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CRTF officer has close call with smuggling suspect

Abonnements au cours de natation Les abonnements comprennent ce qui suit : natation de loisir, pour adultes/aînés, enfants d'âge préscolaire, en famille, lève-tôt, de conditionnement physique et de réadaptation. Les laissez-passer familiaux pour la natation sont valides pour un ou deux adultes et les enfants à charge. Dates des sessions Hiver 25 novembre au 9 février Hiver 2 10 février au 20 avril Printemps 21 avril au 29 juin Leçons de natation (Jour et heures selon le niveau) Programmes proposés : Croix-Rouge Natation préscolaire, Natation junior, Natation pour adultes et adolescents, Assistant- moniteur de sécurité aquatique . Société de sauvetage Jeune sauveteur - initié, averti et expert, Étoile de bronze, Médaille et Croix, Sauveteur National (SN), les cours Techniques de nages de triathlon, Aquaforme – eau peu profonde, Activités de faible intensité en eau peu profonde (Corps à coeur), Eau profonde et post-accident vasculaire cérébral. Inscriptions aquatiques Inscription en personne ou par la poste. Possibilité d'inscription à plusieurs sessions. Ne tardez pas! Les places sont limitées! Les horaires et les frais sont sujets à changement. „ On Oct. 16, CRTF members conducted surveillance at a Morrisburg residence. A subsequent traffic stop resulted in the ar- rest of a woman from the Morrisburg area. A search was then conducted at the residence police had under surveillance, yielding two cases of contraband tobacco. In addition to the contraband seized, the CRTF seized a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. The woman faces charges under the provincial tobacco tax act for being in possession of unmarked cigarettes. „ On Oct. 20, while conducting surveil- lance, CRTF members noted a suspicious vehicle heading east on Highway 401 from Brookdale Avenue. The vehicle was later stopped in the Bainsville area. Investigation revealed that the driver, Jordan Lazare, 21, from Kahnawake, Que., had 12 cases of con- traband cigarettes. Lazare was arrested, pro- cessed and later released to appear in court at a later date. In addition to the contraband, Lazare’s vehicle was seized. Anyone with information regarding crimi- nal activity in their area is urged to contact the CRTF at 1-613-937-2800 or call Crime stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. The CRTF is a joint forces partnership that includes the Royal CanadianMounted Police, Canada Border Services Agency, Ontario Pro- vincial Police, Cornwall Community Police Service and the Ontario Ministry of Finance.

cle into a garage at a residence. Police arrest- ed Charles Hannan, 58, of South Stormont, Frankie Delormier, 59, of Akwesasne, and Da- vid Cook, 26, of Akwesasne, for possession of unstamped tobacco. A search of the nearby outbuilding and surrounding area yielded 40 cases of contraband cigarettes, numerous jars containing marijuana bud weighing ap- proximately 855 grams, six marijuana plants, and a .22 caliber rifle with ammunition. The 2006 Ford F-150 used to transport the con- traband cigarettes was also seized. „ On Oct. 12, around midnight, CRTF members were conducting surveillance in South Glengarry when they observed two men loading contraband tobacco into a black 2013 Dodge Avenger from a stor- age unit along the river. Upon their arrest, a third male exited the storage unit and was also apprehended. The accused were identi- fied as Yann Trudel-Corbel, 20, of Bainsville, Maxime Monchamp, 21, from Bedford, Que., and Olivier Gomeau, 19, from Farnham, Que. In Fifty-three cases of contraband tobacco were seized. „ On Oct. 15, CRTF members were again called to the Canadian Customs port of entry in Cornwall. CBSA officers had arrested Terri Bush, 39, of Akwesasne, Ont., for attempting to bring approximately five cases of contra- band tobacco through the border crossing. The tobacco was seized by the CRTF.

area. The van was stopped by police as it left the unit. The driver, Jacques Beaulieu, 72, of Cornwall, was arrested with one case of con- traband tobacco found in his van. Further investigation also resulted in the arrest of a co-accused, Doreen Delormier, 61, of Ak- wesasne, Ont. A search of the storage unit later yielded another 18 cases of cigarettes. The offenders’ vehicles, a 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche and a 2011 Dodge Caravan were seized. „ On Oct. 3, CRTF members were called to Cornwall’s port of entry at the Canadian Customs where members of the Canadian Border Services Agency had arrested Jenna Timmons, 20 of Fort Covington, N.Y., for pos- session of unstamped tobacco products. A search of Timmons’ vehicle resulted in ap- proximately seven cases of contraband ciga- rettes being seized. She was turned over to CRTF members for processing and charged for being in possession of contraband ciga- rettes. „ On Oct. 7, 2012, OPP officers discovered an abandoned vehicle stuck in a ditch near Williamstown. The engine was still running and the driver had left the scene. Fifty cases of contraband cigarettes that were left in the vehicle were seized by the CRTF. „ On Oct. 11, while conducting surveil- lance, CRTF members observed a three men unloading contraband tobacco from a vehi-

GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca

Robyn Guindon Pharmacie Ltée. Centre d’achats Cornwall Square Cornwall Square Shopping Centre 1, rue Water St. E., Cornwall ON • 613 938-6060 LIVRAISON/DELIVERY Home Medication reviews Étude sur soins à domicile Mail East Court Mall 1380, 2e rue Est, Cornwall ON 1380, Second Street East • 613 937-0956 A 53-year-old Cornwall man faces charges after he threatened a woman with a hand- gun last Wednesday afternoon in Corn- wall’s east end. Daniel Victor Lepage is charged with weapons-related offences and uttering death threats. He was located shortly after police cor- doned off a section of Cornwall’s east end after a 53-year-old woman was threatened around 2:15 p.m. The victim was not injured. Lepage was held for a bail hearing. A member of the Cornwall Regional Task Force had a close call during one of many contraband cigarette smuggling busts in the area over the past five weeks. A fleeing smuggling suspect disguised with a black balaclava came dangerously close to a CRTF member while fleeing in a van on Oct. 1, according to Sgt. Lee Cote of Cornwall RTF. Police had approached the vehicle after observing a smuggling vessel approaching the shore in South Glengarry. The driver later fled from a police traffic stop and crashed into a ditch. The suspect escaped on foot before police arrived on scene. A search of the area failed to locate the driver. Four cases of contraband cigarettes were found in the vehicle and another eight were found near the shoreline, according to Cote. The CRTF was involved in a number of oth- er contraband seizures stretching from Sept. 29 to Oct. 20: „ On Sept. 29, while conducting evening anti-smuggling surveillance in South Stor- mont, CRTF members observed a black van leaving a storage unit in a known smuggling Man nabbed after woman threatened with handgun By Greg Kielec greg.kielec@eap.on.ca

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