(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing charges after police stopped a stolen motor vehicle on Highway 17.
On March 21, 2025, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were alerted to a stolen vehicle by the Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system. Police safely brought the vehicle to a stop on Highway 17 in the Sables-Spanish Rivers Township, and further investigation resulted in the driver being arrested.
As a result, Darryl MCDONALD, 35-years-old from Chilliwack, British Columbia, was charged with:
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Refusal to comply with demand
- Fail to comply with probation order
- Drive vehicle with cannabis readily available
- Drive motor vehicle with liquor readily available
- Drive motor vehicle – no licence
- Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle
- Fail to surrender insurance card
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury on April 9, 2025.
