Police Seek Public Assistance in Solving Suspected Arsons

Kawartha Lakes Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in solving three suspicious fires that occurred in the late evening hours of July 1^st, 2022, into the early morning hours of July 2^nd, 2022.

On July 1^st, 2022, at 11:55 pm, Kawartha Lakes Police attended an address on Cambridge St. south between Durham St. west and George St after a suspicious fire was set in a breezeway between two homes. The fire was put out by homeowners before it caused significant damage. Shortly after midnight, Kawartha Lakes Police and Kawartha Lakes Fire and Rescue attended at an address on Mary St. West between Hamilton Street and James Street for a fire that had been set in a houseboat being stored on industrial property. While at the second fire, emergency services were dispatched to the area of Memorial Park on Lindsay St. south, where a fully engulfed porta potty was discovered.

Police believe all of the fires are linked and are seeking the assistance of any homeowner or business in the area who may have security/dash camera footage from that evening to contact them. All inquiries can be directed to Detective Constable Joe Bell at 705.324.6307 ex539 or to [email protected] . Alternatively,  anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Crime Stoppers to leave information anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.khcrimestoppers.com .

Two Arrests for Impaired by Drugs in One Day

A male from Lindsay and a female from Janetville are both facing charges of operating a motor vehicle while their ability to do so was impaired by drugs after Kawartha Lakes Police were contacted by concerned members of the public in two separate incidents on July 4^th, 2022.

In the first incident, police were contacted after a citizen observed a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner shortly after 1:00 pm on July 4^th, 2022. Officers had occasion to stop the vehicle while it was travelling northbound on Angeline St. south in the town of Lindsay. After a subsequent investigation, it was determined that the driver’s ability to operate the vehicle was impaired by drugs. Thirty-eight-year-old Adam SZYDLOWSKI of Lindsay is facing charges of operating a motor vehicle while his ability was impaired by alcohol or drugs and having care and control of a motor vehicle with cannabis readily available. He will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice, 440 Kent Street West, Lindsay, on August 11^th, 2022.

In the second incident, police were contacted after a male and female who had been observed passed out in the parking lot on William St. north got into a vehicle. Officers had occasion to stop the vehicle as it attempted to leave the parking lot. Investigation of the female driver revealed that she was exhibiting signs of being impaired by drugs. As a result of the investigation, thirty-year-old Katrina AGELAKOUDIS is facing a charge of operating a motor vehicle while her ability was impaired by alcohol or drugs. She will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice, 440 Kent St. west, Lindsay, on August 11^th, 2022