23, around 8:30 p.m., city police were on patrol in the area of ​​North Augusta Road when they observed a Chevrolet Silverado truck “traveling at a high rate of speed.”

The officer measured speeds of 111 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone, the police service said.

As a result, his truck was impounded, his driver’s license suspended and he was charged with stunt driving – excessive speed and driving without a valid license.

Intimate partner violence leads to charges

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A local woman was charged Saturday after allegedly throwing several objects at her partner during an argument.

Police say on June 22, around 4:30 p.m., they were called to a dispute between a couple in their vehicle on Laurier Boulevard.

The argument continued as they headed to a residence in Brighton Crescent, police added.

They spoke to the couple and discovered that the 35-year-old woman allegedly assaulted her male partner by throwing several drinking glasses at him. He was not seriously injured in the incident.

The woman was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon. She was released with conditions and a future court date.

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