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On April 23, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m. an incident involving Intimate Partner Violence occurred at a residence on Sunnyside Road in the City of Kingston.

Over the course of the past month, members of the Kingston Police Street Crime Unit received information regarding a female actively involved in the sale/distribution of fentanyl within the City of Kingston.

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) is the process of verifying that you are who you claim to be when logging in to a device or an account. If you're reading this from a work computer, you probably logged in to your computer – that is single-factor authentication. But single-factor authentication is no longer enough to keep your accounts secure. Learn more below about the various ways you can digitally authenticate your identity.

On April 17, 2024, members of the Kingston Police Drug Enforcement Unit began an investigation into a female subject who was residing at a residence on Leroy Grant Drive in the City of Kingston. The investigation revealed that this subject was working in conjunction with several unknown male parties from the greater Toronto area who were actively involved in trafficking drugs out of this apartment.

On April 18, 2024, at approximately 4:45 p.m., police responded to a call regarding a theft which had just taken place at a business on Princess Street in downtown Kingston.

On April 17, 2024, at approximately 10:20 p.m., Kingston Police were patrolling the area of Abbey Glen Drive and Weller Avenue, a residential neighbourhood in Kingston’s north end.

On April 17, 2024, at approximately 12:05 a.m. police were on general patrol in the area of Division Street and Princess Street in downtown Kingston. While proceeding southbound on Division Street through the intersection police observed a silver van travelling westbound on Princess Street toward them at a very high rate of speed. This vehicle was travelling in the wrong direction on Princess Street, which is a one-way street east of Division Street.

In a recent scam, cybercriminals are spreading malware by using a fake security app. They send you a text message that says a large financial transaction has just occurred using your bank account. It instructs you to call a phone number if you have not authorized the transaction. Of course, the transaction never occurred, and the cybercriminals are trying to scare you into acting impulsively.

On March 31, 2024, at approximately 1:30 p.m., frontline officers from the General Patrol Division were in the area of Bayswater Place south of Bath Road when they observed a lone individual exiting from a wooded area to the west. This individual was carrying a bag and upon seeing the officers they immediately dropped the bag and began to run toward Bath Road.

In a recent phishing email scam, cybercriminals use vague financial terms that attempt to make you curious enough to click the attachment in the email. The subject of the email is “Remittance Summary,” and the malicious attachment is named “Payment Advice.” The body of the email only says, “Find attached payment advice for remittance.. Kindly revert.” The sender of the email appears to be legitimate, but it is actually sent from a fake sender address. If you download the PDF file, the malware will begin installing on your computer.