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(CALEDON, ON) – On June 13, 2014 members from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will kick off the annual Torch Run for Special Olympics. This year Holy Family School and Allen Drive School will be participating. In 2013, over 600 students, teachers and parents participated in the event which raised over $1,500 for the Peel Region Special Olympics.

The event is planned for an 11:00 am kick-off and a b-b-q in the Zehrs parking lot. The purpose of this event is to raise money for Special Olympics of Ontario in support of the 2014 Special Olympics Summer Games being held in Vancouver BC from July 8th to the 12th.

Please join us on Friday, June 13th at 11:00 am at Holy Family School.

(ESSA)- On June 4, 2014 at 3:51pm, the Nottawasaga Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a motor vehicle collision involving a pickup truck and a train on the 6th Line of Essa, just south of the 30th Sideroad.

Nottawasaga OPP, Essa Fire Department members and Simcoe County Paramedics are on scene working to extricate the lone male occupant. Essa Fire is in the process of extricating the male and he will be transported by Ornge Air Ambulance Services to a Toronto area hospital.

Police have Technical Traffic Collision Investigators on their way to the scene to assist in the investigation.

The rail line will be closed from the north at the 6th line and 30th Sideroad and on the south at County Road 56 and the 30th Sideroad. The motoring public is asked to re-route around this collision scene.

(ORO-MEDONTE TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Barrie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police(OPP) are providing an update to the June 2nd 2014 Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision that occurred on the southbound lanes of Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte Twp.

Police can now confirm the identity of the deceased female driving her 2001 Nissan Sentra to be 26 year old Terri LUNN from Severn Twp, ON.

The OPP wish to thank motorists for their patience and understanding while this section of highway was closed overnight and also while lane restrictions remained in place while repairs were carried out.

The investigation into this traffic fatality remains ongoing. Any witnesses are asked to please call the Barrie OPP at (705) 726-6484.

(Hawkesbury, ON) – In the early morning of Monday June 2nd, shortly after midnight, Hawkesbury OPP Constable Jonathan Lacelle intercepted a 2012 Kia Sedona for failing to stop at the traffic lights at the John and Main Street intersection.

The traffic stop gave the officer reason to believe that the driver had consumed alcohol and that his blood alcohol concentration was above the permitted limit. The driver was consequently arrested for driving while having blood alcohol content above 80 mgs per 100ml of blood.

The investigation revealed that the driver was suspended from driving and that the plates did not belong to the stopped vehicle. Open available liquor was found available to both the driver and passenger. Both driver and passenger were found to be breaching court conditions.

Consequently, the driver Mathieu ROBITAILLE (21 yrs) of Grenville, QC was charged under the Criminal Code of Canada with the following sections:

– 253(1)(b) Driving with More than 80 mgs of Alcohol in Blood.
– 145(3) Fail to Comply with Recognizance (3 counts)
– 733.1(1) Fail to Comply with Probation Order (2 counts)
– 259(4) Driving while Disqualified

He was also charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act with section 4(1) Possession of a Schedule II substance- Cannabis Marihuana – under 30grams

He was also charged under the Ontario Liquor Licence Act with section 32(1) Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor.

He was charged under the Highway Traffic Act for failing to stop at the red light and for using unauthorized plates.

The passenger, Dany MARCEAU (24 yrs) of St-André d’Argenteuil, QC was charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act with section 4(1) Possession of a Schedule II substance- Cannabis Marihuana – under 30grams.

He was also charged under the Criminal Code of Canada with section 145(3) Fail to Comply with Recognizance (2 counts)

They are both scheduled to appear in court on June 18 in L’Orignal.

(Hawkesbury, ON) – In the early morning of May 22nd, at approximately 1:15 am, Hawkesbury OPP Constable Marc Lauzon intercepted a 2009 Volkswagen Golf for a burnt tail light at Tupper Street.

The traffic stop gave the officer reason to believe that the driver had consumed alcohol and that his blood alcohol concentration was above the permitted limit. The driver was consequently arrested for driving while having blood alcohol content above 80 mgs per 100ml of blood.

The driver Sébastien CHÉNIER (19 yrs) of Alfred, ON was charged under the Criminal Code of Canada with section 253(1)(b) Driving with More than 80 mgs of Alcohol in Blood.

Being a novice driver he was charged under the Highway Traffic Act with section 44.1(3) Novice Driver – Blood Alcohol Content above zero.

He is to appear in court on June 11th in L’Orignal.

(Alfred-Plantagenet, ON) – In the early morning of May 25th, at approximately 3:45 am, Hawkesbury OPP Constable Maceus intercepted a 2001 green Subaru Legacy on Boundary while performing a RIDE initiative.

The traffic stop gave the officer reason to believe that the driver had consumed alcohol and that his blood alcohol concentration was above the permitted limit. The driver was consequently arrested for driving while having blood alcohol content above 80 mgs per 100ml of blood.

The driver Mitchell Charles SHEPPARD (19 yrs) of Clarence-Rockland, ON was charged under the Criminal Code of Canada with section 253(1)(b) Driving with More than 80 mgs of Alcohol in Blood.

He is to appear in court on June 18th in L’Orignal.

(Champlain, ON) – On Friday May 23rd, 2014, police were called to the scene of a stolen school bell that was found in Vankleek Hill. The bell had been reported as stolen the previous day at the Laggan School.

OPP Constables Robillard-Cardinal and Huygen responded to the incident.

Police officers were directed to a backyard of a County Road 34 residence in Vankleek Hill where the owner of the residence had found a large brass bell. The investigation revealed that the bell was indeed the one reported stolen the previous day from the Laggan School.

The matter is still under investigation. The bell was returned to the school.

The Hawkesbury OPP would like to remind the community. If you have information about these matters or any other criminal matter, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or call the Hawkesbury O.P.P. at 613-632-2729. Persons giving tips to Crime Stoppers that lead to an arrest may be eligible for a cash reward. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to Call Display. Your call will stay anonymous and your presence won’t be needed in court. Tips can also be sent via text message and e-mail. For more information visit the National Capital Crime Stoppers’ website at www.CrimeStoppers.ca .

(TOWNSHIP OF GEORGIAN BLUFFS, ON) – On Saturday, May 31, at approximately 1:44 a.m., Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a 911 call from a motorist requesting directions to the Owen Sound Hospital. The driver indicated he was operating a 2014 Mazda vehicle.

Police met with the driver of the Mazda in the hospital parking lot. While his passenger proceeded to go inside the hospital, police spoke with the driver and found that he had been drinking alcohol. He was given a road side breath test and registered a “fail”. The driver was arrested and taken to the Chatsworth Detachment for further breath tests, which indicated he was operating the motor vehicle with over 80 milligrams of alcohol in his system.

Reid David MASNEY, 22, of Hamilton, Ontario was subsequently charged with over 80mg. He was given a ride back to the hospital where he was reunited with his passenger.

The accused is scheduled to appear in court in Owen Sound on Thursday, June 19, 2014.