(NORTH GLENGARRY TWP, ON) – A 32-year-old man is facing numerous charges after a single-vehicle collision near Alexandria involving a stolen vehicle.
Officers with the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded June 22, 2024, just before 1:00 p.m., to the collision on County Road 34 in the Fassifern area. The driver had fled on foot and a firearm was found in the car.
Members of the OPP Emergency Response Team and Canine Unit joined SD&G officers in the search, which also included an OPP remotely Piloted Aerial System (RPAS). The search continued for the rest of the day but was scaled back when it appeared the male had left the area.
The accused was arrested June 23, 2024. after a resident south of Alexandria contacted police to report a suspicious person.
Natalino PETRINI-WOOLLEY, or North Algona Wilberforce, near Eganville, has been charged under the Criminal Code and Highway Traffic Act with:
- Obstructing a peace officer
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
- Unauthorizes possession of a firearm
- Occupant of a vehicle knowing there was a firearm
- Fail to comply with a probation order – three counts
- Failure to comply with a release order
- Careless driving
- Driving while under suspension – two counts
- Fail to remain at the scene
- Failing to properly wear a seatbelt
- Use a plate not authorized for a vehicle
The accused was held in custody and is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Cornwall on June 24, 2024.