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Wanted person arrested in South Porcupine

2017-12- 08 Timmins Police Cruiser MH
Timmins Police cruiser. Maija Hoggett/TimminsToday

NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service arrested a local resident on the strength of an arrest warrant that was executed during the afternoon hours of Thursday, Dec. 16 in South Porcupine. 

While completing patrols of an assigned zone, a Timmins Police Service officer was flagged down by a concerned citizen regarding a disoriented pedestrian. 

The officer recognized the female pedestrian as being a “wanted person” named in a current arrest warrant held by the Timmins Police. 

Once the validity of the warrant was confirmed, the subject was arrested by the Timmins Police  Service. 

As a result, Brenda Turgeon, 30, of Timmins was arrested on the strength of the warrant. 

She remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for today at the Ontario Court of  Justice in Timmins to answer to the charges that resulted in the Arrest Warrant being issued.  

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