Carleton Place resident faces charges for threats targeting coffee shop
Posted Feb 26, 2025 11:54:32 AM.
Last Updated Feb 26, 2025 12:12:38 PM.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged a Carleton Place resident in connection with a series of threats.
The incident took place on Sunday, Feb. 23, where numerous threatening calls were made throughout the day, targeting a coffee shop in Carleton Place, wrote OPP in an email to CityNews.
The Lanark County Detachment of OPP responded to a call from an employee of the business, following several threatening phone calls from a male suspect.
On Monday, Feb. 24, Lanark County officers — and the OPP Emergency Response Team and Canine Unit — executed a warrant at a home on Lake Avenue East in Carleton Place.
Matthew McGetrick, 36, was arrested without incident and is charged with:
- Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm – two counts
- Criminal harassment
- Harassing communications
McGetrick remains in police custody following a bail hearing that took place on Tuesday, Feb. 25 before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth, noted OPP on X.
