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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-12-17, Page 22 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Police Briefs OPP RACING CHARGE LAID AGAINST YOUNG DRIVER A 20 year old driver on his way into Goderich for din- ner will now have to answer to a Racing charge in Provin- cial court. Shortly after 9:00 p.m. on December 1,2014 a Huron County Ontario Provin- cial Police (OPP) officer spot- ted a Dodge Charger travel- ling southbound on Bluewater Veteran's Highway near Shep- pardton Line at an extremely high rate of speed. The officer was following behind the speeding vehicle and was able to confirm the vehi- cle's speed with a RADAR device. The vehicle's speed was clocked at 151 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone. A traf- fic stop was completed and the driver was charged with Racing a Motor Vehicle. A 20 year old male from Amherstburg will have to attend Provincial Offences Act Court — Goderich on Jan- uary 6, 2015 to answer to the charge. His motor vehi- cle was also impounded for a seven day period. SPEEDER CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA A 33 year old driver from Waterloo was recently caught speeding and in possession of marihuana. On Novem- ber 30, 2014 a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was patrolling on Amberley Road near White- church when encountered an Acura travelling eastbound at a high rate of speed. The officer confirmed his obser- vations with a RADAR device and measured the vehicle's speed at a high of 113 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone. Upon speaking with the driver the officer noted the smell of marihuana coming from inside the vehicle. The driver was questioned about the odour and he handed over a quantity of marihuana to the officer. The drugs were seized and the driver was charged. As a result of the traffic stop, a 33 years old male from Waterloo has been charged with Speeding and Posses- sion of a Controlled Sub- stance — Marihuana. He will have to attend court at the Ontario Court of Justice — Goderich on January 12, 2015 to answer to the charges. DRIVER ARRESTED AT R.I.D.E PROGRAM Just before 4:30 p.m. on December 5, 2014 a red Chevrolet Impala entered a R.I.D.E checkpoint located at the intersection of Maitland Road South and Walnut Street. Upon speaking with the male driver the officer detected the odour of marihuana com- ing from inside the vehi- cle. The driver was ques- tioned about the odour and he admitted to having some marihuana inside the vehi- cle. A subsequent check also revealed the driver held a suspended driver's licence. As a result, the driver was placed under arrest and charged. A 25 year old male from Huron -Kinloss has been charged with Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Sub- stance — Marihuana, Drive While Under Suspension and Fail to Surrender Insur- ance Card. He was released from custody with a court date scheduled for Janu- ary 19, 2015 at the Ontario Court of Justice — Goderich. IMPAIRED DRIVER CRASHES INTO HYRO POLE On December 11,2014 at 11:02 pm, a South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol attempted to stop a Red Chevrolet Optra on Bruce County Road 2 in Brant fl Lojt "In tlie Air, There's a Feeling of Christmas... and we hope that wonderful feeling stays with you all year! As we look around us, we're filled with gratitude and joy for all the blessings we've been so fortunate to receive. Family, friends, neighbors and customers like you remind us of what's important at Christmas time and all year: kindness, goodwill, faith, trust and generosity. Thank you for lighting up our year with your visits. With gratitude in our hearts, we wish each and every one of you a magical, merry Christmas and a New Year that brings all the best to you and yours. 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A 33 year old male of Teeswa- ter has been charged with flight from police, dangerous driv- ing, impaired driving, 2 counts of refuse breath sample, drive while disqualified, possess a controlled substance, mischief over $5,000, drive while under suspension, careless driving, 2 counts of race a motor vehi- cle and novice driver refuse breath sample. He has been held in custody pending the results of a bail hearing sched- uled for December 12, 2014. There were minor inju- ries reported at the crash. DRIVER WILL TRY WALK- ING FOR 3 DAYS On December 11, 2014 at 9:56 p.m., a South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol along Have- lock Street north in Luc - know stopped a Black Dodge Ram pick-up truck. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alco- hol. A 3 day licence suspen- sion was issued following a warn range result at the road- side. 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