Man facing criminal charges in domestic dispute
In the evening of January 12, members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a domestic dispute in Little Current.
The victim sustained minor injuries.
As a result of the incident, a 26-year-old Little Current man has been charged with the following: fail to comply with a recognizance, overcoming resistance to the commission of an offence, uttering threats, assault with a weapon and mischief.
The male was arrested and is in custody pending a bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice on January 16 in Gore Bay.
M’Chigeeng man faces additional charge of sexual exploitation
On January 11, the UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service re-arrested Frederick Migwans, age 52, of M’Chigeeng First Nation.
The accused was previously arrested and charged with the 12 counts of sexual assault contrary to section 271 of the Criminal Code of Canada but now faces an additional count of Sexual Exploitation contrary to section 153(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada involving another alleged victim.
The accused was released on a recognizance of bail with conditions on January 13 with the next court date set for January 17 at Gore Bay Provincial Court.
Victims of sexual abuse are not alone. If you have been sexually abused or know of someone that is, there are local resources here to help. You can visit the Victim Services website at www.victimservicesontario.ca.
Police are seeking the public’s assistance and asking anyone with information about this crime or any other crimes to call the UCCM Police at 1-888-377-7135, or if you wish to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Obstruct police leads to charge
On the evening of Friday, January 13, officers of the Wikwemikong Tribal police attended an apartment on Genevieve Street in Wikwemikong in regards to a loud disturbance. Upon arrival officers entered the residence and determined that the adult male and female were intoxicated and that there were four children under 12 in the residence.
The 31-year-old female, who was the mother of the children, was uncooperative and did not allow police to check further through the home or to check on the welfare of the children. As a result, officers had to physically arrest the female who was actively being resistant towards the officers. It was at this moment when the 49-year-old male began to obstruct the police by trying to physically intervene in the arrest of the female, throwing himself on the officers as they were trying to arrest the female.
Officers used their Taser on the male adult who was then subdued and arrested where he was then returned to the detachment and lodged. The male has been charged with obstructing police.
Arrangements were made to have a member of the family pick up the children as both intoxicated adults had been removed from the premisis.
Disturbance leads to charges
On the evening of January 15, officers of the Wikwemikong Tribal police responded to a disturbance call at an apartment on Andrew Crescent. Officers were met at the door by an irate adult male questioning their presence at his apartment. Officers explained that they were responding to a call and checking on the well-being of the individuals inside. The apartment was found to be in disarray as the stove was turned over and there was damage to the walls. The male then slammed the door closed on the officers.
Officers then knocked again and the male answered charging out at the officers with a metal frying pan over his head. Officers deployed the Taser and were able to effect an arrest on the male where he was returned to the detachment and lodged pending a bail hearing.
The 27-year-old adult male from Wikwemikong has been charged with, three counts of assault police, two counts of assault with a weapon and one count of mischief. He is scheduled to appear in bail at Gore Bay on Monday, January 16 to answer to the charges.
2016 Festive RIDE check results from Manitoulin OPP
Four drivers were charged with driving impaired due the consumption of alcohol during the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) roadside checks this past holiday season. Last year there were two impaired driver charges laid on Manitoulin during the 2015 OPP Festive RIDE.
Festive RIDE roadside checkpoints conducted by the OPP have become a familiar part of the holiday season and an effective countermeasure to the road safety issue of impaired driving. Impaired driving remains the leading cause of criminal death in Canada.
One drink can reduce your ability to concentrate and slow your reaction time. The more alcohol in your blood, the more your ability to operate a motor vehicle is affected. Drivers who blow over the legal limit of .08 or who refuse a breath test will have their driver’s licenses suspended immediately for 90 days under Ontario’s Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension Program.
This 90-day suspension is separate and distinct from any criminal charges. Immediate roadside suspensions of driver licenses are issued by the OPP to drivers who register a blood alcohol concentration in the “warn range” of .05 to .08. Offenders will not be allowed to drive from that point on for a minimum of three days.
The Manitoulin Detachment of the OPP conducted the annual Festive RIDE campaign from November 22, 2016 to January 7, 2017. During the 2016-17 campaign, 63 RIDE checks were set up. One thousand one hundred and sixty-three vehicle drivers were checked by police. Of those drivers stopped at the RIDE checks, one was found to be impaired by the consumption of alcohol and charged accordingly. Two other drivers were charged with Highway Traffic Act offences.
Three other drivers were charged for impaired driving after police conducted traffic stops over the same period.
Constable Hart reported that during the OPP Festive RIDE program last year, from November 23, 2015 to January 2, 2016, there were two impaired driver charges laid by the OPP during checks. There was a roadside “warn range” suspension issued. Three vehicle occupants were charged under provisions of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
While the OPP does increase the number of RIDE stops over the holidays, RIDE checks continue throughout the year. The OPP is reminding motorists that there is no safe amount of alcohol consumption when driving.
