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Members of the LaSalle Police Service, working from Monday July 6th to Sunday June 12th, were kept busy responding to 425 calls for service and activities including: 33 –  Emergency 911 Calls 9 –  Alarms 1 – Alcohol Related Driver’s Licence Suspension 1 – Assist Ambulance 3 – Assist Other Police Service 13 –  By-Law Complaints 12 – COVID-19 related call 1 – Crisis Intervention 100 – Directed Patrols 3 – Domestic Disputes 12 –  Driving & Traffic Complaints 2 – Family Disputes 5 – Frauds 4 – Harassment Complaints 3 – Impaired Driving Complaints 3 – Mental Health Act 2 – Motor Vehicle Collisions 56  – Property Checks 8 – Suspicious Activity 5 – Thefts 3 – Threats 85 – Traffic Stops & Vehicle Checks 1 – Wellness Checks June 6th Shoplifting: Tommy Hilfiger Outlet At approximately 4:00 PM, an
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June 29, 2020 Theft of Bicycle At approximately 6:45 PM, a person reported to the LaSalle Police Service that their bicycle had been stolen from Windsor Crossings Outlet Mall.  The officer met with the reporting person who stated that at about 5:45 PM, they had locked their front wheel to a bike rack near Maurice’s before going into one of the stores.  Less than an hour later they returned and found their bike was missing except for the front wheel which was still locked to the bike rack.  The bike is described as JAMIS, road bike with a black and
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Members of the LaSalle Police Service, working from Monday June 22nd to Sunday June 28th, were kept busy responding to 430 calls for service and activities including: 40 – Emergency 911 Calls 5 – Alarms 1 – Assist Ambulance 4 – Assist Other Police Service 1 – Bail Violation 1 – Break and Enter 12 – By-Law Complaints 1 – COVID-19 related call 88 – Directed Patrols 8 – Driving & Traffic Complaints 1 – Fraud 3 – Harassment Complaints 1 – Impaired Driving Complaints 1 – Indecent Act 1 – Insecure Premises 3 – Mental Health Act 1 –
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embers of the LaSalle Police Service, working from Monday June 15th to Sunday June 21st, were kept busy responding to 516 calls for service and activities including: 29 –  Emergency 911 Calls 7 –  Alarms 1 – Alcohol Licence Suspension 1 – Assault Complaint 3 – Assist Ambulance 3 – Assist Other Police Service 1 – Bail Violation 10 –  By-Law Complaints 3 – COVID-19 related calls 125 – Directed Patrols 13 –  Driving & Traffic Complaints 3 – Frauds 1 – Impaired Driving Complaints 1 – Indecent Act 1 – Insecure Premises 1 – Mental Health Act 2 – Mischiefs 1 – Missing Person 6 – Motor Vehicle Collisions 131  – Property Checks 18 – Suspicious Activity 6 – Thefts 4 – Threats 88 – Traffic Stops & Vehicle Checks 1 – Warrant Executed 3 – Wellness Checks June 15th MVA – Property Damage In the
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Within the last week the LaSalle Police Service responded to two separate incidents of overdoses involving suspected Purple Fentanyl. In one incident, the victim, an adult male was unresponsive upon police arrival at their residence. A LaSalle Police Officer who was first on scene, administered two doses of Naloxone via nasal spray to the victim which revived them. Paramedics were called to the scene and the male was transported to the hospital for further treatment. The male is expected to recover. In a second incident, an adult female was also found to be unresponsive inside her residence by family members.
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Chief John Leontowicz has tendered his notice of retirement to the LaSalle Police Services Board at the June 22 Police Services Board meeting. “On behalf of the Board, we would like to congratulate the Chief on his retirement and thank him for his dedicated service to our community during his 21 years. His wealth of knowledge of the organization and LaSalle will be missed and we wish him well in his future endeavors,” stated Mayor Bondy, Chair of the LaSalle Police Services Board. Chief Leontowicz will retire with 45 years of policing experience.  He has headed the LaSalle Police Service
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On Friday June 12th, 2020, the LaSalle Police Service received a complaint of a suspicious male possibly impersonating a police officer in the area of Malden Road and Delmar Street. After an exhaustive and thorough investigation, the LaSalle Police Service have reason to believe that the incident did not occur as reported and there is no evidence to support a public safety risk by an unknown person impersonating a police officer in the Town of LaSalle. We would like to thank the media and those who shared our social media post for their attention and assistance with our investigation.
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June 8th Theft An officer was dispatched to Zehrs on Malden for a report of a theft in progress involving two females. Two officers waited outside the exit of Zehrs and observed the Zehrs Loss Prevention Officer and two females that matched the given description exit the store with a full small cart of groceries and one female carrying four other bags that were filled. The officers approached the females and advised them of the investigation. The females denied the allegations of theft and stated that they paid for the items and offered their receipt which had a total of
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The LaSalle Police Service is investigating a suspicious circumstance after a young female reported to police that on June 12, 2020 between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM, she was riding her bicycle on Malden Road near Delmar Street when she was approached by a male driving a dark coloured sedan southbound on Malden Road. She heard a siren activate momentarily and the male driver gestured for her to pull over into the parking lot at Malden Square Plaza. The vehicle pulled in and the lone male exited the vehicle. The male asked her a few questions, although did not ask
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Members of the LaSalle Police Service, working from Sunday May 17th to Sunday May 24th were kept busy responding to 441 calls for service and activities including: 31 – Emergency 911 Calls 5 – Alarms 4 – Assist Other Police Service 1 – Bail Violation 15 – By-Law Complaints 7 – COVID-19 related calls 104 – Directed Patrols 12 – Driving & Traffic Complaints 1 – Family Dispute 7 – Frauds 3 – Harassment Complaints 4 – Impaired Driving Complaints 1 – Indecent Act 3 – Insecure Premises 1 – Mental Health Act 3 – Mischiefs 1 – Missing Person
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