by XPolice | Sep 26, 2018 | News, Sudbury & Area
A southern Ontario driver who produced alcohol readings three times over the limit when stopped in Sudbury has been fined $1,000. Alan Beattie, 59, of Oro-Medonte Township, also lost his driver’s licence for a year. “I agree with the Crown the driving was horrendous,”...
by XPolice | Sep 6, 2018 | News, Northern Ontario, Sudbury & Area
A teenage boy from Barrie was also among the drivers who were charged Four men in their twenties — including a 23-year-old from Sudbury — and one teenage boy were charged with stunt driving over the Labour Day long weekend by the West Parry Sound detachment of the...
by XPolice | Aug 16, 2018 | News, Sudbury & Area
A Sudbury driver who told police ‘no thanks’ and rolled up his window when asked to provide a breath sample had to be restrained by four officers when he was pulled out of his vehicle. As a result, Mark Baskcomb has been found guilty of impaired driving and refusing a...
by XPolice | Jun 18, 2018 | News, Sudbury & Area
When Greater Sudbury Police received a report of a possibly impaired pickup truck driver in the Lockerby area early Dec. 16, callers said he was signalling at inappropriate times, swerving and driving with four-way flashers on. A short time later, officers came across...
by XPolice | Jun 18, 2018 | News, Sudbury & Area
When an Ontario Provincial Police officer checking out a report of a suspended impaired driver stopped Blake Naponse, he said he had consumed two beers at a restaurant and a Fireball, or cinnamon whiskey. But when asked to provide a sample of his breath for a Roadside...
by XPolice | Jun 14, 2018 | News, Sudbury & Area
Keeping hands at ten and two seems to be an outdated idea as people struggle to keep their focus on the road while behind the wheel. According to the Greater Sudbury Police Service, officers issued 145 provincial offences in 2017 for use of handheld communication...
