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The Citizen, 2010-03-04, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010. Careful... This round of Kerplunk was very intense indeed at Saturday’s Family Fun Night at Brussels United Church. Shaelynn Brown, left, looks on while Guinevere MacLeod gets ready to take the plunge. (Vicky Bremner photo) Police are looking for a large pickup truck or a sports utility vehicle that may have been involved in a collision on Feb. 24 in Brussels. At approximately 9:30 p.m. a patrolling OPP officer saw a Ford Focus with fresh damage on the left rear corner of the vehicle. The damaged vehicle was located on Turnberry Street, south of Mill Street, in Brussels. Through further investigation, police believe there were two people in the vehicle that hit the parked Ford Focus, then left the scene. Police say the suspected vehicle will have damage to its right front corner and headlight. They also believe there is a strong possibility the vehicle could have been a Chevrolet. Anyone with information on the suspected vehicle or the persons involved is encouraged to call the OPP at 1-800-310-1122 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222- 8477. ARMED ROBBERY A 20-year-old man has been charged in connection with several theft incidents in the Dashwood area. Kyle Greer of South Huron is currently facing one count of armed robbery, four counts of theft under $5,000, one count of possession of property obtained by crime and five counts of breach of probation. Greer was arrested on Feb. 24 and is set to appear in Goderich court today (March 4). IMPAIRED BABYSITTER Michelle Morrison of Lucan Bidulph has been charged with the operation of a motor vehicle with over 80 milligrams of alcohol in her system and child abandonment in connection with a collision in South Huron. On Feb. 25 at approximately 2:30 p.m. OPP officers responded to reports of a single vehicle collision. Upon arrival, police say it was discovered the driver had been consuming alcohol. A three-year-old passenger in the car was treated at South Huron Hospital and released. The responding officer requested a sample of the driver’s breath. The driver complied with the request but failed the roadside test and was subsequently arrested. Further investigation revealed the driver, who babysat children in her home, had left a one-year-old child at her home while she drove to Exeter, police say. The driver was on her way back to her home at the time of the collision. Morrison will appear in Exeter court on April 29 and her licence has been suspended for 90 days. SCAM DETECTED The South Bruce OPP is warning all area residents of a phone scam that was attempted in Elmwood. On Feb. 25, a call was made to a residence in Elmwood offering great deals on cellular phones. The caller said they were from Bell Mobility. The caller began asking for a social insurance number and a credit card number. However, the call was then terminated and the police were called. While Bell Mobility does make calls to customers offering cellular phone packages, it was discovered by the OPP that Bell had not made any calls to the Elmwood area that day. For more information on fraud, including a current list of attempted frauds, visit www.phonebusters .com Babysitter chargedwith abandonmentand drunk driving Huron County OPP have charged a 46-year-old Belgrave man with impaired driving after he refused to give a breath sample. On Feb. 21, 2010 at approximately 12:30 a.m., a Huron OPP officer was patrolling on Clegg Line in Morris-Turnberry when the officer encountered a vehicle that was wandering within its lane. The officer stopped the driver to check his sobriety. While speaking to the driver, the officer detected a strong odour of an alcoholic beverage on his breath. The driver also produced an expired drivers’ licence. The plates were not authorized for the vehicle and it was also confirmed that there was no insurance on the vehicle. The driver was arrested for Impaired Driving and was transported to the Huron OPP detachment to meet with a qualified Intoxilizer Technician. The driver however, refused to provide the necessary breath samples as required by statute. As a result of the investigation, Peter Goodall of Belgrave was charged with one count of Impaired Driving, one count of Fail to Provide Breath Sample, one count of Drive Motor Vehicle Without Insurance, one count of Use Plates Not Authorized and one count of Drive Motor Vehicle - No Licence. He will answer to all of these charged in the Ontario Court of Justice in Goderich on April 15, 2010. Belgrave man to appear in court