HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-06-25, Page 22 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Doing the right thing
can be cool
Operation
Freeze 2014
OPP
The Ontario Provincial
Police (OPP) is once again
teaching kids that getting
caught 'doing the right thing'
can be cool.
Through a partnership
with Mac's Convenience
Stores, OPP officers who see
young people doing random
acts of kindness and exhibit-
ing positive behaviour will
be handing out 'tickets',
which are actually coupons
valid for a free Froster bever-
age at Mac's.
Operation Freeze 2014 pro-
vides law enforcement offi-
cials with an additional tool to
initiate conversation and pro-
mote community awareness.
During the upcoming sum-
mer months, OPP officers
across the province will be
presenting thousands of these
coupons to ldds.
Officers will use Operation
Freeze to recognize youth for
wearing bicycle helmets;
doing good deeds like pick-
ing up trash; observing
crosswalks and participating
in community activities.
They can also be used as
conversation starters to help
establish a rapport with kids
in their patrol areas.
"Any opportunity that
police officers have to inter-
act with young people is an
excellent way to open up
conversation and develop a
rapport with them," said OPP
Deputy Commissioner Brad
Blair, Provincial Commander
for Traffic Safety and Opera-
tional Support. "When
police officers work with
local businesses to recognize
youth, positive things can
happen. Partnerships like
the ones made during Oper-
ation Freeze can leave a last-
ing impression on our youth
and make our communities
better places to live."
"Mac's is once again
proud to partner with the
OPP on this important initia-
tive that gives kids a chance
to show they do care about
their communities," said
Sean Sportun - Manager,
Loss Prevention & Security
for Mac's. "Crime preven-
tion is important to us and
when young people show
positive behaviour, we want
to reward them."
POLICE BRIEFS
OPP
Posted June 19, 2014
PROMPT CALL TO
POLICE LEADS TO
ARREST OF TEEN
Just before 8:00 a.m. on June 18,
2014, a Dungannon resident was
awakened to the sound of breaking
glass coming from her neighbour's
backyard on Albert Street. She saw a
young male trying to gain entry into
her neighbour's Ford pickup truck.
The alert witness immediately
called police and reported the crime
in progress. As police were en -route
to the scene police learned the vic-
tim had followed the suspect and
had a visual on him. Police located
the suspect on Southampton Street
and were able to arrest him without
incident.
Officers learned the young male
tried to steal cash from the pickup
truck along with property from
within the residence prior to being
confronted by the homeowner. The
young male had been consuming
alcohol and was also currently serv-
ing a probation sentence.
As a result, a 16 year old Young
Person from Ashfield-Colborne-
Wawanosh was charged with the fol-
lowing offences: Mischief Under
$5,000, Theft Under $5,000 from a
motor vehicle, Break, Enter a Dwell-
ing House with Intent to Commit an
ELECTION INFORMATION SESSION
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2014 Municipal/School Board Election?
If the answer is yes, then you are invited to attend this workshop.
Join the Municipalities of Bruce County at a FREE information session
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Whether you're new to municipal politics or have run for office in the past,
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of Bruce and each Municipality will be present for inquiries.
Date: Thursday July 10th, 2014
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: County of Bruce Administration Centre
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For further information or to register please email or contact:
Bettyanne Cobean
Clerk Treasurer, County of Bruce
Phone: 519-881-1291 ext. 273
Email: bcobean@brucecounty.on.ca
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Phone: 519-881-2223
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Municipal Election Day
October 27, 2014
Nominations close on
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Indictable Offence, Theft Under
$5,000, Failure to Comply with a Dis-
position and Person Under 19 years
Consuming Liquor.
UWE DPW SUSPENSION
WED ON DRNER
A 25 year old male driver had his
driver's license suspended after he
blew a warn range reading. At
approximately 8:00 p.m. on June 13,
2014 Huron County Ontario Provin-
cial Police (OPP) officers stopped the
driver of an Oldsmobile on Halls Hill
Line near Dungannon.
Upon speaking with the driver
officers noted the driver had con-
sumed alcohol. The driver provided
a sample of his breath into a road-
side screening device and he regis-
tered a warn range level reading. As
a result, a 25 year old male from Ash-
field-Colborne-Wawanosh was
served with a three day driver's
license suspension.
POUCE BRERRUPr DRUG DEAL
A 24 year old male was caught in the
act trying to sell drugs at the Dun-
gannon Tractor Pull. Just before
11:30 p.m. on June 13, 2014 Huron
County Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) officers on foot patrol at the
Dungannon Tractor Pull fair-
grounds spotted two males acting
suspiciously. Officers watched as
the males entered a parked
vehicle.
The officers kept watch then
approached the vehicle to find a
male in the driver's seat with cash
in his hand. As the officer was
watching the male a quantity of
suspected cocaine fell from the
driver's seat to the floor of the
vehicle.
The driver was immediately
placed under arrest. A search was
completed and police seized a
quantity of cash, suspected cocaine
and drug paraphernalia.
As a result, a 24 year old from
Walkerton has been charged with:
Possession of a Schedule I Sub-
stance (Cocaine) for the Purposes
of Trafficking. He has been
released from custody with a court
date scheduled.
DRIVER ARRESTED
FOR IMPAIRED AND
DRUG POSSESSION
On June 13, 2014 at 10:24 p.m. a
Huron OPP patrol officer observed a
black Chevrolet Silverado pickup
travelling southbound on Lucknow
Line and noticed the driver failed to
lower his high beams to oncoming
traffic. The driver also failed to keep
his truck within the marked lane of
travel.
A traffic stop was initiated on Luc -
know Line south of Dungannon and
the odour of alcohol was detected on
the driver's breath and he displayed
signs that he was impaired by
alcohol.
He was arrested for impaired driv-
ing and searched. A small quantity
of marihuana and open alcohol was
discovered. The driver was taken to
the Huron OPP Detachment for
breath tests. Two tests were over the
legal limit.
As a result, a 31 year-old male from
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has
been charged with Impaired Opera-
tion, Drive Motor Vehicle - Over 80
Milligrams of Alcohol, Possession of
a Schedule II Substance (Mari-
huana), Drive Motor Vehicle with
Open Container of Liquor, Fail to Use
Lower Beam - Oncoming Traffic and
Drive Motor Vehicle without Proper
Rear Light. He has a court appear-
ance scheduled. He received an
automatic 90 day driver's licence
suspension and his motor vehicle
has been impounded for seven days.
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