Category: OPP

(Middlesex Centre, ON) – On May 31, 2021, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police were performing traffic enforcement on Elginfield Road, Lucan-Biddulph Township. At 7:01 p.m., a motorcycle was observed travelling in excess of 50km/h over the posted speed limit.

As a result, Robert YOUNG, a 45-year-old of Lucan-Biddulph, has been charged with:

• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus), section 320.14(1)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada
•  Race a motor vehicle – Excessive Speed, section 172(1) of the Highway traffic Act
•  Use plate not authorized for vehicle, section 12(1)(d) of the Highway Traffic Act
•  Fail to surrender insurance card, section 3(1) of the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act.

The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on June 24, 2021 to speak to the charges.

The Middlesex OPP wants to remind the public that if you see anything suspicious or suspect an impaired driver you should contact the Ontario Provincial Police or your nearest police authority immediately.

The OPP can be reached anytime, anywhere in the Province of Ontario at 1-888-310-1122. If you wish to remain anonymous you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.   

(GEORGIAN BLUFFS, ON) On May 27, 2021 at approximately 8:00 a.m., Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrols, when an officer observed a motor vehicle travelling in excess of the posted limit on Highway 21, near Jackson Road, in the Township of Georgian Bluffs.

Grey Bruce OPP stopped the vehicle after it was found to be travelling at over 150 kilometres per hour (km/h) in a posted 80 km/h speed limit zone.

Grey Bruce OPP have charged Sean LAVELLE, 36-years-old of Arran-Elderslie,with Stunt Driving – 50km/h or more over the posted speed limit, contrary to Section 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).

The accused was issued a provincial summons to attend court, along with a seven-day driver’s licence suspension. The individual’s vehicle was towed and will be impounded for seven days.

(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 11:58 a.m., members of the Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single vehicle collision on Substation Road in Oxford County.

As a result of investigation, the driver of the vehicle was taken into custody without incident.

Police have charged 56-year-old, Michele NEWMAN, from Oxford County, Ontario with the following offences:

·      Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus),

·      Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs, and

·      Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available.

The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice located in Woodstock, Ontario at a later date.

If you see a suspected impaired driver, you should contact the Ontario Provincial Police or your nearest police authority immediately by calling 9-1-1.

(LAMBTON SHORES, ON) – On May 18, 2021, members of Lambton County Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) paired up with members of Stratford Police Street Crime Unit to execute a search warrant on Main Street, Thedford. The search warrant was the result of an investigation which initiated in the Stratford area.

Officers seized multiple items of stolen property with an estimated value of $50,000.   

A total of 21 charges have been laid against 3 individuals.

Donna HAHN-BRASSBELL, 62-years-old and Mark HAHN, 54-years-old, both of Lambton Shores have been released and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on June 28, 2021.

The name of the third accused will be released upon confirmed judicial process.   

(HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment has charged a 74-year-old individual with multiple offences in Walpole.

On Monday May 24, 2021 at 11:57 a.m., police were conducting speed enforcement in the area of Highway 6 and Concession 5, when officers initiated a traffic stop.

74-year-old Constance LUCIER of Burlington, ON is charged with:

• Failure or refusal to comply with breath demand
• Drive motor vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock ignition
• Speeding

The individual had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded.

The accused is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga at a later date to answer to the charges.

(PETROLIA, ON) –  Over this year’s May long weekend members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged six drivers with impaired operation in Plympton-Wyoming, Warwick and Lambton Shores Townships.

Graham PERCIVAL, 37-years-old of Sarnia, has been charged with

• Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus)

Alayna MOLITOR, 29-year-old of Sarnia, has been charged with

• Operation While Impaired- Alcohol and Blood
• Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus)

Tyler GIBSON, 23-years-old of Middlesex Centre, has been charged with

• Operation While Impaired- Alcohol and Blood
• Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus)

Matthew WERDEN, 34-years-old of Watford, has been charged with

• Operation While Impaired- Alcohol and Blood
• Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus)

Cory VANDENBOER, 26-years-old of Forest, has been charged with

• Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus)

Melissa HORWOOD, 41-years-old of Burlington, has been charged with

• Operation While Impaired- Alcohol and Blood
• Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus)

The accused have been released and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice at a later date.

