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(HALIBURTON, ON) – On May 03, 2014 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haliburton Highlands Detachment responded to a stolen vehicle call in the Township of Minden Hills, Ontario. Police investigation revealed that a newly purchased black 2000 Cadillac car was stolen from a residence on Sedgwick Road. When police arrived at the residence they located the stolen vehicle which had been returned and the intoxicated male driver who was subsequently arrested. As a result, Ross GARRISON age 61 from Minden Ontario has been charged with the following:

Theft of Motor Vehicle Under $5000
Impaired Driving
Driving with Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol
Drive While Disqualified – 2 counts
Drive While Under Suspension
Use Plates Not Authorized

The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Minden on June 04, 2014.

(DRYDEN, ON) – On behalf of the St. Pierre-Jolys Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to advise that 16-year-old Toni Rose LINKLATER was located safe and sound May 2, 2014 in Manitoba by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

The RCMP and OPP would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance in this matter.

(SOUTHWEST OXFORD TOWNSHIP, ON.) – The Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a rash of vehicle entries, thefts and mischief throughout the Village of Sweaburg over the weekend.

Sometime overnight on Friday May 2, 2014 and into the early morning hours of Saturday May 3, 2014, unknown suspects created a path of mischief, break ins and thefts to several area residences and vehicles.

The streets targeted included, Chele Mark Crescent, Lisas Drive and Glenn Avenue in Sweaburg. Several vehicles were the target of mischief with graffiti written on them and in one incident a large bench was placed on top of a parked vehicle causing damage to the paint.

Items taken from vehicles included cash, wallet, CD’s, and a Sony radio. Some items that were removed were smashed and destroyed in the neighbourhood.

During police canvass, a group of five mailboxes were discovered knocked over in front of a residence on Glenn Avenue.

OPP are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying those responsible for these incidents. If any residents in Sweaburg have video surveillance on their property, OPP are asking them to check out the footage during that time frame and notify police if anything of interest was captured.

Any person with information regarding the person(s) responsible for this incident should immediately contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police authority. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

(NIPIGON, ON) – On May 3, 2014 after a month long investigation involving detachment members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), 37-year-old Jeffrey HARDY of Nipigon was charged with three counts of Trafficking a Controlled Substance contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

The accused was arrested and held in custody pending a show cause hearing.

(HALIBURTON, ON) – On May 03, 2014 an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haliburton Highlands Detachment stopped a green 1997 Pontiac Sunfire on Highland Street in the Municipality of Dysart et al Ontario. Investigation revealed that the licence plate on the vehicle was stolen and the driver was prohibited from driving. As a result, April PEARSELL age 34 from Haliburton Ontario has been charged with the following:

Possession of Property Under $5000
Drive While Disqualified
Drive While Under Suspension
Use Plates Not Authorized
Operate a Motor Vehicle without Insurance
Fail to apply for Permit – Owner

The vehicle was impounded for a period of 7 days. The female is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Minden on June 04, 2014.

(NAPANEE, ON) On Saturday the 03rd of May at 9:18 pm, 2014 Officers with the Napanee Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Dundas St East and Alma St., Napanee.

The vehicle involved was a black Saturn, with an Ontario licence plate. The vehicle had struck a light pole and there was extensive damage to the front end. The driver along with his dog exited the vehicle and left the scene. The driver was located, arrested.

Charged with Driving a Motor Vehicle with Over 80 mgs of Alcohol in 100 mls of blood contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada and Failing to report a Motor Vehicle Collision under the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario, is 30 year-old, Tye KIMMETT of Stone Mills, Ontario.

He was released on a Promise to Appear and is scheduled to appear in Provincial Court on June17th, 2014.

(CALEDON, ON) – On May 2nd, 2014 at 3 pm, officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol in the Village of Bolton when they observed a brown Infinity travelling northbound on King Road. The officer conducted a marker check and discovered that the vehicle’s colour was identified as being green. . Subsequently, the officers conducted a vehicle stop to check on the discrepancy and immediately detected a strong odour of alcohol inside the vehicle. The vehicle had 3 occupants at the time of the vehicle stop. During the course of the investigation, one of the occupants provided the officer with a quantity of drugs, believed to be marijuana.

