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CBC
18 hours ago
- CBC
Police issue warnings about parking lot jewelry scam
Police in Truro and Summerside are investigating scam jewelry sales. On Tuesday, Summerside Police Services received a report of a man with a scruffy beard and a dark complexion offering gold jewelry at a reduced price. He was accompanied by family at the time, according to a news release. Police say that two people brought the fakes into a local jewelry store later that day, saying they had purchased the items in a parking lot. On Friday, Truro Police Service Chief David MacNeil said the force received three reports of a similar scam in the area. He said despite previous warnings from police, some have continued to buy the discount items. "Someone will approach you and suggest that they need money to return back to wherever they may be heading, they're low on gas, have no funds and they'll offer a deeply discounted price on alleged gold jewelry," said MacNeil in an interview. MacNeil said the fraudsters have been known to be driving newer rental vehicles with Quebec or Ontario plates. "This appears to be their full-time job as they travel around the region and they're looking to take advantage of people," MacNeil said. Cape Breton jeweler concerned about roadside scam As Erin Pottie reports, people are handing over cash in exchange for what they think is genuine gold jewelry. "If it's too good to be true, it typically is," he said. "And buying gold jewelry in a parking lot of a retail store is probably not a good idea." MORE TOP STORIES
CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Summerside, P.E.I., police responded to three separate impaired driving incidents
Summerside Police Services are investigating three separate impaired driving-related incidents that happened over the weekend. The police service said they received a call reporting a suspected impaired driver seated in the driver's seat of a vehicle parked on Granville Street on Saturday around 9:45 a.m. Officers attended the scene and arrested a female driver for impairment by drug after she failed a Standard Field Sobriety Test. She was also charged with possession of cannabis while in care and control of a motor vehicle. The driver was issued a seven-day driving suspension and vehicle impoundment notice following further evaluation by a Drug Recognition Expert. A second incident occurred on Saturday around 10:30 p.m. when Summerside police received a call of a possible impaired driver in the area of Prince County Hospital. A vehicle was located and the driver, a 67-year-old woman, was arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle after failing an approved screening device test. The woman also provided breath samples which both registered over twice the legal limit. She was released from custody with an administrative driving prohibition and received a vehicle impoundment notice, police said. She is scheduled to appear in court at a late date. A Summerside police officer on patrol found a vehicle in a ditch on Central Street on Sunday around 2:40 a.m. Officers later located the occupants of the vehicle nearby. Island EMS attended the scene and assessed the occupants for non-life-threatening injuries. A 21-year-old Summerside man was arrested at the scene. He provided two breath samples that both registered twice above the legal limit. The driver was lodged at the Prince County Jail and later released with a vehicle impoundment notice and an administrative driving prohibition. He is scheduled to appear in court at a later date. 'Summerside Police Services sincerely thank the public for their continued efforts in reporting impaired drivers. Your calls have a significant impact in identifying and stopping impaired drivers, making the roads safer for everyone,' the police said in a news release. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News
04-07-2025
- CTV News
Impaired driver arrested near Canada Day event: Summerside police
Police in Summerside, P.E.I., say they arrested an impaired driver near the city's Canada Day event grounds on Tuesday. Summerside Police Services was told by the RCMP to be on the look out for a car driving toward Summerside around 9:10 p.m. The vehicle reportedly had been swerving and driving erratically. Summerside police found the vehicle on Heather Moyse Drive near the Canada Day event grounds. Police say officers activated their emergency lights and sirens, but the driver did not stop. The pursuit ended when another police car was able to cut the vehicle off and force it to stop. Police say the driver was showing signs of impairment and was arrested at the scene. The man, a 39-year-old from Alberton, gave two breath samples. Police say one registered three times the legal limit and the other registered twice the legal limit. The man's vehicle was impounded and he was issued an administrative driving prohibition. He is scheduled to appear in court to face charges of: impaired driving failing to stop for police dangerous driving For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News
30-06-2025
- CTV News
Man charged following break-and-enter, foot pursuit: Summerside Police Services
A 35-year-old man has been charged following an alleged break-and-enter in Summerside, P.E.I. Summerside Police Services responded to a report of a break-and-enter in progress at Callbeck's Home Hardware on Water Street around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. A store staff member told police CCTV footage showed a masked individual on the property who 'was determined to have forced entry into a warehouse.' Officers arrived at the store while the suspect was still at the scene. 'Upon police arrival, the suspect fled on foot, leading to a brief foot pursuit. Officers located and arrested the suspect nearby without further incident,' reads a social media post from Summerside Police Service. Police say the suspect is known to them and was found to be in violation of a court-ordered probation condition prohibiting him from attending Callbeck's Home Hardware. Curtis Dyment was remanded into custody. He is scheduled to appear in court on July 16 to face charges of: break and enter possession of break-in instruments disguise with intent (wearing a mask while committing an indictable offence) resisting arrest theft under $5,000 failure to comply with a probation order For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News
27-06-2025
- CTV News
Man arrested for parole violation, prohibited driving: Summerside police
Summerside Police Service has arrested a man for an alleged parole violation and prohibited driving. An officer saw a white Jeep being operated erratically in the area of Woodridge Place subdivision on Wednesday around 11:30 a.m., according to a social media post from Summerside Police Service. Police also received a complaint from the public involving the same Jeep. 'The driver of the vehicle was known to police, a 30 year old man known to be on federal parole and known to be prohibited from operating motor vehicles on a Canada-wide prohibition,' reads the post. Police say they did not initiate a traffic stop because the suspect had fled from officers on previous occasions, and they felt it would be a risk to the public. The man was arrested at a residence in Woodridge Place on Thursday around 9:20 a.m. for a parole warrant, as well as driving while prohibited. The man is in custody and police say the driving related charges are pending. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
