Media Releases

On November 8, 2024, at approximately 1:25 a.m. members of the Kingston Police Patrol Division responded to a report of a vulnerable elderly male who had gone missing from his residence located in the downtown area of the city.

The Kingston Police are recognizing Ontario’s annual Crime Prevention Week, which runs from November 3 to 9, 2024. The week-long promotion of crime prevention is supported by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), the Ministry of the Solicitor General, and police services across Ontario. 

In September of 2024, investigators from the Kingston Police Intelligence Unit launched an investigation into a Kingston resident suspected of using a drone to smuggle drugs and contraband to an inmate at Warkworth Institution near Campbellford, Ontario.

Kingston Police would once again like to warn the public of a taxi scam where suspects steal victims’ bank cards.

Investigators with the Kington Police Major Crime Unit are requesting the public’s assistance investigating an incident which occurred on November 5, 2024.

Members of the Kingston Police Traffic Unit are currently investigating a fatal collision which occurred over the weekend.

Chris Phelan, Coordinator, of the Kingston Police Community Volunteers (KPCV), says that Thursday afternoon approximately 16 volunteers will be out to patrol the streets.

Two arrests made this week by the Kingston Police Downtown Foot Patrol Officers have resulted in the seizure of a significant amount of street drugs and weapons.

The Kingston Police Drug Enforcement Unit recently ended a month-long project with the department’s largest seizure of fentanyl to date.

The Kingston Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a break and enter.