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FROM/DE:
HUNTSVILLE DETACHMENT DATE: SEPTEMBER
6, 2010
THREE CHARGED WITH DRIVING RELATED OFFENCES
OVER THE LONG WEEKEND
(HUNTSVILLE,
ON.) On Saturday September 4, 2010 just before 1:30am Huntsville
OPP detachment members were on patrol in the village
of Baysville when they observed
an ATV crossing the highway, neither driver nor passenger wearing a
helmet. The Yamaha ATV was stopped and
investigation found that the driver had been drinking. Alex SANGSTER (28yrs) of Baysville was
arrested and eventually charged with Impaired Operation of a motor vehicle;
operate motor vehicle with over 80mgs of alcohol per 100mlts of blood under
the Criminal Code of Canada. He was also charged under the Off Road
Vehicle Act with Fail to wear proper Helmet.
Alex SANGSTER will appear in Huntsville
court on September 15, 2010
to answer to his charges.
On Sunday
September 5, 2010 just before 7:00pm
Huntsville OPP located a male
sleeping in his vehicle in a parking lot on Cann St. Investigation found that the driver had
been drinking. Evan SCOTT (74yrs) of
Huntsville was eventually arrested and charged with Impaired Driving and
having more than 80mgs of alcohol per 100mlts of blood under the Criminal
Code of Canada. Evan Scott was eventually
released and will appear in Huntsville
court on September 15, 2010
to answer to his charges.
On Sunday
September 5, 2010 just before 10:00pm
Huntsville OPP stopped a Pontiac
Sunfire on Highway #60 for driving erratically. The driver, David BOWMAN (24yrs) of Waterloo,
Ontario was eventually arrested and
charged with Impaired Driving and operating a motor vehicle with more than
80mgs of alcohol per 100mlts of blood.
David BOWMAN was held for a Bail Hearing and will answer to his
charges in Bracebridge court on Tuesday September 7, 2010.
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Contact: Provincial Constable
Lynda Cranney #7916
Huntsville Detachment Media Relations/CSO
Phone: 705 789 5551
Police are asking anyone with
information to contact the OPP at 705-789-5551 or call Crime Stoppers at
1-800- 222-TIPS (8477). You
can submit your information online at www.sdm-crimestoppers.com if you have
any information on this crime or any other crime. Crime Stoppers does not
subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in
court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.00
FROM/DE: Huntsville
Detachment DATE: SEPTEMBER 6 2010
BACK TO SCHOOL!
(HUNTSVILLE,ON)
– The summer season is coming
to an end, and with it we usher in a new school year. As motorists we now must keep a watchful
eye for children who may be walking or cycling to and from school. School buses will be reappearing on our
roadways. These motor vehicles stop frequently and appear to drive
slowly, but that is generally because they are adhering to the speed limit.
These actions can frustrate some drivers.
However
these vehicles carry our most precious cargo, our children and it is for that
reason alone, when following a school bus you should drive responsibly and
not aggressively.
The men and women who work at the
Huntsville OPP detachment are reminding our motoring public that passing
a stopped school bus with its’ stop arm out and red lights flashing is
an offence which could cost you $500.00 and 6 demerit points.
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Contact: Provincial Constable Lynda
Cranney
Phone: 705 789 - 5551
FROM/DE:
HUNTSVILLE DETACHMENT DATE: SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
USING PERSONAL FLOATION DEVICES MAY HAVE
SAVED CANOISTS
(HUNTSVILLE,
ON.) On Sunday September 5, 2010, three young males went out on
an early morning canoe ride on Skeleton
Lake, Huntsville
Ontario.
The boys found themselves in trouble with the strong winds; their
canoe capsized sending all three boys into the lake. None of the three were wearing any personal
flotation devices (PFD’s).
One of the youth managed to make it to
shore and called 911. The Huntsville
OPP detachment members along with Muskoka
Lakes Fire Department attended in
search for the missing two. It came
apparent that the two had not made it to shore, the OPP Underwater Search and
Recovery Unit (USRU) and the OPP helicopter attended to assist in the search.
Joseph SILVA (18yrs) and Brodie WILLIAMSON
(18yrs) of St. Catherines Ontario
were located later in the day by the USRU, not far from where the canoe had
capsized.
On those waterways policed by the OPP,
81 per cent of the deaths were recreational boaters who were not wearing a
lifejacket or PFD. Many boaters who
drown believe they are good swimmers so they think having a PFD on board, and
within easy reach, is good enough. An
average of 140 unnecessary drownings occurs every year in Canada.
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Contact: Provincial Constable
Lynda Cranney #7916
Huntsville Detachment Media Relations/CSO
Phone: 705 789 5551
Police are asking anyone with
information to contact the OPP at 705-789-5551 or call Crime Stoppers at
1-800- 222-TIPS (8477). You
can submit your information online at www.sdm-crimestoppers.com if you have
any information on this crime or any other crime. Crime Stoppers does not
subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in
court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.00
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