CENTRAL HURON - Huron County OPP officers have charged three people stemming from a traffic stop on March 17, 2013. At 9:19 p.m. a green Chevrolet Cobalt entered a RIDE checkpoint set up at the intersection of Telephone Road and Bayfield Road.
Upon speaking with the occupants of the vehicle, officers determined a male passenger was failing to abide by a condition of his court release. Officers arrested the male for failing to comply and a search incident to arrest led to the discovery of illegal drugs inside the vehicle. A female passenger and a female driver were also arrested for possession of drugs for the purposes of trafficking.
As a result, a man, 38, from Central Huron has been charged with two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking. He remains in custody.
The driver, 28, from Goderich, has been charged with two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking. She was released from custody and has a first appearance court date scheduled for April 29, 2013 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.
Also charged was a woman, 24, from Goderich. She has been charged with two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking. She was released from custody and has a court date scheduled for March 25, 2013 at the Ontario Court of Justice - Goderich.
DRIVER FACING OVER 80 CHARGE
HOWICK – On March 19, 2013 at 9:12 p.m., an officer with the OPP Mount Forest Traffic Management Unit stopped a white Jeep on Harriston Road at Toll Gate Line.
Upon speaking with the female driver, the officer noted the driver had been drinking alcohol. A roadside test was completed and the driver registered a fail. The driver was arrested and transported to the Palmerston OPP detachment where she provided two samples of her breath. Both samples were over the legal limit.
The woman, 41, from Howick has been charged with driving a motor vehicle with over 80 mg of alcohol and driving a motor vehicle with liquor readily available. A court date is scheduled for April 18, 2013 at the Ontario Court of Justice - Wingham. Her driver’s licence has been suspended for an automatic 90 days.
