SIU – Kingston

The incident involving Kingston Police and a man on Aragon Road late Tuesday afternoon is now under investigation by Ontario’s police watchdog.

Kingston Police didn’t release any information about what happened other than saying there was an incident involving one man and it was resolved around 7:00 p.m.

It turns out the man was armed with a shotgun and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The Special Investigations Unit is looking into the case because the man had interaction with police.

Thefts

A 31 year old man from Kingston and a 36 year old man from Wolfe Island are facing a variety of charges following an investigation into thefts from vehicles and a stolen trailer.

Police say the two men stole an iPad mini from a woman’s car after following it from Best Buy to the Cataraqui Centre…They also attempted to steal items from a vehicle at Goodlife Fitness on Norwest Road.

The pair was arrested in the parking lot of the Landmark Cinema located on Dalton Avenue where they were trying to break into vehicles.

Police say they also stole a trailer that was sold on Kijiji.  The original owner saw the trailer and the person who bought it cooperated with police.  The police investigation linked the stolen trailer to the two men.

Frontenac County

The Mayor of Central Frontenac has been elected as the Warden of Frontenac County…20 years after holding the position.

Frances Smith was elected at the county council meeting in Glenburnie yesterday.

Smith had been Warden in 1996 – before the townships in the county were amalgamated.

South Frontenac Mayor Ron Vanderwal was elected Deputy Warden.

His father, Rein, was Warden of the County in 1983.

Accessibility Award – Frontenac County

A man from Verona has received Frontenac County’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities Access Award.

Doug Lovegrove was recognized at the county council meeting yesterday for producing a booklet covering topics of accessibility and customer service for new volunteers.

The booklet was created for the Verona Community Association.

Lovegrove also offers training to volunteer organizations in the community.

Nativity Scene

The annual outdoor nativity pageant with live animals will take place next week in Glenburnie.

It has become a family tradition for a lot of people and starts on Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Battersea Road in Glenburnie.

The performances take place every half hour between 6 and 8 p.m.

It’s free…but donations to the food bank are being encouraged.

Concerts

Students are putting on their end of year and Christmas shows for parents and tonight – the students in the Let’s Make a Demo Focus program at Napanee District Secondary School will have a Battle of the Bands competition.  It will feature a wide variety of music from covers to original compositions by the students.   They’ll be judged by a panel of people from the local music scene.

Admission is $5 and the show starts at 7:00 p.m.