MATHESON - The OPP's emergency response team (ERT) and canine unit helped track down a suspect over the weekend.
Around 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, South Porcupine OPP tried to stop a vehicle on Highway 11 in Matheson. The driver fled the scene and officers later located him with the help of ERT members and the canine unit.
A 23-year-old man from Dundalk is charged with:
- Dangerous operation
- Flight from peace officer
- Forcible confinement
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Theft under $5,000
- Mischief under $5,000
- Fail to comply with probation order
- 4 counts of fail to comply with release order
- 2 counts of drive while under suspension
TimminsToday has reached out to OPP for more information on some of the charges.
OPP says the accused is in custody waiting for a bail hearing.
None of the charges have been tested in court and the accused is considered innocent unless proven guilty.