As a result, Tyler ASEY, 19, of Caledon was arrested and charged with Possession of a Schedule II substance and he was released to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville on June 2nd, 2014.

Shortly before 7 pm, other officers were patrolling in the area of Dick’s Dam Park on an unrelated matter when they came across the same male. Officers located the male in the possession of drug paraphernalia and a substance believed to be marijuana.

The male was arrested for Possession of a Schedule II substance and released on the new charges.

(Edwardsburgh/Cardinal TWP.) On Sunday May 4, 2014 at approximately 3:30 PM members of the Grenville County OPP- Prescott Detachment responded to a single vehicle roll over Motor Vehicle Collision on County Rd. 2 just east of North Channel Road in Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Township.

A 2009 Dodge Challenger was being driven eastbound on County Rd. 2 when the vehicle began to fish-tail and the driver lost control. The vehicle left the roadway to the south, entered the ditch before rolling several times and coming to rest on the driver’s side.

The passenger was partially ejected from the vehicle and the 18 year old female from Prescott Ontario was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The driver sustained minor injuries.

The driver, 27 year old Stephen Burchell of Prescott has been charged with Careless Driving, Using Improper Tires and for having Expired Licence Plates. He is to appear in Brockville Court June 4, 2014.

(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora OPP received and responded to two reports of break and enter to seasonal residences in the Sioux Narrows /Nestor Falls area.

Police were advised that between April 20 and May 2 2014, unknown suspect(s) forced entry into a cottage on Regina Bay, Lake of the Woods and stole alcohol and sporting goods.

In the second incident, sometime between Christmas 2013, and May 3 2014, unknown suspect(s) entered a cottage in the Nestor Falls area by forcing in the front door. Although all of the cupboards and drawers were rummaged through, nothing appeared to be missing.

Anyone with information on this or any other offence is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

(South Stormont) – On 02May14, at approximately 8:00pm, SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of a traffic complaint on Highway 138, South Stormont Township.

Officers located the vehicle on Cameron Road, South Stormont Township and found the 29yr old male driver (Blake MCMILLAN of North Glengarry) to operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

He was arrested and faces charges of:

– Driving While Ability Impaired
– Fail or Refuse to Provide Sample – alcohol/blood

He is scheduled to appear 15May14 in Cornwall court.

(South Glengarry) – On 04May14, at approximately 4:15pm, a member of the HSD (Highway Safety Division) had occasion to check a vehicle on County Road 2, South Glengarry Township.

The check revealed that the 49yr old male driver (Francois MOREAU of Sainte-Genevieve, QC) was operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

He was arrested and faces charges of:

– Driving While Ability Impaired
– Driving with More than 80 mgs. of Alcohol in Blood

He is scheduled to appear 14May14 in Alexandria court.

(COUNTY OF BRANT, ON) – The County of Brant Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), an officer observed a vehicle being driven in an erratic manner on the 403 Highway.

At approximately 1:14 a.m. Monday May 5th, 2014, the officer stopped a 2006 Jeep Liberty and while talking to the female driver, the officer smelled the strong odour of alcohol. The driver of the vehicle was given the Roadside Screening Test. As a result of the test, the driver was taken to the County of Brant OPP Detachment for Intoxilyzer tests.

Jamie Lynn PASINEK 34 years of age from the City of Brantford is facing the following criminal charge

Fail or Refuse to Provide Breath Sample

The accused is scheduled to attend Provincial Court in Brantford on May 30th, 2014 to answer to the charge.

(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment is investigating an incident after being called to a William Street, Delhi, Norfolk County, Ontario address.

On Friday, May 2, 2014 at approximately 1:20 p.m., police received a call from a concerned resident after they received an email claiming to be from their financial institution. The email appeared to be from corporate security services which requested that all personal and financial information be updated.

The resident clicked on the link that was provided and proceeded to fill out the requested information. The resident subsequently received a call from their financial institution informing them that their account had been compromised and that $685 dollars had been lost through a money transfer.

The OPP is reminding all residents that if you should receive an email requesting personal and financial information to be extremely vigilant. This is a scam and it’s called phishing.

The word phishing comes from the analogy that Internet scammers are using email lures to ‘fish’ for passwords and financial data from the sea of Internet users.

Phishing, also called brand spoofing” is the creation of email messages and Web pages that are replicas of existing