(PETERBOROUGH, ON) – An officer from the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested one individual after finding them in breach of their release conditions.
On Saturday September 6, 2025, at approximately 6:30am, a Peterborough County OPP officer observed an individual make an erratic turn while driving their vehicle. The officer conducted a query of the vehicle licence plate, learning that the registered owner was currently bound by conditions of a release order.
The officer conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle, confirming that the driver was in fact the registered owner. A review of the conditions confirmed that the individual was in breach of the conditions and at that point they were arrested,
John TZAVELAS (age 46) of Otonabee-South Monaghan Township, ON., was arrested and charged with;
• Failure to comply with Release Order – other than to attend court – two counts
The accused was held for bail.
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