The Almaguin Highlands OPP were called by the Ministry of Natural Resources to assist with an investigation regarding a breach of conditions.
On Tuesday, October 18, at approximately 10 a.m. MNR contacted the OPP to report that a male was in possession of a firearm which was in contravention of the conditions on his Undertaking from previous charges.
OPP arrested the accused, Christopher Stickland, 40 of Sundridge and charged him with two counts of fail to comply with an undertaking, and unauthorized possession of a firearm.
The accused was released from custody after bail court and is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Thursday, November 10, in Sundridge.
Meanwhile, police are investigating the theft of a 2006 homemade trailer that was stolen from a Bartlett Lake Road home.
The trailer was taken sometime between Sunday, September 25, and Wednesday, October 12, and is described as a heavy trailer with a bunker loader and 2X6 sliding rails. The trailer is black and valued at approximately $1,200.
Also, on Saturday, October 22, a R.I.D.E. program was set up at Highway 124 and Mountainview Road.
A Vehicle approached the program and subsequently, police arrested the driver, Alan Small, 49 of Strong Township with the following offences:
- Driving while ability impaired,
- Driving with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in blood,
- Fail to have insurance card,
The accused was released from custody and is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Thursday, November 24, in Sundridge.
And finally, on Wednesday, September 28, at approximately 8:45 p.m. the OPP Police Criminal Investigation Unit was patrolling in the Village of Burk’s Falls. The officers noticed a vehicle turning onto Highway 520 travelling at a high rate of speed and subsequently stopped the vehicle near Midlothian Road. While officers were speaking to the driver, they noticed what appeared to be marijuana inside the vehicle and subsequently arrested the driver.
The police investigation also revealed that the driver, Yousef JEGHBIR, 26 of Scarborough Ontario was in possession of cocaine. Police charged the accused with the following offences:
- Two counts of possession of a schedule I substance – cocaine and other drug,
- Possession of a schedule II substance – marijuana,
- Two counts of possession of a schedule III substance,
The accused was released from custody and is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Thursday, November 10, in Sundridge.
