Sault driver flees police, facing drugs, weapon charges
A 35-year-old driver is facing an array of charges after fleeing police during an attempted traffic stop early Wednesday morning, the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service said in a news release.
Around 2:30 a.m. police tried to conduct a traffic stop on Wellington Street West.
“The vehicle failed to stop for police and fled the area erratically,” said police.
“The driver … opened the door of the moving vehicle and jumped out of the vehicle.”
The suspect fled on foot and the vehicle struck a pole in the 300 block of Beverly Street.
Officers conducted a search of the area and located the accused hiding in the 300 block of Huron Street where the individual was arrested and searched.
“(The) search found the accused to be in possession of brass knuckles, a hatchet, a small quantity of a substance believed to be heroin and substance believed to be cocaine and drug paraphernalia,” said police.
The investigation also determined the accused’s driver’s licence was suspended.
The accused was charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle, fleeing police, two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, carrying a concealed weapon, two counts possession of a controlled substance, five counts of failing to comply with release orders, failing to comply with an undertaking and driving under suspension.
The accused was held in police custody to await a bail hearing.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Indian envoy warns of 'big red line,' days after charges laid in Nijjar case
India's envoy to Canada insists relations between the two countries are positive overall, despite what he describes as 'a lot of noise.'
Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president's hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years later.
U.S. paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says
The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S.
Former homicide detective explains how police will investigate shooting outside Drake's Bridle Path mansion
Footage from dozens of security cameras in the area of Drake’s Bridle Path mansion could be the key to identifying the suspect responsible for shooting and seriously injuring a security guard outside the rapper’s sprawling home early Tuesday morning, a former Toronto homicide detective says.
Northern Ont. woman makes 'eggstraordinary' find
A chicken farmer near Mattawa made an 'eggstraordinary' find Friday morning when she discovered one of her hens laid an egg close to three times the size of an average large chicken egg.
Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in 'Grease,' dead at 72
Susan Buckner, best known for playing peppy Rydell High School cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 classic movie musical 'Grease,' has died. She was 72.
Jeremy Skibicki has 'uphill battle' to prove he's not criminally responsible in Winnipeg killings: legal analysts
Accused killer Jeremy Skibicki could have a challenging time convincing a judge that he is not criminally responsible for the deaths of four Indigenous women, a legal analyst says.
Bye-bye bag fee: Calgary repeals single-use bylaw
A Calgary bylaw requiring businesses to charge a minimum bag fee and only provide single-use items when requested has officially been tossed.
Alcohol believed to be a factor in boating incident after 2 men die: N.S. RCMP
Two Nova Scotia men are dead after a boat they were travelling in sank in the Annapolis River in Granville Centre, N.S., on Monday.