LITTLE CURRENT–On Thursday, September 25 at 10:30 pm, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an alarm at the Beer Store situated on Hwy 6 in Little Current. Upon arrival officers observed that the front glass door was smashed. Upon investigation, two cases of Bud Light beer had been removed. The investigation is continuing.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.
Operation Lookout alerts police to impaired driver
On Sunday, September 28 at 3:52 am, members of the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of an erratic driver operating a grey SUV on Hwy 6, eastbound from the Honora Bay area. A motorist called from their cell phone to report that this vehicle was ‘all over the roadway.’ With the motorist’s description and reporting the location of the vehicle, police quickly intercepted the driver. The vehicle was stopped and the driver checked.
As a result of this investigation the driver of the motor vehicle was arrested and charged. Charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and driving with more than 80 mgs of alcohol contrary to the Criminal Code is a 36-year-old male of Thunder Bay. He was released on a promise to appear for Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on November 24, 2014 at 10 am. The vehicle he was driving has been impounded for seven days.
Motorcycle collision sends Manitoulin man to hospital
On Sunday, September 28 at 7:31 pm, the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a single motorcycle collision on Burnett’s Side Road just south of Green Bush Road in NEMI Township. A couple found a male with serious injuries as a result of a motorcycle collision. Police, along with ambulance and the NEMI Volunteer Fire Department, were called to the scene. Upon arrival police located a 33-year-old male with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. He was transported to the Manitoulin Health Centre in Little Current and then transferred to Sudbury.
Police established the motorcycle was northbound at unknown speed on Burnett’s Side Road when it lost control. As a result of the investigation the driver of the motorcycle has been charged with drive under suspension, no insurance and no plates on vehicle, all under the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario.
