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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-07-23, Page 9Police Briefs SUSPENDED DRIVER STOPPED FOR SPEEDING Huron County Ontario Provincial Police has charged a 48 year old male with Speeding and Driving While Under Suspension following a traffic stop on July 9 2014. At 3:47 p.m. a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer observed a GMC Sierra pickup truck travelling westbound on Bel - grave Road near Currie Line at a high rate of speed. The officer confirmed the speed of the vehi- cle. The driver was travelling at 89 km/h in the 60 km/h speed limit. The officer conducted a driver's licence query and determined the driver had a suspended licence. As a result a 48 year old male from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has been charged with Speeding and Drive While Under Suspension.He has a court appearance sched- uled for Provincial Offences Court — Goderich on August 19, 2014. TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG POSSESSION CHARGE A 17 year old female is facing a drug possession charge follow- ing a traffic stop on July 9, 2014.A few minutes after midnight on July 9, 2014 a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police officer observed a Buick sedan cross the center line on Bluewater Veterans Highway several times. The officer stopped the driver on Bluewater Veterans Highway at Union Road and upon speaking with the female driver he observed a quantity of marihuana inside the vehicle. The female driver was placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Drug & Substance and a search of the vehicle incident to arrest led to the seizure of a quantity of mari- huana. As a result, a 17 year old female from Ashfield-Colborne- Wawanosh has been charged with Possession of a Schedule II Sub- stance — Marihuana contrary to the Controlled Drugs & Substances Act. She has a court appear- ance scheduled for Youth Court at the Ontario Court of Justice — Goderich on August 11, 2014. DISQUALIFIED DRIVING & SPEEDING CHARGES LAID Huron County Ontario Provincial Police has charged a 31 year old male with Speeding and Driv- ing While Disqualified following a traffic stop on July 16, 2014. Just before 9:00 a.m. a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer observed a white Chevro- let Explorer Van travelling south- bound on Donnybrook Line at a high rate of speed. The officer confirmed the speed of the vehi- cle at 112 km/h in a posted 90 km/h zone. After speaking with the driver a driver's licence query was completed and it revealed the driver was prohibited from driv- ing. As a result a 31 year old from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has been charged with Speed- ing and Drive While Disqualified. He has a court appearance sched- uled for Ontario Court of Justice — Goderich on August 25, 2014. The motor vehicle was also impounded for a mandatory 45 days. SUSPENDED DRIVER FOUND POSSESSING DRUGS A 29 year old from Ashfield- Colborne-Wawanosh is facing charges of Drive Under Suspen- sion and Possession of a Con- trolled Substance following a traf- fic stop on June 25, 2014. Shortly before 10:00 a.m. a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police officer stopped a Ford F-150 that was travelling eastbound on Huron Road near Holmesville. Upon stop- ping the male driver he was una- ble to produce a driver's licence. A subsequent check on the sta- tus of his licence revealed he was currently suspended from driv- ing. He was placed under arrest and a search incident to arrest revealed the driver to be in pos- session of marihuana. As a result a 29 year old male from Ash- field-Colborne-Wawanosh has been charged with Driving While Under Suspension and Posses- sion of a Schedule II Substance — (Cannabis Marihuana). His motor vehicle was towed from the scene and he was provided with an appearance notice to attend the Ontario Court of Jus- tice — Goderich on July 21, 2014. FEMALE AIRLIFTED TO HOS- PITAL WITH LIFE THREAT- ENING INJURIES Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with inves- tigators from the West Region OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigation (TTCI) team con- tinue to investigate a fatal colli- sion that took place on July 14, 2014. At approximately 3:00 p.m. the driver of a Ford Escape was travelling westbound on Dash- wood Road when she crossed the center line and collided with an eastbound dump truck and camper trailer. The driver of the Ford Escape, Catherine BURDETT, age 65, from South Huron died in hospital on July 17, 2014. A post mortem examination is sched- uled to be completed on July 18, 2014. Investigators would like to speak with anyone that may have information regarding this colli- sion or the events leading up to it. Huron OPP can be contacted at 1-888-310-1122. Alterna- tively, if you wish to remain anon- ymous you may call Crime Stop- pers at 1 -800 -222 -TIPS (8477). FIREARMS STOLEN DUR- ING BREAK IN On July 17, 2014 the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a break in at a residence in the 300 block of Grey Ox Avenue in Kinloss Town- ship. Sometime between 10:00 am and 11:30 pm on July 17, 2014, the home and detached garaged were forcibly entered. The list of stolen property includes: long guns, hand guns, ammu- nition, power tools including a Husqvarna chain saw and a Poulin chain saw, 40" Sony LCD TV, 32" RCA LCD TV, a number of Blue -Ray DVD's Serial numbers are on file with police. An estimate on the value of the stolen property is not available at this time. OPP Foren- sic Identification Unit is assist- ing the South Bruce OPP with this investigation. Suspicious vehicles and suspicious people need to be reported to police immediately so that officers can investigate. The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with infor- mation that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anony- mous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or send a web -tip to crimestop-gb.org, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. get it lucknowsentinacom Get all of your news, sports and more. Serving Lucknow and surrounding area Planning an event? Don't forget to advertise! The Lucknow Sentinel 519-528-2822 Wednesday, July 23, 2014 • Lucknow Sentinel 9 HEART&1 MAKE STROKE HEALTH LAST_cA FOUINDATION ASSESS YOUR RISK. TAKEADVANTAGE NOW! PURCHASE FINANCE 0% - EDGE -UP TO 60 MOS. 2.49% - F-150 PICKUPS UP TO 60 MOS. LEASE RATES 0% - ESCAPE - UP TO 48 MOS. 0% - EDGE - UP TO 36 MOS. .49% - F-150 - UP TO 24 MOS. DELIVERY ALLOWANCE UP TO $6,750 ON SELECT MODELS OF F.150 PICKUPS. 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