Update: Snetsinger appeared by video in Court on Friday, March 6, 2026. She was held in custody as the matter was put over for a bail hearing on Monday, March 9, 2026.
Following the execution of Criminal Code search warrants, a 33-year-old Hamilton Township woman has been charged following a joint investigation into alleged fraudulent activity involving a local support services business.
In the late months of 2025, Port Hope Police Service and Cobourg Police Service began a joint investigation into Rise and Thrive Support Services in response to allegations that the Director of the business was engaging in fraudulent activity impacting vulnerable people in Northumberland County.
On March 5, 2026, as a result of this ongoing investigation, members from both Cobourg Police Service and Port Hope Police Service executed Criminal Code search warrants at a residence on Dale Road, a business on Division Street, and an involved vehicle.
As a result, 33-year-old Cayla Jolene SNETSINGER of Hamilton Township was charged with the following:
• Two counts of Fraud over $5000
• Trafficking in a Schedule I Substance contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Obstruct justice
• Forgery
• Possession of a Schedule I substance – cocaine
• Possession of a Schedule IV substance for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of property obtained by crime for the purpose of trafficking
• Two counts of Fail to comply with probation
SNETSINGER was held in custody for a bail hearing.
The investigation remains ongoing, and investigators believe there may be additional victims. Anyone with information related to this investigation, or who believes they may have been victimized, is asked to contact:
• Detective Sergeant Eric Rowlands of Port Hope Police Service at Erowlands@phps.on.ca;
• Detective Constable Danielle McKeen of Cobourg Police Service at Danielle.McKeen@CobourgPolice.com; or
• Leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 or online at stopcrimehere.ca.
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