Impaired Drivers
A pair of impaired drivers were arrested in Belleville on Friday.
Around 2:20 a.m. Belleville Police responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver after a male was observed slumped over in the driver’s seat of a vehicle.
Upon arrival, officers found the vehicle parked with the engine running. They knocked on the driver’s side window to wake the male and observed signs of impairment.
Matthew Fennell, a 41-year-old Selby man, was arrested and charged with:
· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration over 80 mg
· Operation while impaired – alcohol
· Careless driving (HTA)
He was released on an Undertaking with a scheduled court date in May.
Much later on, before 7 p.m., Belleville Police responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver in the city’s west end. Upon arrival, officers located the driver, spoke with him, and observed signs of impairment.
As a result of investigation, Leo-Paul Phillips, 64-year-old Belleville man, was arrested and charged with Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration over 80 mg and Operation while impaired – alcohol.
He was released on an Undertaking with a scheduled court date in May.
Warrants
On April 3rd at approximately 11:00pm, while attending a call for service at a business on Dundas Street East, Belleville Police observed a male enter the premises unrelated to the original call. Officers spoke to the male, and upon investigation, discovered he had outstanding arrest warrants from the Belleville Police Service for disobeying a court order, mischief under $5000, assault – spousal, unlawfully in dwelling house and robbery with violence.
A 25-year-old Belleville man was arrested on the strength of the warrants and held for a bail hearing.
Then on Sunday, April 5th at 1:01am, Belleville Police responded to a business on Dundas Street West regarding an unwanted person.
Upon arrival, officers located the male and, following further investigation, discovered that he had outstanding Belleville Police Service arrest warrants for breach of Probation, fail to attend court X2, theft under $5000, mischief under $5000, break and enter.
As a result, Tyler Bonter, 41-year-old Belleville man of no fixed address, was arrested on the strength of the outstanding warrants and held for a bail hearing.
Mischief
Around 5:15 a.m. Sunday, Belleville Police responded to a report of an unknown woman causing damage to a business door in the city’s west end.
After arriving on scene, officers spoke with the female and as a result of investigation, Jessica Cruse-White, 28-year-old Belleville woman, was arrested and charged with:
· Mischief under $5000
· Fail to comply with a probation order
She was released on an Undertaking with a scheduled court date in June.
Assault
On April 5th at 7:37am, Belleville Police responded to a call for service at a residence in the city’s west end. Upon arrival, it was reported that a verbal altercation took place and escalated with a female striking another female in the face with a flashlight.
As a result of police investigation, Cherie Brown, 55-year-old Belleville woman, was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon. She was released on an Undertaking with a scheduled court date in July.
Domestic Dispute
On April 6th at 9:47pm, Belleville Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute in the city’s east end. Upon arrival, it was reported that a verbal argument had escalated, with a male making threats toward a female and throwing a remote at a television, causing damage to the screen.
As a result of investigation, a 36-year-old Belleville man, was arrested and charged with:
· Uttering threats – cause death or bodily harm
· Mischief under $5000
· Fail to comply with a probation order
He was held for a bail hearing.
