August 23, 2012
R.I.D.E PROGRAM STOP RESULTS IN IMPAIRED CHARGE
MORRIS-TURNBERRY – Huron OPP officers arrested a man early this morning at a RIDE checkpoint set up at the intersection of Amberley Road and Diagonal Road. At 12:20 a.m. officers stopped a silver Ford F-150 pickup truck and spoke with the male driver. The driver displayed signs of impairment by alcohol and was subsequently arrested.
The 45-year-old man from Teeswater has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and driving a motor vehicle with over 80 mg of alcohol. He has a court date scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on Sept. 24, 2012. He received an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
DRIVER GETS 3-DAY SUSPENSION
CENTRAL HURON- A traffic stop by Huron OPP officers at 12:10 a.m. on Benmiller Line near Hemlock Lane resulted in a 27-year-old male driver from Goderich losing his licence for three days. Officers stopped a Grand Cherokee and spoke with the driver. Upon speaking with him, he provided a roadside sample and registered a reading in the warn range. A first time warn range is subject to a 3-day driver’s licence suspension.
HITMAN SCAM
MORRIS-TURNBERRY – Huron OPP officers received a report of a common scam that was popular a few years ago and has recently resurfaced.
A resident from Morris-Turnberry received an email from a scammer purporting to be an assassin. The generic email was titled, “ASSASSIN: I’VE BEEN PAID TO KILL YOU.” The sender stated he was an assassin from China and was assigned to kill the recipient. He would carry out the mission unless he was paid double the amount. The recipient of the email recognized this email to be a scam and promptly reported the matter to police.
This scam, and similar ones, rely on fear and the hopes you will not report the matter. The scammer will also always request the email to be kept in strict confidence otherwise your life will be in danger. Commonly these emails will contain several spelling and grammar mistakes. The email will often be sent in a generic fashion from an unfamiliar email address.
If you receive a similar email do not respond to the sender, please report the matter to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or online. In addition, you can contact the Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
