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MEDIA REPEASE - Youth Child Pornography Charges

Woodstock, ON (January 4, 2023) – As a result of a search warrant executed in October 2022, police lay child pornography charges against a 17-year-old Woodstock male.

On January 4, 2023, the Woodstock Police Service Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit and the Criminal Investigations Bureau arrested and charged a 17-year-old Woodstock male young offender with the following offences:

• Distribute Child Pornography
• Possession of Child Pornography
• Access any Child Pornography

The youth was held in...

MEDIA RELEASE - Police Briefs

KIJIJI FRAUD

The Woodstock Police Service received a report of fraud after putting a deposit down on a vehicle advertised for sale on Kijiji. Once the deposit was received the vehicle advertisement was taken down. Upon arrival to see at the vehicle, the vehicle owners did not know anything about the ad.

Police encourage the public to be cautious when purchasing through classifieds sites such as Kijiji and Facebook Market Place. Avoid providing deposit money prior to seeing the item you intend to...

MEDIA RELEASE - Fill A Cruiser

Woodstock, ON (December 2, 2022) – The Woodstock Police Service Auxiliary Unit is gearing up for the 14th Annual Fill-A-Cruiser Holiday Food Drive event.

This annual event is held at Sobeys (379 Springbank Ave. N) in the City of Woodstock. The public is invited to purchase $10 pre-made bags of food, purchase or provide their own non-perishable food items, or make a cash donation to the local Salvation Army food bank.

This year, the Fill-A-Cruiser event will take place on Saturday December 10, 2022...