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Michael Chapman, 28, of Seaforth pled guilty to a charge of assault, one charge of over 80 and a charge of failing to appear for pur- poses of identification. Attorney for the Crown Tim MacDonald said that on Aug. 9, police had bccn advised to watch for a blue-grey pickup which was being driven erratically. When they encountered the vehi- cle, the male driver showed signs of impairment and couldn't produce his driver's license. The girl, who had been crying, Macdonald said, told police she had been assaulted. Failing the roadside test, Chap- man was taken to Seaforth for breathalizer tests. The readings were 140 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood and 130. With respect to the assault, Mac- donald told Judge Garry Hunter that the victim and the accused had been drinking and an altercation became physical on both sides. However, he said, Chapman "went overboard, past any self-defense." The issue regarding a failure to appear was from Feb. 9. The only relevant record is a con- viction for impaired driving, for which he received a $300 fine in 1996. Defense Counsel Phil Cornish asked Judge Hunter to consider that the breathalizer readings were not significantly high. He noted that the accused's relationship with the vic- tim has continued without any fur- ther incident. Chapman, Cornish said, is now involved in sessions with family services, and as he works full-time, asked the Judge to consider any jail time be served intermittently. Chapman was sentenced to 14 days to be served weekends and is suspended from driving for two years. He was fined $400 for the assault and placed on 12 months probation. There is also a five-year weapons prohibition. For failing to appear he was fined $600. He was given six months to pay. IMPAIRED A Wingham man is off the road for two years and in jail for two weeks, having pled guilty to impaired driving. Macdonald said Terry Keddy of Wingham was charged May 15. At 2:55 a.m. police in a cruiser at the firchall parking lot in Wingham, had heard a vehicle roaring through the gears. They followed it at a high rate of speed until the driver pulled into a farm. The driver showed signs of impairment, but breathalizer read- ings were not able to be obtained as there was a problem with the machine, said Macdonald. The 26-year-old Keddy, who pled guilty to the charge, was found guilty on Jan. 28, 1997 of a drunk driving charge. His 14 day jail term will be served on weekends. Police report OPP warn of pyramid scam QUEEN BEE PYRAMID SCAM The Huron OPP detachment is presently investigating a pyramid scheme in the Bayfield area. Earlier in the summer officers received a letter advising that this scheme was taking place. The pyramid works as follows: people are asked to invest $10,000 in a woman's investment club,. then seven friends also invest $10,000, then wait approximately three to four weeks to be categorized as the Queen Bee when the $10,000 turns into $40,000. Anyone with information on this scam is asked to contact Detective Mike Scott of the Huron OPP at 524-8314 or call Crime Stoppers. HOME RENOVATION SCAM - COLBORNE TWP. On Nov. 27, a resident from Colborne Twp. reported a home renovation scam to OPP. That day three men attended his residence driving a navy coloured Chev van. The one male convinced him that his trailer needed more insulation for the roof plus more roof vents. The owner then checked on the work in progress and found that the roof already had sufficient insulation. The three men were told to stop the rest of the work and after some discussion received some money and left. The Huron OPP would remind all homeowners to be aware of this and other renovation scams in the area. Consultants will present a report of all waste management options, including landfill sites and export opportunities, to Huron County council early in the new year. Steve Janes of CG&S/Janes Associates said export options had been pushed to the forefront by a presentation of Morris Twp. resi- dents who felt exporting garbage to landfills outside the county was more economical and safer than expanding the Morris Twp. landfill to serve as a zone landfill for the northern part of the county. Janes said four possible recipi- ents for exported waste would he asked for firm figures, including Bluewater Recycling. Questioned by Bruwis' Reeve Ralph Watson, Janes said the price would include not just tipping fees but operation DRIVER FAILS TO STOP FOR SCHOOL BUS On Nov. 19, at approximately 6:15 p.m. the Huron OPP Detachment were contacted by a local bus company over a vehicle failing to stop for the school bus with lights flashing and signal arm (stop sign) out. The bus driver was able to provide license plate number and description of the driver. The owner was contacted and charges under the Highway Traffic Act for failing to stop for the school bus have been laid against a 50-year- old male from Morris Twp. TRAILER STOLEN On Nov. 27, around 9 a.m. a theft was reported from McGavin Farm Equipment in Walton. Sometime in the last two weeks a 16' x 8' trailer was removed from the yard. The trailer has an Ontario Plate #S41-725 on it with a VIN number of #2S9U7W62XV1057486. This dual axle trailer is blue in colour and has 16-inch high sides and is valued at $3,000. CHARGES LAID IN HIGH SPEED PURSUIT On Nov. 28, at approximately 5 a.m. OPP officers were attempting to stop a 1993 Chev pickup truck, white in colour for a traffic violation. The pickup truck was southbound on County Rd. 4 travelling at a high rate of speed going through Belgrave, Officers attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver refused to of a transfer station in Huron Coun- ty and transportation to whatever landfill would be used. Currently two landfills in southwestern Ontario arc licenced to take waste from outside their own area while another company has a landfill in Michigan and is trying to get a licence for one at Watford. Unofficial prices are being quot- ed from $65-$85 a tonne, he said. Meanwhile the Ministry of Envi- ronment is trying to determine the final capacity of all county landfill, Janes said. This will give munici- palities a firm limit as to how much their landfill can hold. Warden Jack Coleman wondered if, given the situation, the county should be looking at a price from a company to take all the county's waste. Janes suggested that would be a good idea. pull over. The vehicle drove across lawns and into ditches several times trying to avoid apprehension. The driver abandoned the vehicle in Grey Twp. The Canine and Emergency Response Team were called and at 7:30 a.m. a 21-year- old male was arrested. Further checking found that the vehicle was stolen from the Ripley area and one pound of marijuana was seized off of the person. Charged with dangerous driving, theft over $5,000, possession of controlled drug for the purpose of trafficking and fail to stop for police is Chris Rock of Huron Twp. near Ripley. He was released later that morning on a Promise to Appear for court in Wingham on Jan. 21. VEHICLE STOLEN On Nov. 30 at approximately 6 a.m. a vehicle was reported stolen from the parking lot of West Wawanosh Insurance office in ... Dungannon. The owner parked the vehicle in the parking lot at 4:30 a.m. leaving the vehicle unlocked with the keys inside. Taken was a 1997 Chev pickup truck, blue in colour having Ontario marker #514-7CX. 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