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(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – A 25 year old male driver had his driver’s license suspended earlier this week after he blew a warn range reading. At approximately 8:00 p.m. on June 13, 2014 Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers stopped the driver of an Oldsmobile on Halls Hill Line near Dungannon.

Upon speaking with the driver officers noted the driver had consumed alcohol. The driver provided a sample of his breath into a roadside screening device and he registered a warn range level reading. As a result, a 25 year old male from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh was served with a three day driver’s license suspension.

(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A 21 year old on his way home from a prom party was served with a three day driver’s license suspension just before 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2014. A Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer stopped the driver of a Toyota on East Street in Clinton.

While speaking with the young driver the officer detected the odour of alcohol on the driver’s breath. A roadside screening test was completed and the driver produced a warn range level reading. As a result, the 21 year old male driver from Goderich was served with a three day driver’s license suspension and his motor vehicle was impounded for three days.

(BLUEWATER, ON) – A 55 year old male recently lost his driving privileges for three days following a traffic stop on June 14, 2014. At 2:15 a.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were conducting Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) checks at the intersection of Bluewater Veteran’s Highway and Mill Road when a driver attempted to avoid the checkpoint.

Officers observed the driver of a Red Dodge pickup abruptly truck turn off in a manner to avoid the checkpoint. Officers followed the driver and stopped him nearby. Upon speaking with the driver the officer detected the driver had been drinking alcohol.

The driver provided a sample of his breath into a roadside screening device and he registered a warning. As a result, a 55 year old male from Dundalk was served with a three day driver’s license suspension. His motor vehicle was also impounded for three days.

(BLUEWATER, ON) – A novice driver was recently charged with racing following a traffic stop on Airport Line north of Exeter. Just before 10:30 a.m. on June 11, 2014 a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol observed the driver of an Austin Mini Cooper pass two vehicles heading westbound out of Exeter on Dashwood Road. The driver turned north onto Airport Line and accelerated at a high rate of speed. The driver continued northbound as the officer paced the vehicle. The driver reached a speed of 160 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone prior to stopping for police on Airport Line.

Upon stopping and speaking with the driver it was determined he was a class G1 licence holder that failed to be accompanied by a driver with at least four years of driving experience.

As a result, 24 year old Colton DURIE from Goderich has been charged with the Highway Traffic offences of Racing and Class G1 Licence Holder Unaccompanied by Qualified Driver. He has a court appearance scheduled for August 19, 2014 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.

His motor vehicle was also impounded for a mandatory seven days.

(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Tuesday June 17, 2014, the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was contacted by a resident who lives a long Line 87, north-west of Listowel. The resident reported a theft of gasoline from a locked bulk fuel tank located on the farm property.

Investigation revealed that sometime between 7 p.m. on Monday June 16th and 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday June 17th, the culprit entered onto the property with a vehicle. The lock on the fuel tank was cut and approximately $500 worth of gasoline was pumped from the tank. A vehicle with a fuel tank located inside of a van type vehicle or a pickup truck with a tank in the box may have been utilized to complete the theft.

Anyone with information about this theft, or having observed a suspicious vehicle in the area of the theft during the above noted hours, is requested to contact the Perth County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), and you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000

Bulk fuel tank owners are urged to locate their tanks in areas were access can be controlled, where the tank is well lit, and where the tank is visible from the residence and/or roadways. The tank and the dispenser should be locked to prevent easy access.