Traffic stop leads to impaired charge
Friday, November 02, 2012 by: SooToday.com Staff
OPP NEWS RELEASES
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Traffic stop results in impaired charge
WHITE RIVER - On Tuesday October 27, 2012 officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East White River Detachment were conducting routine traffic patrols on Highway 631.
A 2001 Ford F-150 was observed with a broken tail light and a traffic stop was initiated.
Officers detected an odour of alcoholic beverage emanating from the driver and lone occupant of the pickup.
A roadside test was conducted and the driver registered a fail.
As a result, 45-year-old Peter baron of Fergus Ontario was placed under arrest.
He was transported to the Hornepayne Detachment for further tests.
The accused was charged under the Criminal Code of Canada with driver exceed 80 milligrams of blood/alcohol content and under the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario, drive motor vehicle without licence.
The accused was later released and is scheduled to attend Wawa Criminal Court at a future date.
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Superior East OPP join in Movember
The Superior East Ontario Provincial Police Detachments have joined in the fight against prostate cancer.
Several officers from all four Superior East detachments are participating in the Movember challenge.
On Movember 1 they all started off clean shaven.
During the rest of the month they must sprout a moustache to raise awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer.
This year the officers have donated to be participants and for those that can’t participate donations are being collected at the Chapleau Detachment.
Anyone can donate to this cause by accessing the Movember website.
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