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Ottawa Citizen
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- Ottawa Citizen
'Vehicle of interest' photos released as OPP investigate fatal crash with motorcycle
The Stormont Dundas & Glengarry detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has released photos of a vehicle of interest as it continues to investigate a fatal motorcycle crash on July 6. Article content In a social-media post on Thursday, police said they were attempting to identify a black Honda Civic or Accord that had been seen nearby at the time of the crash at County Road 2 and Brodeur Road. Anyone with dashcam video of the area at that time was asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers. Article content Article content Article content A 23-year-old man from Quebec was found in a ditch beside County Road 2 in the Camerons Point area just before 9 p.m. on July 6, police had said previously. The rider was transported to hospital by Cornwall SDG paramedics in critical condition before being transferred to a regional trauma centre. He died less than a week later. Article content Witnesses had said that a car, described as a black Honda Civic or Accord, was driven dangerously in the area at the time of the crash. It was not known if this vehicle was involved in the collision, the police said at that time. Article content Camerons Point is about 120 kilometres southeast of Ottawa. Article content Article content Article content
CBC
15 minutes ago
- CBC
'Brutal and senseless assault' leaves senior with multiple injuries on Vancouver Island
A 67-year-old man is recovering from multiple injuries to his face and body after what Comox Valley RCMP are calling "a brutal and senseless assault on a vulnerable member of our community." The incident took place in Lewis Park near downtown Courtenay, B.C., around 11:35 am on Sunday. The accused is a 29-year-old repeat offender with multiple assault charges and one conviction dating back to 2019. RCMP say he is known to police and has been charged with aggravated assault and robbery. He remains in custody pending his next court appearance. 'He just started pounding on me' Serge Melancon told CBC News he was in his vehicle with his wife, Deirdre Melancon, when a man approached them asking to call 911 because someone was overdosing nearby. Melancon says he immediately agreed, but then the man said he wanted to take the phone to make the call himself. When Melancon declined, a fight allegedly ensued. "He opened the door and started to assault me," Melancon said over the phone from Campbell River, where he lives. "He just started pounding on me." Melancon says he tried to stay calm as he fought off the attacker, partly because the car was running and in drive, with just his foot on the brake. 'There was no emotion in this' As the accused moved further into the vehicle and closer to his wife, Deirdre, a 64-year-old double amputee, she began to defend him as well. "I just took off my seatbelt and got down on the floor and then started hitting him over the head with my coffee cup," she told CBC News. After the cup broke, Deirdre said, she began to hit the man in the face with a small fan they used to cool the vehicle — a bus they had converted into an RV. But the couple says the accused then pulled Serge out of the vehicle and onto the ground. "He pulled him out of the bus so violently he actually bent the door," Deirdre said. Serge says he looked into the man's face. He noticed his assailant's calm expression. "He was really concentrating and doing his job properly. There was no emotion in this," Serge said. Random attack After Serge fell, he says, the man stopped hitting him and began to walk away. Police arrived within seconds. RCMP say when they arrived, they found an older man bleeding from his face. "We are grateful to witnesses who stepped forward to help and to those who provided critical information that led to the quick arrest of the suspect," said Insp. Scott Mercer. The couple says the whole ordeal lasted about five minutes. Police say the accused was immediately taken into custody, where he remains until his next court appearance on Aug. 28. Deirdre Melancon says Serge spent the night in hospital, recovering from injuries to his face, knee and body. The couple has since returned to Campbell River, where Deirdre lives in a long-term care home. Serge says it was a fluke that he and his wife happened to be at the park. They had been camping on nearby Denman Island and had stopped to use the accessible shower facilities at the nearby Lewis Centre.
CTV News
44 minutes ago
- CTV News
Joint investigation with Toronto, Australian police leads to child pornography charges
The Toronto Police Services emblem is photographed during a press conference at TPS headquarters, in Toronto on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov A man has been arrested and charged with child pornography following a joint investigation between police services in Toronto and Australia. In a release on Thursday, Toronto police said their Internet Child Exploitation unit launched the investigation in Dec. 2024. It is alleged that the accused was communicating online in attempts to 'gain access to someone under the age of 16.' Police said he was operating on various social media platforms under the username 'Cravingjocks.' In Jan. 2025, officers conducted a search at a home in the area of Whites Road and Finch Avenue in Pickering. On Thursday, Peter Patlakas, 41, of Pickering, turned himself in to police. He has been charged with multiple counts of child pornography, including possessiing, accessing, and making it, and has also been charged with making an arrangement or agreement to commit sexual assault to a person who was or was believed to be under the age of 16. The charges have not been tested in court. Police did not share how the Queensland Police Service's Task Force Argos assisted with the investigation.
