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(ESSA)- On May 23, 2014 at 6:08 am, Nottawasaga Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a theft from County Road 56.

Sometime between of 9:00 pm on the 22nd of May to 5:30 am on the 23rd of May 2014, a John Deere Backhoe, yellow in colour, model 310SG was stolen. The backhoe had a value of $70-$80,000. Police canvassed the area and are still looking for more information.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Nottawasaga OPP at (705) 434-1939 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). You can submit information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.

(ESSEX, ON) – On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 8:15 a.m., Essex High School, along with Essex OPP Detachment, Essex Fire and Rescue Services, EMS, Lesperance Body Removal and ABC Auto Wreckers, will be demonstrating a mock impaired driving collision. This will take place in front of Essex High School located at 244 Talbot Street North in Essex.

This mock crash has been presented to Essex High School Students for over 10 years and is staged to grade 12 graduating students as they approach their prom. The display will involve the above services responding to a mock crash as if it were actually occurring at the time. The demonstration will include injured “victims”, simulated rescue, extraction and first aid, as well as an arrest for impaired driving. The aim of the event is to illustrate to students, planning on going to prom and after parties, the possible aftermath of drinking and driving, in a realistic and graphic way.

Impaired driving crashes and incidents involving alcohol are among the highest causes of deaths for teens and young adults. It is hoped that through these kinds of demonstrations that the message about not drinking and driving will be driven home to this audience. The media and public are invited to attend.

(MUNICIPALITY OF WHITESTONE, ON) – The victim has been positively identified as Frederick NEAR, 76 years of age from Acton Ontario. He was the lone occupant of the plane. A post mortem has been conducted and the cause of death was determined to be drowning. The investigation is on-going jointly by Transport Canada Safety Board and the Ontario Provincial Police.

(MUNICIPALITY OF WHITESTONE, ON) – On May 24, 2014 shortly before 8 a.m., officers from the West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a plane crash on Taylor Lake in the Municipality of Whitestone.

A 185 Cessna airplane attempted to land on Taylor Lake and flipped over. The male pilot is trapped underwater and believed to be the lone occupant at this time. Officers with the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU), West Parry Sound Detachment and Marine Unit along with members of the Whitestone Fire Department and Paramedics are currently on-scene.

Joint Rescue Coordinator Centre (JRCC) and Transport Canada Safety Board have all been notified and will be attending to assist in the investigation.

Investigation is ongoing.

(CITY OF TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) A 29-year-old male had his vehicle impounded for 7 days following a traffic stop on May 26, 2014 at approximately 10:10 p.m.

A member of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol on Highway 11, Latchford when he observed a northbound motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed.

Further investigation resulted in Kevin COMEAU of New Brunswick facing a charge of race motor vehicle – section 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act.

He will appear in Ontario Court of Justice in Haileybury on June 26, 2014.

(TOWNSHIP OF CHATSWORTH, ON) – On Friday, May 23 2014 at approximately 7:50 p.m., a Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol observed a 2014 Mazda motor vehicle travelling at fast rate of speed south bound on Hwy. 10, south of Holland Centre, in the Township of Chatsworth. The cruiser’s radar was activated and registered the speed of the Mazda between 130 km/hr and 145 km/h. The radar was locked in at 134 km/hr. The posted speed limit is 80 km/hr.

Syed Abrar SARWAR, 21, of Mississauga, was charged with racing a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. He is to appear in court in Owen Sound on June 9, 2014.

The vehicle was impounded and his driver’s licence was suspended for 7 days.

(OXFORD COUNTY, ON.) – While responding to a traffic complaint on Highway 401 eastbound, a police officer from Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed.

On May 25, 2014, police observed a vehicle travelling between speeds of 145km/h and 180km/h in a posted 100km/h zone. Based on the observations and investigative steps taken by the OPP officer, the driver, a 19 year old male of London has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act.

Yutian HE was charged with Drive Motor Vehicle-Perform Stunt-Speeding by 50 or more kilometres under the Highway Traffic Act.

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 difficult for drivers and pedestrians 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 to manage their time and respect all the rules of the road when travelling.

(ADJALA-TOSORONTIO)- On May 23, 2014 at 8:37am, Nottawasaga Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a theft from private property on Concession Road 4 in Adjala-Tosorontio Township.

The previous evening at approximately 4:40 pm, a family member had been out on the golf cart in a wooded area on a trail at the back of the rural property, unfortunately, the golf cart got stuck in the mud. The family had left it there overnight as it was on their own property and intended to get it the following morning. When they returned in the morning to get the golf cart out, it had been stolen.

The golf cart is described as a 1998 white golf cart without identifiers

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Nottawasaga OPP at (705) 434-1939 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). You can submit information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.

(TOWNSHIP OF SOUTHGATE, ON) – On Friday, May 23, 2014 at approximately 7:22 p.m., Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of single motor vehicle collision on Southgate Road 8 in the Township of Southgate.

A witness observed the vehicle, a 2004 Chrysler, weaving on the road prior to it going into the ditch. The driver had exited the vehicle and was observed staggering in the area.

Officers arrived at the scene and found the driver of the vehicle to be intoxicated. He was arrested for impaired driving and taken to the Markdale OPP Detachment for breath tests.

