(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver while conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) program.
On April 27, 2024, shortly after 12:30 a.m., officers stop a vehicle while conducting a R.I.D.E. in the town of Bancroft. The investigation resulted in the driver being arrested.
Mitchell LYONS, a 33-year-old from Campbellford has been charged with the Criminal Code offences of:
Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Operation while impaired – alcohol
Fail to comply with probation order.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Bancroft on May 14, 2024.
