The most recent Brockville Police Service crime statistical report, covering the first two quarters of 2022, show a nearly 130-per-cent jump in criminal harassment calls at the end of June, compared with the same point in 2021.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“There’s a possibility that some of the criminal harassment charges are related to domestic relationships,” said Jodoin. That increase, said the chief, is a bit easier to explain. He attributed it to the ongoing problem of drug addiction, noting many of those cases involve petty thefts as perpetrators seek quick ways to make money to finance their drug habits.Actual drug offences, meanwhile, rose only slightly in the same period, from 27 last year to 29.