James LONGLAND, 60, of Markdale in the Municipality of Grey Highlands was charged with impaired driving and refusing to provide a breath sample under the Criminal Code.

He is scheduled to appear in court in Owen Sound on Thursday, June 26, 2014.

(ADJALA-TOSORONTIO)- On May 5, 2014 at 8:37am, Nottawasaga Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a theft from private property on Concession Road 4 in Adjala-Tosorontio Township.

The previous evening at approximately 4:40 pm, a family member had been out on the golf cart in a wooded area on a trail at the back of the rural property, unfortunately, the golf cart got stuck in the mud. The family had left it there overnight as it was on their own property and intended to get it the following morning. When they returned in the morning to get the golf cart out, it had been stolen.

The golf cart is described as a 1998 white golf cart without identifiers

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Nottawasaga OPP at (705) 434-1939 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). You can submit information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.

(ESSA)- On May 23, 2014 at 11:30 pm, a Nottawasaga Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Officer on vehicle patrol on the 25th Sideroad of Essa noticed a vehicle on the shoulder. The officer stopped to see if the driver required assistance but the vehicle stop quickly became an Impaired investigation. The driver was brought back to the Nottawasaga OPP Detachment for a Breath test.

Charged is Patrick TARASCIO of Barrie, Ontario. He is charged with:

Care & Control while Impaired, and
Care & Control Over 80.

The vehicle was towed and will be impounded for seven days.

He will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Bradford on June 12, 2014.

(COUNTY OF BRANT, ON) – The County of Brant Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), officers are investigating a break and enter to the Johnny Be Good restaurant on Paris Road, in the County of Brant.

Officers were dispatched for an alarm at the restaurant at approximately 2:26 a.m. on Monday May 26th, 2014. Officers attended the restaurant a short time later and found that someone had entered the business. The suspects managed to get cash from business.

Anyone with information regarding the person(s) responsible for this incident should immediately contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1 – 888 – 310 – 1122 or their closest Police authority.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1 – 800 – 222 – TIPS (8477) or leave an anonymous online message at www.helpsolvecrime.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.

(TINCAP, ON.) – On the 25th of May 2014 at about 6:45 PM officers from the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were called to a report of a plane crash on Airport Road, Elizabethtown – Kitley Township.
An Ultra-Light aircraft was located with the lone pilot. A 41 year old male from Phelps Township, Ontario was airlifted with serious injuries to Ottawa.
The investigation continues.

(Sault Ste. Marie, ON) – On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at approximately 6:20 pm Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police received a traffic complaint involving a white Chevrolet van traveling southbound on Highway 17 in Aweres Township.

A short time later the van was located and stopped by OPP on Great Northern Road near Fourth Line in the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

As a result of this traffic stop, further investigation revealed that the driver was in possession of a large quantity of a substance believed to be Cannabis Marihuana.

OPP seized at total of approximately 100 pounds of Cannabis Marihuana with an estimated street value of $679,000.00.

Forty year old Devon Robinson of Cambridge, Ontario was arrested and charged with one count of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a controlled substance, contrary to the controlled Drugs and Substance Act.

The accused was held for bail court and released on a Recognizance of Bail to appear in Provincial Court in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on June 16, 2014.

(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment has charged a 77 year old male after police responded to an incident at a Market Street West, Port Dover, Norfolk County, Ontario address.

On Sunday, May 25, 2014 at approximately 4:43 p.m., police received a call from a concerned citizen after observing an animal in a vehicle for an extended period of time.

Through investigation it was determined that the owner had left the animal in the vehicle which drew the attention of concerned citizen’s passing by. Police were contacted and upon arrival, found that the animal appeared to be in distress. The dog was removed from the vehicle at which time it was taken to a local veterinarian clinic for treatment.

As a result of police investigation, 77 year old William Edwin WYLDE of Welland, Ontario was arrested and charged with cruelty to animal.

He is to appear in Provincial Court, Simcoe at a later date to answer to the charge.

(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have received two complaints of break and enters in the last two weeks where suspects entered homes while occupants were sleeping.

On Monday May 19, 2014 police received a report that an unknown suspect had entered a residence in the Lakeside area of Kenora around 4:30 am. One of the occupants woke up and saw the suspect in the residence. The suspect fled the scene upon waking the occupant.

The suspect is described as a male youth, First Nations, approximately 6 feet tall, with a thin build wearing a grey hoodie and blue jeans. Nothing was taken from the residence.

As a result of a media release on May 20, 2014 about the Lakeside incident, OPP received another complaint of a similar incident on May 16, 2014. Police were advised that an unknown suspect entered a home in the South Park Subdivision around 4:00 am. The occupant woke and saw the suspect in the residence. The suspect fled the scene.

The suspect in this incident is described as a male with a large build, with blue jeans rolled up to his knees, a red hoodie and a baseball cap.

It is unknown if the incidents are related but the OPP would like to remind homeowners to be aware of personal and home safety.

Lock doors of homes, cars and garages

Don’t answer doors to strangers

These and more safety tips are available at opp.ca.

The investigation is continuing. The OPP will be canvassing residents in the South Park and Lakeside areas in the next few days.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Kenora OPP at 1-807-548-5534 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Call the police or 911 immediately if you suspect someone has broken into your home or if you see any suspicious activity.