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The Kingston Police has joined the first-ever provincewide campaign to tackle 9-1-1 misuse, an issue that continues to strain emergency services. The Emergency Services Steering Committee (ESSC) has launched the "When Every Second Counts" campaign aimed at reducing non-emergency 9-1-1 calls and educating the public on proper use of 9-1-1. 

The Kingston Police is now using Alertable to send emergency alerts and day-to-day community notices for facilities, roads, parks, schools, various municipal services, pandemics, fires, floods, severe weather, other hazards and more.

A coordinated investigation led by the Kingston Police Drug Enforcement Unit, in partnership with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Central Hastings Community Street Crime Unit and the Peterborough/Northumberland Street Crime Unit, has resulted in multiple arrests and substantial drug and weapons seizures across several jurisdictions.

A targeted drug trafficking investigation conducted by the Kingston Police Street Crime Unit has resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of a significant quantity of illicit substances, including multi-coloured fentanyl and cocaine.

On April 15, 2025, at approximately 9:45 p.m. members of the Kingston Police Patrol Division responded to a local hotel to investigate a report of an individual uttering threats toward staff.

In April 2025, investigators from the Kingston Police Intelligence Unit and the Correctional Service of Canada launched an investigation into a Collins Bay inmate suspected of orchestrating the introduction of contraband into Collins Bay Institution using drones. 

On August 4, 2024, the Kingston Police began an investigation into the murder of Jordan Greene which occurred at 37 Cassidy Street. 

On April 11, 2025, at approximately 1:05 p.m. a member of the Kingston Police Patrol Division was conducting an extra-duty in the area of Front Road and Lakeview Avenue. The extra-duty was to provide additionally road safety for a crew conducting work on sewer lines in that area.

On April 12, 2025, at approximately 8:45 a.m. members of the Kingston Police Patrol Division received a report that a vehicle had just been stolen from the area of Stephen Street and Patrick Street.

On Thursday, April 10, 2025, members of the Kingston Police Special Services Unit, with assistance from the Emergency Response Unit and Canine Unit, executed a judicially authorized drug search warrant at a residence in the area of Stephen Street and Montreal Street. The warrant was part of an ongoing investigation into active cocaine trafficking.