CRIME SCENE News in brief from the Cornwall Community Police Service
ment of her injuries. The OPP’s Forensic Identification Services Unit, SDG Crime Unit, East Region Crime Unit are continuing their investigation under the direction of Detective Inspector Dan Nadeau, Criminal Investigation Branch. Anyone with information is asked to con- tact the SDGOPP at 613-534-2223 or 1-888- 310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Child pornography charge A 23-year-old Cornwall man faces a charge of possession of child pornogra- phy. Kyle Carriere, was arrested on Thursday. The charge was laid after Cornwall police received a complaint in January in relation to what appeared to be child pornography on a computer. As a result an investigation ensued and the male was subsequently charged with adult possessing child pornography. He was released to appear in court on June 5. Impaired in crash On Sunday, at approximately 4 a.m., SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of a collision on Concession 2, South Glen- garry Township. The investigation re- vealed that a 19-year-old male Jonathan Ricard of Les Cedres, Que. was operating a 2005 Pontiac when he struck a Dodge pick-up truck that was parked on the shoulder.The male was found to be oper- ating a vehicle under the influence of alco- hol.
Fatal fire ruled accidental The Ontario Provincial Police SD&G OPP East Region Crime Unit have con- cluded their investigation into the fatal fire that occurred on Aug. 12, 2011 in the town of Alexandria. Sarah Cholette, 22, her three-year-old daughter Chloe, and nine-month-old son Jacob Desjardins were all killed in the blaze. Cholette’s two-year-old sonMaxime Dejardins initially survived the fire but died later in hospital. The children’s father, Martin Desjardins was the sole survivor of the blaze. The SD&G OPP East Region Crime Unit and the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office have deemed the fire to be accidental in nature. The fire is being blamed on a discarded cig- arette. OPP probe home invasion On April 25, at approximately 7 a.m., members of the SDG detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a home invasion on Diversion Road in South Glengarry Township. The investigation has determined that an armed, masked man broke into the resi- dence and assaulted the adult female vic- tim. The suspect stole items from the house before fleeing in the home owner’s vehicle. Officers responding to the call located the vehicle a short distance away with no one inside. The OPP’s Emergency Response Team and Canine Team responded and conducted a search of the area for the un- known suspect with negative results. The victimwas taken to hospital for treat-
Photo by Greg Kielec Members of Cornwall police’s emergency response team stand at the front of an Alice Street building early Wednesday evening during a stand-off with a city man. City man surrenders after four-hour stand-off with police
Police later cordoned off the area as nego- tiators worked to get the man to surrender with the Cornwall Community Police Serv- ice emergency response team and Brockville Police Service’s K9 unit on scene. Police were able to establish contact with the man, who voluntarily turned himself into custody shortly before 9:30 p.m. with- out incident. Delorme was arrested on the strength of seven outstanding warrants for failing to appear in court. He also faces two counts of failing to comply with undertaking, three counts of breach of probation and theft under $5,000. greg.kielec@eap.on.ca crashwhich killed two youngAkwesasne res- idents Oct. 26, 2011. Biron pursued the 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix after it failed to stop for police in St. Regis, Que. before the early morning crash. Akwesasne police had pursued the vehicle south onto St. Regis Road, inHogansburg, and then through an intersection onto North Road when it passed another southbound vehicle and crashed into a tree after failing to negotiate a bend. The driver, 19-year-old Amber Lynn Aliff, and Dakota Benedict, 22, were killed in the crash which sent another passenger, Sidney Oakes, to hospital with severe chest injuries. The pursuit came one year after criminal neg- ligence charges filed against two Akwesasne Mohawk Police officers stemming from the 2008 fatal crash on Cornwall Island were dis- missed. Provincial Justice Charles D. Anderson ruled that ConstableMichael Biron and Sgt. Kenneth Chaussi’sactionsinahigh-speedchaseleading up to the crash could not be proven to be crim- inally negligent. The Kassian family sought civil proceedings in 2008 in connection with the crash. “To hon- our the integrity of those proceedings, further comment will not be available,” the council wrote. In their press release last week, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, the Akwesasne Mo- hawk Police Commission, and the Mohawk Police Department expressed their “deepest sympathies and condolences to the Kassian and Gionet families for their loss.” “The MCA, the Police Commission, and AMPS all place the public’s safety at the high- est level. As a result, protocols and measures have been implemented to ensure that the safety of the traveling public within Akwe- sasne continues to be a priority.”
By Greg Kielec
A 32-year-old Cornwall man is in cus- tody after a stand-off in the city’s east end last Wednesday evening. Louis Delorme surrendered to police four hours after barricading himself in an Alice Street home just north of Montreal Road. A number of officers, some in tactical gear, were seen milling around the front of the beige building around 6:20 p.m. as police vehicles sat north of the scene. An empty Cornwall police cruiser with its emergency lights activated block access to the south end of Alice Street fromMontreal Road. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne did not know that a Mohawk police officer who was involved in two fatal car chases was to receive a Governor General’s Medal of Brav- ery. The awarding of the medal to Cont. Michael Biron has ignited controversy in Akwesasne because of his involvement in two pursuits which resulted in the deaths of five people. TheMohawkCouncil of Akwesasne, theAk- wesasneMohawk Police Commission and the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service have learned that the Governor General of Canada awarded the Medal of Bravery to Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service constable Biron, reads a press release from the Mohawk council. The awardwas bestowed upon Biron during a ceremony at RideauHall inOttawa, onApril 20. “The nomination of Const. Biron for the Medal of Bravery was made without the knowledge or involvement of the Mohawk Council, the Police Commission or the Mo- hawk Police Service,” the Mohawk council wrote in the release. “Therefore, comments cannot be provided on a process in which they did not participate. Questions regarding the nomination should be directed to the Governor General’s office at 613-993-8200.” Bironwas awarded themedal for his attempt to save the lives of Edward and EileenKassian who died in a tragic car accident that took place on Cornwall Island on Nov. 14, 2008. The elderly couple died when their vehicle was struck by Dany Gionet, who was being pursued by Biron. Gionet lost his life in the col- lision at the four-way stop just north orf the former Canada Customs port. Biron was also the pursuing officer in a car
By Greg Kielec Medal causes controversy in Akwesasne HIGHWAY 401 CLOSURES – HIGHWAY 401 AT MOULINETTE ROAD BRIDGE Highway 401 eastbound at Moulinette Road is sched- uled to be fully closed on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 from 10 pm to 6 am Thursday, May 17, 2012.
There will also be a full closure in the westbound direc- tion on Wednesday May 23, 2012 from 10 pm until 6 am Thursday, May 24, 2012. The planned detour / alternate route for Highway 401 eastbound & westbound traffic will be to exit at Mouli- nette Road and follow the signed detour route to return to Highway 401. Both the eastbound and westbound traffic will be de- toured south onto County Rd 2, the eastbound traffic will follow County Rd 2 until Brookdale Ave and recon- nect with the 401 eastbound. The westbound traffic will follow County Rd 2 until Dickinson Drive and reconnect to the 401 westbound. These closures are being set up to facilitate the demolition of the existing Moulinette Road Bridge. Ministry of Transportation road closure information can be found at: http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/trip/
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