On Saturday, January 19, while on general patrol on Cache Bay Road, police saw a vehicle with unauthorized plates attached to it.
The officer tried a traffic stop; however, the suspect fled from police.
The vehicle came to a stop a short distance away and the driver was taken into custody.
Upon searching the driver and the vehicle, police discovered a small amount suspected “crack cocaine”.
The driver, 30-year-old Yves Lachapelle of Verner now faces charges of:
- Fail to comply with an undertaking,
- flight from police,
- possession of a controlled substance,
- driving while under suspension,
- operating a motor vehicle with no insurance and
- use plates unauthorized for the vehicle.
