Opioid Alert Issued for City of Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland County, After Worrying Rise in Opioid Overdoses Health Unit urges caution when using drugs; asks people to intervene if they see an overdose. LINDSAY, ON (August 15, 2022) – An opioid overdose alert is being issued for the City of Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland County, […]

Please check our social media pages on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for details throughout the week. It’s #PoliceWeekON, and our Colouring / Story Contest is open! The #KawarthaLakes Police Service invites kids of all ages to draw a picture or write a story about police officers working to keep our community safe and healthy everyday! Submit your […]

To the residents of Kawartha Lakes:   This past week has been one of reflection and learning for the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service. Like so many others, we watched in dismay as George Floyd pleaded for assistance before his tragic and preventable death. Anytime someone dies in the custody of the police, our […]

An 8-year-old Lindsay boy was the proud recipient of some very good will after his bicycle was reported stolen and found broken to the point it couldn’t be ridden in early September. On September 11th, 2017 P.C. Brendan Johnston was contacted by 8-year-old Jacob’s parents after his bicycle went missing. After attending at Jacob’s home […]

Public’s Assistance Sought In Locating Missing Person                 The City of Kawartha Lakes Police is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 34 year-old Cory Rick Lanteigne who was last seen in the area of O’Reilly Lane in the former Ops township at 4:00pm. Cory is described as male […]

  (Toronto, ON) – Ontario’s police leaders and the Chief Coroner for Ontario today warned that Ontarians continue to face a deadly threat to public health and safety as a result of a spike in deaths believed to have been caused directly or indirectly by the illegal acquisition, distribution, use, and misuse of the prescription […]

Kawartha Lakes Police are advising the public of a scam that has been circulating in the Lindsay area this week after a number of residents have received a bogus email indicating that they owe money for a driving offence. A number of residents have received an email resembling the below message that indicates the receiver […]

As of January 1, 2016, drivers – including cyclists – must stop and yield the whole roadway at pedestrian crossovers, school crossings and other locations where there is a crossing guard. These new rules do not apply to pedestrian crosswalks at intersections with stop signs or traffic signals, unless a school crossing guard is present. […]

Media Release Thursday August 25th , 2016   Text With 911 Goes Live In Kawartha Lakes If you are part of the deaf, deafened, hard of hearing or speech impaired (DHHSI) community you will now have the ability to text to 911 (T9-1-1) in the City of Kawartha Lakes. During an emergency, T9-1-1 provides the […]

CRA Tax Scam Warning Issued Again After Another Falls Victim City of Kawartha Lakes Police are once again reminding residents that our area is still being targeted by scammers using the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) tax scam, after a woman lost $2100.00 to the scam. On Tuesday June 7th, 2016 City of Kawartha Lakes Police […]