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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-12-30, Page 22 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, December 30, 2015 Submitted Members of the Huron County OPP Auxiliary and the Goderich Salvation Army Branch are seen showing off the many toy donations collected during the 2015 Huron OPP Food and Toy Drive. Tremendous Support for Huron OPP Food & Toy Drives Huron County OPP has reported the recent Christmas food and toy drives were an overwhelming success. The food drive was held on Dec. 12 at Scrimgeour's Food Market located in Blyth. Huron County OPP Auxiliary Officers reported the food drive was the most successful event in recent history. In total, 60 bags of food weighing in at over 600 pounds and $170 in cash donations were received from the generous donors. All the donations were donated to the Huron Women's Shelter. LUCKNOW ARENA SCHEDULE DECEMBER 30T" - JANUARY 4T" Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:OOam Open Skating - $2/ Skater 1:OOpm Public Skating - Sponsored by Lucknow Lions 5:OOpm Jr. & Sr. Initiation Practice 6:O0pm PeeWee Rep Practice 7:OOpm Bantam LL Game vs Mitchell 8:30pm Legends Practice Thur Dec 31, 2015 New Year's Eve 10:OOam Open Skating - $2/ Skater 1:OOpm Public Skating - Sponsored by Cliff's Plumbing & Heating Fri Jan 1, 2016 New Year's Day - Facility Closed Sat Jan 2, 2016 9:OOam OPEN ICE 10:OOam OPEN ICE 11:OOam Tyke Practice 12:OOpm OPEN ICE 1:15pm Atom LL Practice 2:30pm PeeWee LL Game vs Goderich 4:OOpm OPEN ICE 5:30pm Legends Game vs Belmore 7:O0pm Lancers Game Warmup 7:30pm Lancers Game vs Ripley Sun Jan 3, 2016 10:OOam OPEN ICE 11:30am OPEN ICE 1:OOpm Public Skating - Sponsored by Lucknow Kinettes 2:30pm OPEN ICE 4:OOpm Atom LL Game vs Central Perth 5:30pm Midget LL Practice 6:30pm Midget Rep Practice 7:30pm OPEN ICE Mon Jan 4, 2016 10:OOam Open Skating - $2/ Skater 5:OOpm Novice LL Practice 6:OOpm PeeWee LL Practice 7:OOpm Bantam Rep Practice 8:30pm Midget Rep Game vs Blyth/Brussels Tues Jan 5, 2016 1 0:OOam 5:OOpm 6:OOpm 7:OOpm 8:30pm Skating - $2/Skater Atom LL Practice Bantam LL Practice Midget Girls Lancers Practice HURON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO-OPERATIVE LTD. 519-395-3800 www.hurontel.on.ca OPP encourages locking vehicles during the holiday season The South Bruce OPP rec- ommends residents that vehicle owners and opera- tors should always follow the Auto Theft Protection Tips of the Lock it or Lose it program. This becomes especially important during the holi- days which are hectic enough without becoming a victim of theft. The Lock it or Lose it tips not only helps to prevent auto theft, they also help to prevent the theft of valuable objects that may be left in your vehicle: • Always roll up the win- dows, lock the door and pocket the key. • If you have a garage, use it. Lock the door as well as the vehicle. • Always park in a well -lit area. • Never leave your vehicle running while it's unattended. • Never leave valuable objects in plain view. • Never leave your car keys in plain view. South Bruce OPP officers periodically check unat- tended vehicles across the detachment area. Typically, officers find that one in seven vehicles (14%) are left unlocked. Festive RIDE targeting both alchol and drug -impaired drivers Huron Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting most drivers are keeping things safe on the roads by not driving after consuming alcohol or drugs. Huron OPP officers have set up nearly 200 R.I.D.E checkpoints throughout the county during the Festive R.I.D.E campaign. Out of the thousands of drivers that have entered the check- points two have been charged with Over 80/ Impaired offences and another three have been served with Warn Range Suspensions. Last year's campaign saw 19 drivers charged in Huron County and another three were served with a Warn Range Suspension. "Based on our R.I.D.E sta- tistics to date, I can confi- dently say most of the driv- ers we talk to are thankfully getting message," Huron County OPP staff sergeant Shawn Johnson. "They are choosing to make a safe, responsible and wise decision to avoid consuming alcohol or other drugs if they are going to drive. We would also like to thank the public for their calls when they sus- pect someone is driving while impaired. Keeping our roadways as safe as possible is our goal and those calls do play a key role in road safety." POLICE BRIEFS TOOLS STOLEN FROM SHED Huron County OPP officers are investigating a break, enter and theft of prop- erty stolen from a sea- sonal property located on Bridge Road in Huron East. Sometime between Dec. 1 and Dec. 17, 2015 some- one forced