On Sunday April 27 at 6:28am OPP officers responded to a report of an erratic driver on Highway 17 near Arnprior. Police located the suspect vehicle and stopped the driver at Highway 17 and Bruce St in Horton Township. The male driver had been drinking and failed a roadside alcohol screening test. Alcohol was seized from the vehicle. Following further tests at the detachment Alexander CAMPBELL 18 of Laurentian Hills was charged with driving over 80mgs, breach of probation, speeding, possessing more than one drivers licence, being a novice driver with a BAC above 0, and driving a motor vehicle with liquor readily available. He was released on a promise to appear in court in Renfrew on May 28. Provincial Constable Kyle Mask investigated.
On Monday April 28 shortly after 10pm Provincial Constable John Leaver stopped a vehicle on Highway 17 at Goshen Road in McNab/Braeside Township. The male driver had been drinking and failed a roadside alcohol screening test. Following further tests at the detachment Timothy STEWART 45 of Point-Claire Que. was charged with driving over 80mgs. He was released on a promise to appear in court in Renfrew on June 11.