According to Peterborough Public Health's, the month of December 2023 saw nine reported deaths from drug poisonings, putting the final year-end total at 78 up from 59 in 2022.
Police were told that during the argument between a woman and a man, the woman threatened the man with a metal bar and charged at him. No injuries were reported.
Police learned that on Dec. 27 one suspect used a car jack to damage a vehicle while the other struck the vehicle with an imitation firearm. One occupant was also assaulted.
In both incidents on Dec. 29, Northumberland OPP responded to reports of a stolen vehicle travelling eastbound in the Cobourg area. Both drivers arrested were from Quebec.