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In early November 2024 members of the Kingston Police Special Services Unit learned of an unlicensed marijuana dispensary operating in the downtown core distributing illicit cannabis-based products. 

On November 14, 2024, at approximately 12:30 p.m. members of the Kingston Police promptly responded to a report of an individual with a weapon inside Kingston Secondary School.

On November 8, 2024, at approximately 1:25 a.m. members of the Kingston Police Patrol Division responded to a report of a vulnerable elderly male who had gone missing from his residence located in the downtown area of the city.

The Kingston Police are recognizing Ontario’s annual Crime Prevention Week, which runs from November 3 to 9, 2024. The week-long promotion of crime prevention is supported by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), the Ministry of the Solicitor General, and police services across Ontario. 

In September of 2024, investigators from the Kingston Police Intelligence Unit launched an investigation into a Kingston resident suspected of using a drone to smuggle drugs and contraband to an inmate at Warkworth Institution near Campbellford, Ontario.

Kingston Police would once again like to warn the public of a taxi scam where suspects steal victims’ bank cards.

Investigators with the Kington Police Major Crime Unit are requesting the public’s assistance investigating an incident which occurred on November 5, 2024.

Members of the Kingston Police Traffic Unit are currently investigating a fatal collision which occurred over the weekend.

A 32-year-old local individual was originally charged with criminal negligence causing death, failing to provide necessaries of life, and two counts of abandoning a child under 10 years old.

As a result of further investigation by the Kingston Police Major Crime Unit the initial charge of criminal negligence causing death has been changed to second-degree murder.

Chris Phelan, Coordinator, of the Kingston Police Community Volunteers (KPCV), says that Thursday afternoon approximately 16 volunteers will be out to patrol the streets.