On the evening of Nov 25, 2005, at approx 9:15 PM OPP Officer More arrived alone and had entered our home at 53 Sprucedale Ave in the town of Cardiff, Ontario. He asked to speak with my spouse and partner, Andy Efremov. I told him to wait a second as Andy was laying down and had a migraine and had taken some sleeping pills. Officer More said he had to speak with Andy and I should get him.

When Andy got up Officer Moore said he was here to arrest Andy and lay charges. I asked what the charges were. He said he was arresting Andy for criminal mischief and uttering threats. He said that Officer Dickson has laid charges against Mr. Young on our behalf earlier in the day. I directed him to the living room where we could sit down. I asked what criminal mischief and what threats was Andy being charged with? I asked if Andy was being arrested for putting up a security light? He said Mr. Young said Andy did things and threatened him and his wife. I said how can Andy be arrested on just Mr. Young’s word, with no evidence and we had to go through so much for months to get the evidence of Mr. Young’s vandalism, criminal trespass and threats? We have proof and he can just says anything? He said there was no mediation. He looked annoyed so I didn’t ask any more questions.

He read something official sounding. We were advised that Andy would be transported to the Bancroft police station to be charged. Andy said he was ill with a migraine and had taken sleeping pills so he was groggy. Officer More made it clear that Andy had no choice. Andy got his boots on, said "ok lets go" Officer More advised Andy to get a jacket, which Andy did. Officer More asked Andy if he had any weapons, guns or bows. Andy said he had a broken crossbow. We were told to surrender it. He also asked if we had any bolts. Andy said, you mean arrows? Officer More said yes. Andy looked for them and then told Officer More they may be on our land at North Bapiste Lake Road. Officer Moore said that’s ok just get the crossbow. When Andy went to get the crossbow I remembered that I have a bow also so I asked Officer More if he needed that too. He said yes, any bows. I said I don’t have any arrows for it. I went to get it and gave it to him. When I gave it to him he commented that it was a really nice bow and asked if I did competition and was I a marksmen. I said no, I don’t know how to use it but had been hoping to eventually practice but haven’t gotten much chance to learn. I asked if we get it back.

Andy gave Officer More his crossbow and put on his jacket and boots. He said that he had to read Andy his rights. He read him something in the dining room. Andy said he needed to go into the bathroom and take some aspirin because his migraine was getting worse. He went inside took some aspirin and came back into the dining room. When Officer More said they had to go, I asked if I should go to pick Andy up at the OPP station. Officer More said it would take about 45 minutes or an hour and I could pick him up then. Andy put his hands out front for Officer More to handcuff him and Officer More said he didn’t have to. As they walked through the kitchen to the side door to leave Officer More asked where the string to the crossbow was or why the crossbow didn’t have a string, I forget which. We said it’s broken and doesn’t have one. I then remembered that I needed the keys to the car because the key to the garage was on it. We lock it up because of damages to our car by Mr. Young. I asked them to wait because I had to make sure I could find them so I could pick Andy up. They waited for a few minutes until I located them. Officer More said that he would call when I could pick Andy up. They left. I saw Andy get into the cruiser and put his head down. I think he felt ashamed that they arrested him. I felt sorry for him. Here we had done everything to help get the police the evidence so they could put a stop to what Mr. Young has been doing to us for months and Officer More can just arrest Andy on hearsay and innuendo. I locked the doors and felt scared and confused. Why would they take Andy and leave me alone when I had told them the night of the fire that Mr. Young had again said that he would get me alone and kill me when no one was around. Now I had to go outside with no one around at night. I didn’t want to go outside but I didn’t want to stay in the house alone either. I wished I had thought to just follow them when they had left. I decided to go to the police station right away and sit outside in the car. I got dressed (I had been in my robe because I had been ready to go to bed). I decided to take Spike, my dog with me because I was afraid to go outside by myself. (He’s a big baby but he looks big and he adores the ground I walk on) I got the side garage door unlocked and went inside to open the garage door to get the car out. When I opened the garage door I saw Mr. Young was outside by his car and he began to walk toward the garage door. He didn’t say anything but was just glaring at me. I turned around and called Spike into the car and got in and locked the car doors. I backed the car out and I didn’t see Mr. Young there anymore. I drove to the OPP Police Station and waited outside for Andy to come out. I saw Officer More open the door and Andy coming out. I got out of the car and called to Officer More to wait because I wanted him to know that Mr. Young was waiting for me. As I started to say something, Andy said don’t bother, they don’t care. We drove home.

Noel Clark Efremov November 27, 2005