Woman charged for trying to use fake prescription

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Woman charged for trying to use fake prescription

These charges have yet to be proven in court.

Cornwall, ON – Catherine Spurr, 26, of Cornwall was arrested on June 16th, 2021 and charged with two counts of fraud under $5000 and utter forged document. It is alleged on two occasions in May, the woman used a fraudulent prescription to obtain a quantity of prescription drugs from a pharmacy. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. On June 16th, 2021, she was taken into custody, charged accordingly and released to appear in court on August 31st, 2021.

WARRANT

Cornwall, ON – Justine Jacobs, 36, of Akwesasne was arrested on June 16th, 2021 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the woman failed to attend court on April 20th, 2021 for a prohibited operation offence and a warrant was issued for her arrest. On June 16th, 2021, she was taken into custody while stopped at the Port of Entry. Police were contacted and the warrant was executed. The woman was released to appear in court on August 26th, 2021.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

Cornwall, ON – A 21-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on June 16th, 2021 and charged with domestic assault. It is alleged during an altercation with his girlfriend, the man assaulted her and police were contacted to investigate. During the investigation, he was taken into custody, charged accordingly and released to appear in court on August 31st, 2021. His name was not released as it would identify the victim in the matter.

CALLS FOR SERVICE

There were 50 calls for service in the City of Cornwall in the last 24 hours (8:00 am yesterday to 8:00 am today). To see what’s happening in your neighbourhood visit our Crime Plot Map.

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