If you see a driver you suspect may be impaired by alcohol or drugs, contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or *OPP (677) on your mobile phone. Your call could make our roads safer for all.

(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – On May 20, 2021 at approximately 4:50 a.m., Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with Chatham-Kent Fire & Emergency Services responded to a vehicle fire on Highway 401 eastbound near the 70 kilometer marker between Queen’s Line Road and Bloomfield Road in Chatham-Kent.

A tractor trailer loaded with 44,000lbs of beef became fully engulfed, the driver managed to disconnect his truck from the trailer. The driver was not injured. 

The eastbound lanes of Highway 401 are expected to be closed for several hours for vehicle removal and clean up. Eastbound traffic will be forced to exit at Queen’s Line Road.

(HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON) – On Wednesday May 19, 2021, an accused individual, facing charges in relation to the McKenzie Meadows residential development site and demonstrations in Caledonia, Haldimand County, attended the Haldimand County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment where two outstanding warrants were executed.

The OPP has charged 37-year-old Skylar WILLIAMS of Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, Ontario with:

• Mischief (two counts)
• Disobeying Order of Court (two counts)
• Intimidation
• Fail to Comply with an Undertaking 

The accused was arrested, served documents, released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga at a later date to answer to the charges.

(CARRICK TWP, ON) – On May 18, 2021 at 7:59 p.m., a member of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on patrol along Huron-Bruce Road in Carrick Township noticed a vehicle moving at a high rate of speed. The vehicle’s speed was displayed on radar at more than 140 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone.

Ryan SCHIESTEL, 19-years-old, of Carrick Township was charged with Race a Motor Vehicle.

This charge includes an immediate 7-day vehicle impoundment and an immediate 7-day license suspension.

(LAMBTON SHORES, ON) – On May 18, 2021 at 10:15 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault with a weapon that had occurred earlier in the evening at a residence in Lambton Shores.

The investigation revealed that the victim had driven themselves to hospital following an altercation. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Jerica SMITH, 35-years-old of London, is charged with:

• Aggravated Assault
• Assault with a Weapon (two counts).
• Utter Threats.
• Fail to comply with release order (three counts).

The accused has been held in custody pending a bail hearing.

(ENNISKILLEN, ON) – On May 16, 2021 at approximately 6:00 a.m. members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding a suspicious vehicle on Rokeby Line, Enniskillen Township.

Lambton OPP members attended the area and subsequently took the driver into custody.

Robert DEW, 25-years-old of Lambton Shores, has been charged with Operation While Impaired pursuant to the Criminal Code of Canada.

The accused has been released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice-Sarnia at a later date. 

If you see a driver you suspect may be impaired by alcohol or drugs, contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or *OPP (677) on your mobile phone. Your call could make our roads safer for all.

(HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment has charged a 32-year-old individual with impaired driving following a collision investigation on Concession 11 Walpole in Hagersville, Haldimand County, ON.

On Saturday May 8, 2021 at 1:35 p.m., OPP responded to Concession 11 Walpole for a report of a single vehicle collision.

OPP located the vehicle on its roof in the ditch where they investigated.

An individual was located a short distance away and was identified as the vehicle driver.

The individual was not injured as a result of the collision.

While speaking with the individual, signs of alcohol consumption were detected. An Approved Screening Device was utilized and the individual was taken to the Haldimand County OPP detachment for further testing.

As a result of their investigation, OPP has charged 32-year-old Brian WHITWORTH of Caledonia, Haldimand County, ON with:

• Driving a motor vehicle while impaired
• Driving a motor vehicle with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood

The accused is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga at a later date to answer to the charges.