Graffiti at skatepark in Pembroke leads to consequences for two teens

By Alex Black

Posted Aug 22, 2022 02:45:32 PM.

Two youths are facing charges in connection with mischief in Pembroke over the weekend.

Officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police were on patrol around 3:20 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, when they encountered the youths spray painting graffiti at the Pembroke Skate Park.

As a result of this incident, one 15-year-old youth from Pembroke was cautioned under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) and taken home to their parents.

A second youth, a 16-year-old from Allumette Island, Quebec, was arrested and charged with mischief under $5,000 and failure to comply with a release order.

The 16-year-old was held for a bail hearing and subsequently released to attend Youth Court in Pembroke on Sept. 29, 2022.

The names of the youths cannot be released under the provisions of the YCJA.

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