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Police search underway after breach of intermittent sentence in Smiths Falls

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Smiths Falls Police issue warrant for 40-year-old male after discarded GPS monitor found in Beckwith Township

Smiths Falls Police Service (SFPS) is asking the public to be aware of an ongoing investigation. Police are searching for a local man who is now unlawfully at large following a reported breach of an intermittent sentence.

MEDIA RELEASE:

On September 11th, 2025 Smiths Falls Police received information from the Ontario Correctional Service of a possible breach of intermittent sentence with a suspect. An investigation was commenced into this breach by members of Smiths Falls Police.

SFPS with the assistance of OPP Lanark County located the suspects GPS monitoring device discarded in a roadside ditch in Beckwith Township.

Derek Thomson


40 YEARS OLD
MALE
WHITE
5’8 (173 CM)

KNOWN TO FREQUENT THE AREAS OF BECKWITH, CARLETON PLACE, OTTAWA AND SMITHS FALLS

WARRANT FOR UNLAWFULLY AT LARGE, MISCHIEF UNDER $5000 AND FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THEIR PROBATION ORDER (x2)

Any information to the whereabouts of THOMSON please contact Smiths Falls Police at 613-283-0357 or report anonymously to Lanark County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477

The charges in these matters have not been proven in court.
The SFPS urges anyone with information regarding this incident, or similar incidents, to contact our service at 613-283-0357. Information may also be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).


Find more Police reports and stay up to date on Smiths Falls News.

SOURCE: Media Release submitted SFPS.

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