(MISSISSIPPI MILLS TWP, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an Ottawa resident with impaired driving.
On Saturday, January 17, 2026, Lanark County OPP received a traffic complaint regarding a possible impaired driver on County Road 29 in Mississippi Mills Township. A short time later officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop after observing the vehicle travelling at inconsistent speeds just after 7:15 p.m.
The driver was arrested and transported to the OPP Detachment in Carleton Place for testing.
As a result of the investigation, Angela SEARSON, 49-years-old, has been charged with:
· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
· Operation while impaired – alcohol
· Drive motor vehicle with open container of alcohol
· Having care and control of a motor vehicle with open container of alcohol
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The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on Monday, February 23, 2026.
The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days (Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.