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(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have completed the investigation in the fatal collision on Highway 401 on May 10, 2014, which resulted in the deaths of Marc LAFONTAINE, age 35, and Alyssa SMULDERS, age 13, both from Windsor.

The male driver of the Freightliner tractor trailer, Leszek URBANIAK, age 57, from London, has been charged with Dangerous Operation Causing Death (x2), under the Criminal Code of Canada. He will appear in a Chatham court on July 8, 2014, to answer to the charges.

(HUNTSVILLE, ON) On Wednesday June 25, 2013 just before 2:30pm Huntsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was advised of a serious motor vehicle collision on highway #60 near Grassmere Lake Road in Huntsville, On. The Huntsville Fire Department along with Muskoka EMS was also in attendance.

The driver of the Subaru who had succumbed to his injuries has been identified as James MILLER 66 years-old of Huntsville Ont.

The driver of the ford Escape is recovering in a southern hospital, and the passenger has since been released.

Huntsville OPP along with the assistance of the TTCI unit is continuing to investigate the cause of the crash. Charges are pending.

(IROQUOIS FALLS, ON) – Members of the Iroquois Falls Ontario Provincial

Police (OPP) Detachment, and the South Porcupine OPP Crime Unit have completed their investigation into a series of break-ins at local businesses.

A total of 8 local businesses were broken into between March and August of 2013.

As a result of the investigation, Jeffrey TANNER, 53, of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario was arrested on June 16th , 2014.

He is charged with 9 counts of Break and Enter and 6 counts of Possession of Goods Obtained by Crime contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.

He has been released on a Promise to Appear requiring him to attend Provincial Court in Timmins on August 5th , 2014, to answer to the charges laid against him.

(TOWN OF ERIN, ON) – On June 25, 2014 at approximately 9:40 p.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint about a Dodge pickup truck northbound on Trafalgar Road, Town of Erin. Police located the male with the vehicle at a residence on Third Line, Town of Erin and he showed signs of impairment by alcohol. He was arrested and transported to the South Wellington Operations Centre for testing.

Gerald VATERS age 53 from the Town of Erin is charged with Impaired Driving and Over 80 mgs contrary to the Criminal Code. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on July 11, 2014 to answer the charges.

(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) -On June 24, 2014, at approximately 6:45 a.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant to a Harriston home. Police located a male visiting the home and was on conditions to follow a curfew and be at his own home.

Richard PETRIE age 48 of Harrsiton is charged with Failing to Comply with an Undertaking contrary to the Criminal Code. He is to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on August 1, 2014 to answer to the charge.

(Centre Hastings, ON) – On June 15, 2014 sometime between 11:00 a.m. and 9 p.m. a break and enter occurred to a residence on Boundary Road near Roslin in the Municipality of Centre Hastings. A large quantity of jewelry (rings, necklaces, bracelets and watches) was stolen.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Provincial Constable Andy Boyce at Central Hastings O.P.P at 613-473-4234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

(BRANT COUNTY, ON) On June 26, 2014 at around 8:30 a.m., an unmarked Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Dodge vehicle collided with a Honda vehicle at the intersection of Paris Road and Dundas Street East.

Investigation determined that the police vehicle was travelling west on Dundas Street East with its emergency equipment activated. The police vehicle was attempting to turn south onto Paris Road when it collided with the Honda that was travelling east on Dundas Street.

Both drivers were transported to area hospitals where they were treated for minor injuries and released.

The OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Team has been called in to assist with the investigation. Traffic is being re-routed around the collision scene at Oak Park Road and Kitchen School Road.

The investigation is continuing and further information will be released when it becomes available.

Brant County OPP wishes to speak to anyone who may have witnessed this collision. If you have information about this incident, please contact the Brant County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On June 26, 2014, just after 9:30 a.m., Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a collision involving a single tractor trailer on the Highway 401 westbound off ramp at Bloomfield Road.

The collision occurred when a Freightliner tractor trailer left the roadway as it was exiting Highway 401 westbound. The vehicle rolled over and came to rest on its side in the median of the westbound on and off ramps, spilling the contents of the trailer into the median.

The male driver, 57 year old Jaswant BAINS, from Brampton, was transported to hospital with minor injuries. He has been charged with Careless Driving, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.

(SOUTH-WEST OXFORD, ON.) – On Wednesday June 25, 2014, while on general patrol, an officer from the Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment, observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on Dereham Line in South-West Oxford Township.

A black Smart car was observed travelling southbound on Dereham Line, at a speed of 145 km/h in a posted 60km/h zone. A traffic stop was initiated and the driver, 47 year old Christopher BROWN from Putnam was charged under the Highway Traffic Act with Race a motor vehicle.

The vehicle has been impounded for the prescribed 7-day period and his driver’s license is suspended for 7 days.

Drivers who engage in high risk driving behavior put everyone at risk. Speeding makes it more difficult for drivers to react to changes, stop suddenly and control a vehicle. In the case of a collision, the higher the speed the more severe the collision and the more likely that serious injuries or death will occur.

OPP would like to remind the motoring public that school is out and there are more pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles travelling on our roadways. Drivers need to manage their time and respect all the rules of the road to make it safe for everyone.

(HAMILTON, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Investigation and Support Bureau – Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, and the Hamilton Police Service have arrested and charged a Hamilton man following a one week internet luring investigation.

On June 24, 2014, police arrested Julius SAKALAUSKAS, 56 years old of Hamilton, Ontario and charged him with two counts of Luring a Child on the Internet and one count of Sending Sexually Explicit Material to a Child. Police seized one computer device which is now pending forensic analysis.

The accused was released with conditions and is scheduled to appear in court on July 24, 2014, at the Ontario Court of Justice in Hamilton, Ontario.

The investigation is continuing.