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Monday, October 24, 2016

Over the weekend, following North Bay Police Service investigations into three separate incidents, three motorists faced charges

Three motorists face charges

Over the weekend, following North Bay Police Service investigations into three separate incidents, three motorists faced charges:

Shortly before 1 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, a concerned citizen contacted police to report a motorist who was suspected of driving impaired. After a traffic stop conducted on Lakeshore Drive, police arrested a 49-year-old male driver and later charged him with one count of drive with more than 80 mgs of alcohol in blood.

Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, a concerned citizen contacted police to report a driver who was suspected of being impaired. After police located the 43-year-old male suspect in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle on McKeown Avenue, he was arrested and later charged with one count of care and control of vehicle while impaired; one count of refuse to provide sample; and one count of possession of cannabis resin (hash).

Shortly before 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, a concerned citizen contacted police to report a motorist who was suspected of driving impaired. After a traffic stop conducted on Giroux Street, police arrested a 49-year-old male driver and later charged him with one count of impaired driving; and one count of drive with more than 80 mgs of alcohol in blood.

Keeping our roads safe is a shared responsibility. The North Bay Police Service thanks the concerned citizens who reported these incidents to police.