Three Vehicle Collision
An early morning collision yesterday surprisingly resulted in only minor injuries.
Kingston Fire and Rescue were called to free one person after a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Taylor-Kidd Boulevard and Collins Bay Road shortly before 8 a.m. yesterday.
A blue Cadillac traveling south on Collins Bay Road drove through a red light and struck an SUV heading west on Taylor-Kidd Boulevard. The Cadillac then deflected off the SUV and struck a white utility van.
The 57-year-old female driver of the Cadillac was fined and her and her 11-year-old son only suffered minor injuries in the crash. No other injuries were reported.
Coincidentally, Kingston Police’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) initiative for August is red light violations.

Inmate Death
An inmate at Bath Institution has died.
Assistant Warden Michele Vermette says 54-year-old Peter Collins, who’d been serving an indeterminate sentence for first-degree murder since 1984, died at the Regional Hospital in Bath yesterday.
His next of kin, the police and the coroner have been notified, and the Correctional Service of Canada will review the circumstances of his death.

 Loyalist Township Contract Offers Rejected
Loyalist Township workers have overwhelmingly rejected the municipality’s most recent contract offer.
In a vote Wednesday night, the 60 members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2150 voted 90% against what the township had termed its “final” offer.
The vote moves the two sides closer to a strike or lockout, which could happen as early as Saturday, Aug. 22.
The union has said the municipality is seeking a contract that would changes employees’ hours of work and allow the township to call in staff to work at any time.
The township has said it is seeking to eliminate the obsolete contract language and give it “greater flexibility in scheduling” when needed.
The workers’ last contract expired on Dec. 31, 2014.

Police Kindness Ends in Arrest
A kind gesture from Kingston police somehow still ended in a arrest!
A 34-year-old Kingston male reported to police as part of his recognizance a day late. Officers let the man’s tardiness slide, giving him a grace period to sign in, and he went on his way.
The man then left police headquarters on a specialized Hardrock bicycle while riding on the wrong side of the road where another officer stopped him, ran the serial number of the bike and found it had been reported stolen.
The man was taken into custody and charged by police with possession of stolen property under $5,000, breach of recognizance for failing to keep the peace, and breach of recognizance by failing to properly sign in.

US Marine Crops at Fort Henry
The marines are coming to Fort Henry for a two-night, world-class show this weekend.
Fort Henry will be hosting the Battle Color Detachment of the United States Marine Corps this weekend, in what is sure to be a sold out performance!
The world-class marine corps performance is composed of three units: The Drum and Bugle Corps, Silent Drill Platoon and Official Colors.
The marines first visited Fort Henry in 1954 and that relationship has continued to this day.
Saturday and Sunday nights performances will start at 7 p.m., and with tickets available in advance online at www.forthenry.com, or at Fort Henry admissions.

 Ottawa Sentence – Sex Offender
An Ottawa home daycare provider convicted of sexually abusing two young children in his care has been handed a five-year jail sentence.
Jeffrey Wills was found guilty in March of sexually assaulting two girls — aged three and five — in 2013.
In addition to the jail term handed down yesterday, Wills is banned from any public place where children might be present for the next 15 years.
He’s now also a registered sex offender.

Ottawa- Peace Officer Impersonation
A 41-year-old man is facing charges after police say someone impersonated a peace officer in downtown Ottawa.
An investigation was launched this month after a man reported he’d been extorted for a large amount of money in the city’s Byward Market area in June.
Jason Tabbara of Greely is charged with extortion and impersonating a peace officer.
He’s to appear in court on September 10th.  (The Canadian Press)

Federal Election
N-D-P leader Tom Mulcair will make what his party calls a “major economic announcement” in Toronto this morning.
One of Mulcair’s campaign events is a photo-op at tonight’s ball game between the Blue Jays and Yankees.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has no public campaign events planned for today, and no information is available about Conservative Leader Stephen Harper’s plans for today.

Indonesian / Canadian -Child Abuse Case
Canadian teacher Neil Bantleman and an Indonesian teaching assistant were freed from a prison in Indonesia today after a court overturned their convictions.
Four months ago, the two were convicted of sexually abusing three young students at a school.
Bantleman — a 45-year-old native of Burlington, Ontario — said he was innocent, and the process used to convict him was corrupt.
The trial was widely criticized for presenting evidence that was inconsistent and sometimes contradictory.