Northern Ontario Ontario Provincial Police News Digest 10/21/13

OPP CHARGE UNLICENCED DRIVER

(SOUTH PORCUPINE) – The South Porcupine Ontario Provincial Police has charged a 22 yr old driver with a number of traffic offences stemming from an incident on

October 20^th, 2013, on Airport Road in Timmins.

While en route to his assigned patrol zone, an OPP officer had occasion to observe the driver of a passenger vehicle allegedly commit a traffic violation.

The driver was stopped and based on the standard verifications completed by the OPP officer, it was determined that the driver was currently unlicenced in Ontario.

As a result, Samuel RODDA, 22, of Timmins, has been charged with:

-       Drive a Motor Vehicle – No Licence contrary to the Highway Traffic Act

-       Use Plates Not Authorized contrary to the Highway Traffic Act

-       Operate Motor Vehicle – No Insurance contrary to the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act

The vehicle was towed from the scene.

The driver has been served with a Summons requiring him to attend Provincial Court on December 5^th, 2013, to answer to the charges laid against him.

LAY DRUG AND PUBLIC INTOXICATION CHARGES

(IROQUOIS FALLS) – The Iroquois Falls OPP have arrested and charged a local man with a drug related charge and a charge of public intoxication stemming from a noise complaint received during the early morning hours of October 16^th in Iroquois Falls.

Ontario Provincial Police officers attended a Nosov Street address to find an intoxicated male person in the midst of attempting to push a parked car.

The man was arrested for his own protection under the Liquor Licence Act.

A search of his person revealed that he was in possession of a quantity of suspected methamphetamine tablets.

The investigation has been completed and as a result, Alexander RUMBALL, 19, of Iroquois Falls, has been charged with:

-       One count of Possession of a Controlled Substance contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substances Act.

-       One count of Being Intoxicated in Public contrary to the Liquor Licence Act

He was released from police custody on a Promise to Appear requiring him to attend Provincial Court in Timmins on November 26^th, 2013 to answer to the charges laid against him.