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Mischief in Bancroft

OPP are trying to figure out who is responsible for an act of mischief at the Bancroft Community Centre. Police were called just after noon on Sunday, with reports that the building on Newkirk Bouleva...

David Foot Dec 29, 2020

Preparing for major growth in Wellington

Prince Edward County council is getting ready for new development in Wellington that could quadruple the population there in the future. In recent past, the county has been presented with proposals to...

John Spitters Dec 29, 2020

UPDATE: Stolen truck and ATV found, other items still missing

UPDATE @ 5:00 p.m. on Dec.29/20: Quinte West OPP say a truck and ATV that were stolen on Monday have been found in Belleville. The truck and ATV were taken from a home on Glen Ross Road on Monday and ...

News Dec 29, 2020 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

Serious crash, and serious charges in Peterborough County

Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision on Keene Road (between Rice Lake and Peterborough) at 1:45 p.m. on December ...

Tim Durkin Dec 29, 2020

Deputy Chief named

The Belleville Police Service has a new Deputy Chief. Chair of the Police Services Board Jack Miller announced on Tuesday that Acting Deputy Chief Chris Barry has been promoted to the Deputy position ...

John Spitters Dec 29, 2020 Deputy Chief of the Belleville Police Service Chris Barry. (Photo: Belleville Police Service)

Issues with alcohol

The Belleville Police Service responded to 50 calls for service from December 28, 2020 at 5:00 a.m. to December 29, 2020 at 5:00 a.m. Liquor Licence Act On December 28, 2020 at 10:32 p.m., police were...

John Spitters Dec 29, 2020

Looking Back: PEC gets numerous projects moving ahead in 2020

Looking back on 2020, Prince Edward County Mayor Steve Ferguson says overall, the municipality was able to adjust to the year dominated by COVID-19. He says a meeting set for early March to get a pree...

Amanda Smith Dec 29, 2020

UPDATE: One new COVID-19 case in HPE, two in Northumberland

UPDATE: The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 in Northumberland County. After reporting seven new cases on Saturday for a total of 36 active ...

Aron Locke Dec 28, 2020 (Photo: Facebook)

Enforcing Reopening Ontario Act

Belleville police ended up arresting a wanted man as they enforced Ontario's Reopening Act regarding COVID-19 gathering limits last night. Officers responded to a residence in the city's north end at ...

John Spitters Dec 28, 2020

Potentially tragic incident in Belleville

There was a frightening incident in the east end of Belleville in the noon hour yesterday (Sunday). City police were called to an apartment building after people reported seeing two young children sta...

John Spitters Dec 28, 2020