Out of towners charged with fraud

North Bay Police
News Release

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A 49-year-old cab driver from Trenton Ontario is out over $400.00, after a couple she picked in Trenton fled from her at the Bus Station in North Bay, Thursday Mar 20 at approximately 7:42 pm.

The cab driver advised she picked up a 24-year-old male and a 26-year-old female in Trenton, drove them to North Bay on an agreed upon flat rate of $450.00, only to arrive in North Bay and find out they had insufficient cash to pay the cab driver. On the pretext of meeting someone at the Bus Depot with the cash, the two escaped through the back onto Northgate Square Property, where they were arrested at 8:07 pm. The male was then found to be in possession of a small quantity of marihuana.

Guy Michel Brazeau of Kirkland Lake is charged with 2-counts of Breach of Undertaking, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Fare Fraud. He has been remanded into custody pending a bail hearing on Tuesday.

Leanne Tinney, also of Kirkland Lake has been charged with Fare Fraud and released with a court date of April 29, 2008.

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