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Woman accused of breaching court-ordered conditions

She was held in custody awaiting a bail hearing
2017-11-03 Timmins Police Building2 MH
The Timmins Police Service building downtown Timmins. Maija Hoggett/TimminsToday

NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service arrested a Timmins resident stemming from an incident where the suspect was found to be in breach of a set of strict court imposed conditions listed in a Release Order.

The Timmins Police Service responded to a complaint regarding a woman who was found to be present at a specific Vipond Road address and in direct contact with a specific person during the late afternoon hours of Sunday, March 14.

The responding Timmins Police officers completed an investigation into the matter and determined that such activity was in direct violation of strict conditions previously imposed upon her by the Provincial Court in Timmins.

As a result, Brenda Turgeon, 29 of Timmins, was identified, located, and taken into police custody and is charged with:
    •    two counts of fail to comply with release order contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada

The accused remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for this morning at Provincial Court in Timmins to answer to the criminal charges laid against her.

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