What happened last week on Manitoulin Island

OPP WEEKLY CRIME REPORT

********************* Routine vehicle checks result in arrest of three men for drugs

On Wednesday evening the 16th February at 11:20 p.m. Constable Dave Rosser was on patrol when he had opportunity to stop and check a vehicle on Townline Road in Sheguiandah Township.

Upon checking the vehicle the licence plates were not registered with the vehicle stopped.

The three males in the vehicle were questioned and as a result of further investigation and search of the vehicle a large quanitity of alleged marijuana was located.

All three men were arrested and remanded in custody pending a bail hearing on Monday the 21st February at Gore Bay Bail Court.

Charged with the following offences are as follows:

1. Charged with 1 count of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, 2 counts of possession of a controlled substance, and 3 counts of Breach of Probation is Jordan CORBIERE age 20 of the M’Chigeeng First Nation.

2. Charged with 1 count of Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, 2 counts of possession of a controlled substance, and 1 count of Possession of stolen Property under $5000 is Leroy Joseph ESQUIMAUX age 21 of Sudbury, Ontario.

3. Charged with 2 counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, 1 count of possession of a controlled substance, 2 counts pf Presentation with intent to gain advantage and 1 count of Possession of stolen property under $5000 is Matthew Paul ESQUIMAUX age 23 of the M’Chigeeng First Nation.

All three men remained in custody since the offence and are scheduled to appear in Gore Bay Bail Court on Monday 21st February 2005 at 1 p.m.

Driver charged for failing to stop for school bus

On Monday the 14th February at 8:41 a.m. while a school bus was picking up students on Cardwell Street in Manitowaning a vehicle drove past the school bus while the flashing red lights and stop arm was out.

An alert bus operator from the Carl Brown Bus lines was able to get the description of the driver and vehicle and radio in to the bus dispatcher who reported the incident to the OPP.

The driver was located and as a result of the investigation a Manitowaning woman has been charged with failing to stop for a school bus.

Constable Dave Millette is the investigating officer.

Manitoulin OPP kept busy with accidents On Monday the 14th February Manitoulin OPP officers were busy responded to motor vehicle collisions all across the island.

Manitoulin Island had experienced snow, freezing rain and then rain, which caused area highways to become extremely slippery with slush.

A total of seven collisions occurred in a span of just a few hours reported Constable Allan Boyd Community Services Officer with the Manitoulin OPP.

Five collisions occurred on Highway 540 from as far west as Gordon Township to Little Current area.

This included vehicles sliding into the ditch and rolling over.

On Highway 6, two collisions occurred, one involving an emergency ambulance vehicle.

Other than being shaken up the drivers escaped serious injury reported Constable Boyd.

"Drivers are reminded that in extreme weather conditions such as we experienced that day drivers must adjust their driving standards to those conditions."

"Speed is and will always be a contributing factor in these collisions. I review most motor vehicle collision reports and officers investigating the collisions always state the cause of the collision is speed too fast," Constable Boyd stated.

*********************