entry into the aluminum shed located on the property. Once inside the shed those responsi- ble stole a 14" Husqvarna chainsaw, a Campbell Haus- feld portable five gallon air compressor, a large tool- box that contained mis- cellaneous hand tools and a red 5 gallon gas can. In total, the value of the stolen property is esti- mated at $1,200. Anyone with information that may assist with this investigation is asked to call Huron OPP at (519) 524- 8314 or 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1 -800- 222 -TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. JOHN DEERE GATOR STOLEN Huron County OPP officers are investigating the recent over- night theft of a John Deere Gator utility vehicle stolen from Huron Tractor located on Harvest Road. Police believe the theft took place around 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 20, 2015. The 2009 John Deere Gator model 850D was driven off the yard by the thief. The Gator is described as being a four-wheel drive, two- seater polycab, with an alu- minum dump box. This par- ticular Gator is olive green in colour. The machine is valued at $14,800. Anyone with information that may assist with this inves- tigation is asked to call Huron OPP at (519) 524- 8314 or 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1 -800- 222 -TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES Two males are facing numer- ous criminal code charges, including charges for traf- ficking drugs following an early morning traffic stop in Clinton on Dec. 20, 2015. Shortly after 4:30 a.m. a Huron County OPP officer observed the driver of a Saab sedan fail to stop for a stop sign at the intersection of Park Lane and Albert Street. The officer followed the vehi- cle a short distance and then he initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of Orange Street and Wellington Street. Upon speaking with the driver it was learned he was fail- ing to comply with his court imposed 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. As a result the driver was promptly placed under arrest. Later, while speak- ing with the male passen- ger officers observed in plain view a quantity of sus- pected methamphetamine. Both the occupants and the vehicle were searched inci- dent to arrest. As a result of the search officers found the occupants to be in posses- sion of cocaine, methamphet- amine, cannabis marihuana and drug paraphernalia con- sistent with drug trafficking. In addition, they were both found to be in possession of .22 calibre ammunition which was a violation of both of their prohibition orders. As a result, the driver, a 43 -year-old Malahide Town- ship man is facing the follow- ing charges: Possession of a Schedule II Substance (Can- nabis Marihuana) for the Pur- poses of Trafficking Under 3KG, Possession of a Sched- ule I Substance (Cocaine) for the Purposes of Traffick- ing, Possession of a Sched- ule I Substance (Metham- phetamine) for the Purposes of Trafficking, Possession of Ammunition contrary to Pro- hibition Order, Fail to Com- ply with Probation Order — five counts and Fail to Com- ply with Undertaking — two counts. He remains in cus- tody with a court appear- ance scheduled for Dec. 22, 2015 at the Ontario Court of Justice — Goderich. Also charged is the pas- senger a 30 -year-old Lon- don man. He is facing the following charges: Posses- sion of a Schedule II Sub - stance (Cannabis Marihuana) for the Purposes of Traffick- ing Under 3KG, Possession of a Schedule I Substance (Cocaine) for the Purposes of Trafficking, Possession of a Schedule I Substance (Meth- amphetamine) for the Pur- poses of Trafficking, Pos- session of Ammunition con- trary to Prohibition Order and Fail to Comply with Proba- tion Order — three counts. He also remains in custody with a court appearance sched- uled for Dec. 29, 2015 at the Ontario Court of Justice — Goderich. RACING CHARGE LAID A young driver from Goderich has been charged with Rac- ing following a traffic stop that took place last week. At approximately 6:45 p.m. on Dec. 17, 2015 a Huron County OPP officer spotted a Hyun- dai Sonata speeding west- bound on Huron Road (High- way #8) near Orchard Line. The officer confirmed his visual observations of the speeding vehicle by using a RADAR device. The speed of the Sonata was locked at 143 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone. A traffic stop was initiated and the driver was subsequently charged. An 18 -year-old from Goderich has been charged with "Race a Motor Vehicle". He has a court appearance scheduled for Feb. 2, 2016 at Provincial Offences Act Court in Goder- ich. His licence has been suspended for seven days and his motor vehicle will be impounded for the week.