OPP LAY DRUG CHARGES
(SOUTH PORCUPINE, ON) – The South Porcupine Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid drug related charges against an Iroquois Falls resident stemming from a routine traffic stop on March 23rd at Highway 101 in Mountjoy Township, west of Timmins
A South Porcupine Ontario Provincial Police officer had occasion to stop the driver of a passenger vehicle for an alleged traffic violation.
The driver was stopped and interviewed at the roadside. A standard licence verification revealed that the driver of the 2000 Pontiac passenger vehicle was suspended in the province of Ontario pursuant to two separate suspensions.
The driver was arrested and a cursory search was undertaken by the OPP officer.
As a result of this search, the OPP officer located and seized 29 Methamphetamine tablets and $830.00 in cash.
The estimated street value of the seized narcotics is pegged at $290.00
Robert MORRISETTE, 23, of Iroquois Falls, Ontario, has been charged with:
- one count of Possession for the Purpose of Traficking in a Controlled Substance contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substances Act.
- one count of Fail to Comply with Probation Order contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.
- two counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- two counts of Drive While Under Suspension contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
The accused was held in police custody awaiting a bail hearing at Provincial Court in Timmins slated for this morning (March 24th ) in answer to the charges laid against him.
The vehicle has been impounded by the OPP.
MAN CHARGED FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING
(MOOSONEE, ON) – At 3 am on March 23, 2014 members of the Moosonee Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrols when they observed a vehicle being driven in an erratic manner.
Officers stopped the vehicle as it parked at a residence on Wabun Road. After a short interaction the driver was subsequently arrested for driving while impaired. The accused was transported to the Moosonee OPP Detachment where he provided breath samples.
Francis JOHNS, 36, of Moosonee, Ontario is charged with the following:
- Impaired operation of a motor vehicle
- Operate a motor vehicle with excess of 80mg of alcohol in 100mL of blood.
The accused received an automatic 90 day driver’s licence suspension and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Moosonee on the May 6, 2014.
FLEEING SUSPECT ARRESTED AND CHARGED
(SUDBURY, ON) – On the evening of March 22, 2014, OPP officers were conducting radar patrols on Highway 69.
At approximately 8:30 p.m., officers attempted to stop a northbound vehicle for speeding on Highway 69 at Highway 637, Servos Township but the driver refused to stop and fled from police at a high rate of speed.
The suspect continued driving northbound in an erratic manner while fleeing from police and reaching speeds of up to 180 km/hr.
A spike belt was deployed on Highway 69 at Whipporwill Avenue, City of Greater Sudbury which was effective and the vehicle subsequently came to a stop and the driver was arrested.
The male driver, Guy Ernest SEGUIN, age 48 of Sudbury is charged with:
· Flight While Pursued by Police Officer
· Dangerous Operation of Motor Vehicle
· Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
· Drive While Disqualified
He was held in custody for a bail hearing this morning.
POLICE ARREST TWO MEN WANTED ON A WARRANT
(SOUTH RIVER, ON) On Sunday March 23, 2014 the Almaguin Highlands Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were patrolling in the Village of South River when they noticed a male known to them driving into the parking lot of Kwick Way on Highway 124. The officer believed the driver was wanted on a warrant from Orillia OPP and once the warrant was confirmed, arrested the driver Mark Fagan (27) of Lount Township. The officer was then informed that there was a second male inside the Kwick Way that was with the driver. The officer went inside the store and spoke to the second male, Andrew CHARLEBOIS (29) of Gravenhurst, Ontario and subsequently arrested him too on a warrant from Bracebridge OPP. Both men were taken into police custody and returned to Orillia and Bracebridge OPP to deal with their warrants and outstanding criminal matters.
CAR DAMAGED AT HIGH ROCK LOOKOUT PARK
(STRONG TWP, ON) The Almaguin Highlands Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating damage done to a Toyota Tacoma that was parked at the High Rock lookout park in Strong Township.
The damage occurred on Sunday March 23, 2014 when unknown person(s) smashed the vehicle window and stole a global positioning system (GPS) and two pairs of sunglasses.
Anyone with information about this crime or any other crime is asked to call their local Police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
OPP CHARGES SPEEDER FOR STUNT DRIVING
(STRONG TWP, ON) The Almaguin Highlands Ontario Provincial Police was conducting radar enforcement on Highway 11, Strong Township on Friday March 21, 2014 at approximately 9:45 p.m. The officer stopped the 1995, BMW that was northbound near Robins Road, for travelling at a high rate of speed and subsequently charged him with race motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario and fail to have insurance card, contrary to the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act of Ontario.
The driver, Alexander GUENTHER (20) of Brampton, Ontario is to appear in Sundridge Court on Thursday April 17, 2014. FINES INCREASE FOR DRIVERS USING HAND HELD DEVICE
(ALMAGUIN HIGHLANDS, ON) The fines have increased if you are caught using a handheld device while driving. On Tuesday March 18, 2014 the Province increased the fine from $155 to $280 if motorists are convicted of driving while talking or texting or using a handheld device while driving. The fines will not apply to global positioning system (GPS) screens as long as they are mounted in the vehicle and not in the driver’s hands or being manually programmed while driving.
Remember: Never text and drive.
VEHICLE STOP RESULTS IN DRUG CHARGES
(NORTH BAY, ON) – On March 20, 2014, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) Drug Enforcement Unit stopped a vehicle on Highway 11 in the city of North Bay as the result of a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) investigation.
As a result of the investigation, officers located a quantity of controlled substances as well as cash with a potential street value of over $10,000.00.
Geoff McKIERNAN, 44, of New Liskeard was charged with:
- Possession of a Controlled Substance for the purpose of trafficking contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA; and with
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime to wit: Canadian currency, contrary to section 354(1) (a) of the Criminal Code (CC).
