Police have arrested Robert Corbiere following an incident that occurred last evening near Bruce Mines.
A news release issued today by the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reports that officers responded to Cloudslee Road to investigate the theft of an ATV.
The accused was observed driving a pickup truck in the area, and OPP attempted to stop the vehicle in question using a spike belt.
After avoiding the spike belt, the release states the accused fled on foot but was tracked and apprehended near Thessalon with the assistance of the Northeast OPP Canine Unit from Sault Ste. Marie.
Full text of the OPP news release follows:
PLUMMER ADDITIONAL TOWNSHIP - On Dec. 20, 2020 at approximately 7:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft of a 2018 black and yellow Can AM Maverick side by side all-terrain vehicle (ATV) that was stolen earlier on this morning from a residence on Cloudslee Road in Plummer Additional Township.
While speaking to the owner of the ATV, police observed the suspect driving a pickup truck travelling eastbound on Cloudslee Road. Recognizing the pickup truck, police made their way to Maple Ridge Road in the Municipality of Huron Shores where they set up a spike belt. The suspect vehicle avoided the spike belt and accelerated and turned onto Biish Road within the Territory of Thessalon First Nation. Officers located the vehicle near a bush/snowmobile trail just off Biish Road.
The Northeast OPP Canine Unit from Sault Ste. Marie attended and tracked the suspect. The driver was located and arrested by members of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) at 11:20 p.m. in a bush area near the pickup truck.
As a result of the investigation, Robert Corbiere, age 54, from Thessalon First Nation, was charged with:
• Flight from peace officer, contrary to section 320.17 of the Criminal Code (CC); and with
• Two counts of driving while under suspension, contrary to section 53(1) of the Highway Traffic Act.
The accused appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice Video Bail in Blind River on Dec. 21, 2020.
Any person with information regarding the theft of this ATV should immediately contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police authority.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit information online or download the P3 APP where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.